List of bebop musicians

For the main article, please see Bebop.

A

• Al Aarons - trumpet
• Nat Adderley - cornet
• Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - saxophone
• Toshiko Akiyoshi - piano
• Joe Albany - piano
• Monty Alexander
• Jimmy Amadie
• Georgie Auld
• Gene Ammons - saxophone

B

• Benny Bailey - trumpet
• Sheryl Bailey - guitar
• Gabe Baltazar - alto saxophone
• Guy Barker - trumpet
• Louie Bellson - drums
• Eddie Bert
• Denzil Best - drums
• Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano
• Art Blakey - drums
• DuPree Bolton - trumpet
• Nelson Boyd - bass
• Randy Brecker - trumpet
• Clifford Brown - trumpet
• Ray Brown - bass
• Dave Brubeck - piano
• Clora Bryant - trumpet
• Ray Bryant
• Monty Budwig
• Ralph Burns
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Don Byas - saxophone
• Charlie Byrd

C

• Red Callender - bass
• Conte Candoli - trumpet
• Pete Candoli - trumpet
• Candido Camero - percussion
• Serge Chaloff - saxophone
• Frank Capp
• Charlie Christian - guitar
• Sonny Clark - piano
• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
• Tony Coe - clarinet, saxophone
• Al Cohn - saxophone
• Dolo Coker - piano
• Richie Cole - saxophone
• George Coleman - saxophone
• John Coltrane - saxophone
• Sonny Criss - saxophone

D

• Tadd Dameron - piano
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - saxophone
• Miles Davis - trumpet
• Blossom Dearie - piano, vocals
• Rusty Dedrick - trumpet
• Buddy DeFranco - clarinet
• Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
• Paquito D'Rivera - saxophone, clarinet
• Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
• Lou Donaldson - saxophone
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet
• Bob Dorough - piano, vocals
• George Duvivier - bass

E

• Billy Eckstine - vocals, trumpet, trombonist, composer, bandleader
• Teddy Edwards - saxophone
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Rolf Ericson - trumpet
• Bill Evans - piano, composer

F

• John Faddis - trumpet
• Tal Farlow - guitar
• Art Farmer - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Leonard Feather - piano
• Ella Fitzgerald - singer
• Claudio Fasoli - saxophonist
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Gary Foster

G

• Barry Galbraith - guitar
• Erroll Garner - piano
• Hal Galper - piano
• Linton Garner - piano
• Herb Geller - saxophone
• Terry Gibbs - vibraphone
• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Benny Golson - saxophone
• Babs Gonzales - vocals
• Dexter Gordon - saxophone
• Wardell Gray - saxophone
• Bennie Green - trombone
• Grant Green - guitar
• Thurman Green
• Urbie Green - trombone
• Al Grey - trombone
• Johnny Griffin - saxophone
• Tiny Grimes - guitar
• Lars Gullin - saxophone

H

• Shafi Hadi - alto saxophone
• Al Haig - piano
• Sadik Hakim - piano
• Jeff Hamilton
• Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, saxophone
• Slide Hampton - trombone
• George Handy
• Al Harewood
• Barry Harris - piano
• Benny Harris - trumpet
• Clyde Hart - piano
• Stan Hasselgard - clarinet
• Hampton Hawes - piano
• Coleman Hawkins - saxophone
• Tubby Hayes - saxophone, vibraphone, flute
• Roy Haynes - drums
• J.C. Heard - drums
• Albert Heath - drums
• Jimmy Heath - saxophone
• Percy Heath - double-bass
• Ernie Henry - saxophone
• Earl Hines - piano
• Jutta Hipp - piano
• Red Holloway - saxophone
• Elmo Hope - piano
• Freddie Hubbard- trumpet

J

• Chubby Jackson - double-bass
• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
• Ahmad Jamal - piano
• Keith Jarrett - piano
• Clifford Jarvis - drums
• Budd Johnson - saxophone, clarinet
• Clarence Johnson
• J. J. Johnson - trombone
• Osie Johnson - drums
• Pete Jolly
• Hank Jones - piano
• Oliver Jones (pianist)
• Philly Joe Jones - drums
• Quincy Jones - arranger, trumpet
• Thad Jones - trumpet
• Duke Jordan - piano
• Clifford Jordan - alto, tenor saxophones

K

• Yoko Kanno - piano, accordion
• Roger Kellaway
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Barney Kessel - guitar

L

• Don Lamond - drums
• Jay Leonhart
• Stan Levey - drums
• Lou Levy - piano
• John Lewis - piano
• Mel Lewis - drums
• Victor Lewis
• Melba Liston - trombone

M

• Adam Makowicz - piano
• Russell Malone - guitar
• Junior Mance - piano
• Shelly Manne - drums
• Larance Marable - drums
• Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone
• Dodo Marmarosa - piano
• Les McCann - piano
• Rob McConnell - valve trombone
• Howard McGhee - trumpet
• Al McKibbon - double-bass
• Marian McPartland - piano
• Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
• Gil Melle - saxophones
• Pierre Michelot - bass
• Charles Mingus - double-bass
• Thelonious Monk - piano
• Tete Montoliu - piano
• James Moody - tenor saxophone, flute
• Michael Moore - bass
• Michael Moore - saxophone, clarinet
• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• George Morrow - double-bass
• Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone, piano, arranger

N

• Fats Navarro - trumpet
• Herbie Nichols - piano
• Sam Noto - trumpet

O

• Anita O'Day - vocals
• Hod O'Brien - piano

P

• Marty Paich - arranger
• Remo Palmier - guitar
• Charlie Parker - saxophone
• Leo Parker - saxophone
• Joe Pass - guitar
• Cecil Payne - flute, saxophone
• Sonny Payne - drums
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - double-bass
• Art Pepper - saxophone
• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Oscar Pettiford - cellist, double-bass
• Flip Phillips - saxophone, clarinet
• Herb Pomeroy - trumpet
• Roy Porter - drums
• Tommy Potter - bass
• Bud Powell - piano
• Richie Powell - piano
• Specs Powell - drums
• Chano Pozo - percussion
• André Previn - piano
• Don Pullen - piano, organ

R

• Gene Ramey - bass
• Jimmy Raney - guitar
• Buddy Rich - drums
• Sam Rivers - saxophone, clarinet
• Max Roach - drums
• Steve Rochinski - guitar
• Red Rodney - trumpet
• Sonny Rollins - saxophone
• Jimmy Rowles - piano
• Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Hilton Ruiz - piano
• Curly Russell - bass

S

• Aaron Sachs - saxophone, clarinet
• Ronnie Scott - saxophone
• Jack Sels - saxophone
• Lalo Schifrin - piano
• Ed Shaughnessy - drummer
• George Shearing - piano
• Jack Sheldon - trumpet, vocals
• Sahib Shihab - saxophone, flute
• Ayako Shirasaki - piano
• Horace Silver - piano
• Andy Simpkins
• Zoot Sims - saxophone
• Ronnie Singer - guitar
• Paul Smith - piano
• Mary Stallings - singer
• Herbie Steward - saxophones
• Sonny Stitt - saxophone
• Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Ira Sullivan - trumpet, flugelhorn

T

• Art Taylor - drums
• Billy Taylor - piano
• Tommy Tedesco - guitar
• Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Toots Thielemans - harmonica
• Jesper Thilo - saxophone, clarinet, flute
• Ed Thigpen - drums
• René Thomas - guitar
• "Sir" Charles Thompson - piano
• Lucky Thompson - saxophone
• Lennie Tristano - piano
• Bruce Turner - saxophone, clarinet

U

• René Urtreger - piano

V

• Charlie Ventura - saxophone
• Sarah Vaughan - vocals
• Mads Vinding - bass
• Eddie Vinson - saxophone

W

• George Wallington - piano
• Butch Warren - double-bass
• Bill Watrous - trombone
• Frank Wess - saxophone, flute
• Ernie Wilkins - saxophone
• Mary Lou Williams - piano
• Shadow Wilson - drums
• Kai Winding - trombone
• Phil Woods - saxophone, clarinet

Z

• Ed Zandy - trumpet