100% | ELLINGTON | 9 | Edward Kennedy 'Duke' —, US jazz musician who died in 1974 |
56% | REDMAN | 6 | Don —, US jazz musician, arranger and orchestra leader who died in 1964 |
42% | ABBOTT | 6 | Bud —, comedy partner of Lou Costello who died in 1974 |
39% | HAWKINS | 7 | Coleman —, US jazz tenor saxophonist who died in 1969 |
39% | HAMILTON | 8 | US Founding Father who died in 1804; 2015 musical |
39% | GROVE | 5 | George —, editor of a famous Dictionary of Music and Musicians who died in 1900 |
39% | HELM | 4 | Musician Levon who died in 2012 |
38% | HALEY | 5 | Bill —, US rock ‘n’ roll musician who died in 1981 |
38% | PAULWHITEMAN | 12 | US bandleader known as The King of Jazz who died in 1967 |
38% | HINES | 5 | Earl —, US jazz pianist nicknamed Fatha who died in 1983 |
38% | MONK | 4 | Thelonious —, US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982 |
38% | COLTRANE | 8 | John —, US jazz saxophonist and composer who died in 1967 |
36% | NANCY | 5 | Jazz singer Wilson who died in December 2018 |
36% | YOUNG | 5 | Lester —, US jazz tenor saxophonist nicknamed Pres who died in 1959 |
36% | SHAW | 4 | Artie —, US jazz clarinettist and band leader who died in 2004 |
36% | HELM | 4 | Rock musician Levon who died in 2012 |
36% | SLY | 3 | Funk musician Stone who died in June |
35% | PEARY | 5 | Robert —, US Arctic explorer who died in 1920 |
35% | ADLER | 5 | Larry —, US harmonica player who died in 2001 |
35% | GRAPPELLI | 9 | Stephane —, French jazz violinist who died in 1997 |
34% | TATUM | 5 | Art —, US jazz pianist known for his improvisation who died in 1956 |
34% | SYD | 3 | English rock musician Barrett who died in 2006 |
34% | EZRA | 4 | & 7A US poet who died in Venice, Italy in 1972 |
34% | OLDS | 4 | Ransom Eli —, US car manufacturer who died in 1950 |
34% | LARRYADLER | 10 | US virtuoso mouth organ player who died in 2001 |
34% | YALE | 4 | Linus —, US locksmith who died in 1868 |
34% | DOLENZ | 6 | Micky —, actor and musician who played the title role in 1950s US television series Circus Boy |