1

John Coltrane (1926-1967)

2

Fela Kuti (1938-1997)

3

Lee Thompson, 63

4

Pharoah Sanders, 80

5

Frank Foster (1928-2011)

6

Kenny Garrett, 60

7

Bob Reynolds, 43

8

Greg Ham (1953-2012)

9

Hal Singer (1919-2020)

10

Pepper Adams (1930-1986)

11

John Gilmore (1931-1995)

12

Eddie Harris (1934-1996)

13

Yusef Lateef (1920-2013)

14

Lee Konitz (1927-2020)

15

Gary Bartz, 80

16

Sam Rivers (1923-2011)

17

Steve Mackay (1949-2015)

18

Sam Reed, 85

19

Emilio Castillo, 70

20

Ronnie Laws, 70

21

Von Freeman (1923-2012)

22

Tim Berne, 66

23

John Harle, 64

24

George Garzone, 70

25

Jerry Bergonzi, 73

26

Lenny Hambro (1923-1995)

27

Missael Oseguera, 42

28

Don Byas (1912-1974)