List of bebop musicians

A

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

B

 * Elek Bacsik - violin
 * Benny Bailey - trumpet
 * Sheryl Bailey - guitar
 * Gabe Baltazar - alto saxophone
 * Guy Barker - trumpet
 * Louie Bellson - drums
 * Eddie Bert - trombone
 * 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
 * Hal Galper - piano
 * Red Garland - piano
 * Erroll Garner - piano
 * Linton Garner - piano
 * Herb Geller - saxophone
 * Stan Getz - 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
 * Aaron M. Johnson - saxophone, clarinet
 * 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
 * McCoy Tyner - piano

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