DigitalDreamDoor's 100 Greatest Jazz Flutists

Criteria:- This list of jazz flutists is based on their improvisation, influence, originallity, versatillity, and impact on modern jazz music. It's mostly classic jazz, but a little bit of smooth jazz too.

1. Eric Dolphy	26. Jeremy Steig	51. Lew Tabackin	76. Kenny Stahl
2. Herbie Mann	27. Kent Jordan	52. Moe Koffman	77. Derrick Davis
3. Rahsaan Roland Kirk	28. Dave Valentin	53. Bobbi Humphrey	78. Bettine Clemen
4. Jerome Richardson	29. Joe Farrell	54. Ronald Snijders	79. Jan Leder
5. Hubert Laws	30. Jeremy Clay	55. Phillip Bent	80. Zig Noda
6. James Moody	31. Roger Glenn	56. Doug Harris	81. Eddie Perales
7. David "Fathead" Newman	32. Dan Trimboli	57. Jane Bunnett	82. Robert Goldman
8. Frank Wess	33. Albert Socarras	58. Bennie Maupin	83. George Colovus
9. Jim Newsom	34. Nathan Davis	59. Magic Malik	84. Simeon Shtrev
10. Yusef Lateef	35. Paul Horn	60. Hermeto Pascoal	85. Sahib Shihab
11. Ali Ryerson	36. Wayman Carver	61. Micheal Edelin	86. Nora Nausbuam
12. Sam Most	37. Ian Anderson	62. Jorge Pardo	87. Peter Guidi
13. Charles Lloyd	38. Bobby Jaspar	63. Thijs Van Leer	88. Mark Weinstein
14. Bud Shank	39. Buddy Collette	64. Julien Monti	89. Mark Alban Lotz
15. Jim Walker	40. Harry Klee	65. Deepak Ram	90. Danilo Lozano
16. Nestor Torres	41. Holly Hoffman	66. Jamie Baum	91. Leo Wright
17. Alexander Zonjic	42. Steve Kujala	67. Thomas Chapin	92. Raghunath Seth
18. Tim Weisberg	43. Sam Rivers	68. Mathias Ziegler	93. Nicola Stilo
19. Robert Dick	44. Ira Sullivan	69. Mathieu Schneider	94. Harold McNair
20. James Galway	45. Prince Lasha	70. Andrea Brachfeld	95. George Adams
21. Gigi Gryce	46. Lloyd McNeil	71. Bill McBirnie	96. Pannalal Ghosh
22. Gilberto Valdez	47. Byard Lancaster	72. Stefan Keller	97. Hariprasad Chaurasia
23. Sam Marowitz	48. James Newton	73. Urban Hansson	98. Sonny Fortune
24. Jerry Dodgion	49. Joe Henderson	74. Paul Cheneour	99. Viviana Guzman
25. Severino Gazzellioni	50. Bob Downes	75. Sherry Winston	100. Howard Rumsey
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