Can’t argue with any of those. And for jazz (aside from the already mentioned Ellington, Parker, and Tatum) — Satchmo, Ella, Mingus, Monk, Bean, Wes, Benny G, Louis B.....
Anyway, mentioning all these greats on a Michael Jackson thread seems more than a bit out of place.
You’re absolutely right.
Amen to Wes! Taken from us way too early. When I young, I only knew of his easy listening A&M records, and had no idea how great of a jazz player he was before then.