I doubt any generation will ever equal the musical talent in the black community alone during and immediately after WW II, not all of whom received the respect they deserved.
Ella Fitzgerald Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong Cab Calloway Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie Count Basie Charles Mingus Johnny Hodges Billie Holiday T-Bone Walker
are as good or better than the people you've listed (who are quite impressive in their own right) and that's without any thought.
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