I think there's too many dimensions to name. I mean, composition skill is a different arena than production skill is a different arena than performance skill.
I'll just try to judge on composition/influence since I feel it's infinitely more important than just being a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, and pick one of the many I think would be eligible:
How about... Miles Davis. Extremely prolific, extremely cutting edge at points, and an amazing jazz innovator. Not sure if it'd be a good choice but I'm trying to think outside the box a tad.
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