swap_horiz Blossom Dearie Alternatives

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong was a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American music. As a trumpeter and vocalist, he significantly...

Classic Swing Vocals New Orleans

9.9 Brilliant

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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader renowned for his sophisticated arrangements and distinc...

Composer Classic Piano Swing

9.9 Brilliant

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Miles Davis

Miles Davis (1926-1991) was an influential American trumpeter and composer pivotal in shaping modern jazz. His innovativ...

Classic Fusion Cool Modal

9.9 Brilliant

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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday was an American jazz musician renowned for her distinctive vocal style. Her interpretations of blues and...

Classic Blues Swing Vocals

9.7 Brilliant

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Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was an influential American jazz musician renowned for his distinctive piano style and groun...

Composer Modern Classic Piano

9.7 Brilliant

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Bill Evans

Bill Evans was a highly influential American jazz musician primarily known for his innovative approach to piano playing....

Classic Lyrical Piano Modal

9.7 Brilliant

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Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock is a highly influential jazz musician recognized for his pioneering work across multiple genres. He began...

Classic Piano Funk Fusion

9.7 Brilliant

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald is an iconic American jazz vocalist celebrated globally for her exceptional vocal range and improvisatio...

Classic Songbook Swing Vocals

9.6 Brilliant

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Count Basie

Count Basie was an American jazz musician primarily known for his innovative piano playing and leadership of the Kansas...

Classic Piano Swing Big Band

9.5 Brilliant

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Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson was a highly acclaimed Canadian jazz pianist renowned for his exceptional technical skill and rhythmic pr...

Virtuoso Classic Piano Swing

9.5 Brilliant

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Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett is a highly influential jazz musician renowned for his extended improvisations. His work, particularly “Th...

Classic Solo Piano Improvisation

9.5 Brilliant

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Gil Evans

Gil Evans was a Canadian-born arranger and pianist whose orchestral writing shaped Miles Davis projects such as Birth of...

Classic Arranger Orchestral Piano

9.3 Excellent

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Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole was an American jazz pianist and singer who led the King Cole Trio from 1937 and hosted a national televis...

Classic Piano Swing Vocals

9.2 Excellent

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Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal was an American jazz pianist whose spacious trio style influenced Miles Davis; At the Pershing: But Not for...

Classic Space Piano Cool

9.2 Excellent

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Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck was an American jazz pianist and composer whose quartet popularized unusual meters with the 1959 album Time...

Classic Piano Cool West Coast

9.2 Excellent

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Nina Simone

Nina Simone was an American singer, pianist, and civil rights voice whose 1964 song Mississippi Goddam joined jazz, clas...

Classic Piano Jazz Soul

8.9 Great

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Fats Waller

Fats Waller was a U.S. pianist, organist, and songwriter who advanced stride piano and recorded widely popular jazz side...

Classic Piano Organ Vocals

8.8 Great

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Mel Torme

Mel Torme was an American jazz singer, drummer, and songwriter, nicknamed the Velvet Fog and co-writer of The Christmas...

Classic Swing Cool Vocals

8.4 Great

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George Shearing

George Shearing was a British-born jazz pianist who created the Shearing quintet sound and composed the 1952 jazz standa...

Classic Piano Cool Quintet

8.3 Great

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Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day was an American jazz singer noted for rhythmic phrasing, rising with Gene Krupa's band in 1941 and appearing...

Classic Swing Cool Bebop

8.2 Great