swap_horiz Cootie Williams 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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie was a highly influential American jazz musician renowned for his virtuosic trumpet playing and significa...

Classic Bebop Trumpet Bandleader

9.6 Brilliant

7

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

8

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

9

Clifford Brown

Clifford Brown was an American trumpeter admired for lyric virtuosity, co-leading the Brown-Roach quintet from 1954 unti...

Virtuoso Classic Hard Bop Bebop

9.3 Excellent

10

Benny Carter

Benny Carter was an American alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and arranger whose career spanned from 1920s swing i...

Classic Arranger Swing Trumpet

9.2 Excellent

11

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman was a U.S. clarinetist and bandleader called the King of Swing after his integrated band played Carnegie H...

Classic Swing Big Band Clarinet

9.0 Excellent

12

Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges was a U.S. alto saxophonist whose creamy tone and blues phrasing made him a signature soloist in Duke Elli...

Classic Lyrical Swing Duke Ellington

8.7 Great

13

Thad Jones

Thad Jones was an American trumpeter and composer who co-founded the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in New York in 1965.

Composer Classic Hard Bop Big Band

8.7 Great

14

Ben Webster

Ben Webster was a U.S. tenor saxophonist known for his breathy ballad sound and for his major role in Duke Ellington's o...

Classic Swing Tenor Sax Ballads

8.6 Great

15

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton was a U.S. vibraphonist, drummer, and bandleader whose 1930 recording with Louis Armstrong helped popular...

Classic Swing Big Band Vibraphone

8.4 Great

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Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson was a U.S. pianist, arranger, and bandleader whose 1920s orchestra helped create the big-band swing v...

Classic Arranger Piano Swing

8.3 Great

17

Mel Lewis

Mel Lewis was an American jazz drummer who co-founded the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1965 and later led its Vangu...

Classic Swing Big Band Drums

8.3 Great

18

Gene Krupa

Gene Krupa was a U.S. drummer whose 1930s work with Benny Goodman made the drum solo a public feature of swing-era jazz...

Showman Classic Swing Big Band

7.9 Good

19

Bunny Berigan

Bunny Berigan was a U.S. trumpeter and singer whose brilliant swing-era tone made his 1937 hit I Can't Get Started a jaz...

Classic Brass Swing Big Band

7.7 Good

20

Rex Stewart

Rex Stewart was a U.S. cornetist noted for half-valve effects and for his distinctive solos with Duke Ellington's orches...

Classic Brass Swing Duke Ellington

7.5 Good