swap_horiz Dee Dee Bridgewater 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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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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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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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

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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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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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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

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Earl Hines

Earl Hines was a U.S. pianist and bandleader whose trumpet-like right hand reshaped jazz piano, especially with his 1928...

Classic Piano Swing Bandleader

8.7 Great

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Cecile McLorin Salvant

Cecile McLorin Salvant is an American jazz singer from Miami whose theatrical phrasing won the 2016 Grammy for For One t...

Modern Songbook Theatrical Vocals

8.5 Great

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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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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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Jack Teagarden

Jack Teagarden was a U.S. trombonist and singer whose fluid technique and blues feeling made him a leading jazz trombone...

Classic Trombone Brass Swing

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

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Terry Gibbs

Terry Gibbs was an American vibraphonist and bandleader whose Los Angeles Dream Band recorded influential big-band album...

Classic Swing Bebop Vibraphone

7.9 Good

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Wycliffe Gordon

Wycliffe Gordon is an American trombonist and educator who played with Wynton Marsalis in the 1980s and became a major s...

Modern Trombone Swing New Orleans

7.4 Good

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Nnenna Freelon

Nnenna Freelon is an American jazz vocalist from Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for Grammy-nominated albums including 2...

Modern Songbook Vocals Bandleader

7.2 Good

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Jazzmeia Horn

Jazzmeia Horn is an American jazz vocalist from Dallas who won the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute vocal competition and...

Modern Vocals Scat Bandleader

7.2 Good

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Veronica Swift

Veronica Swift is an American jazz singer from Virginia who placed second in the 2015 Thelonious Monk vocal competition...

Modern Crossover Songbook Swing

7.1 Good

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Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly is an American alto saxophonist and singer noted as a prodigy, releasing her debut album Dreaming in 2004 at...

Modern Pop Jazz Vocals Bandleader

6.8 Fair