swap_horiz Joe Pass Alternatives

1

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

Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker was a highly influential American jazz musician primarily known for his innovative contributions to bebop...

Virtuoso Modern Classic Bebop

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

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

7

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

8

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

9

Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery was a highly distinctive jazz guitarist known for his innovative use of octave playing achieved primarily...

Classic Guitar Hard Bop Soul Jazz

9.5 Brilliant

10

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt was a Belgian-born guitarist who co-founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934 and became a pi...

Classic European Guitar Swing

9.3 Excellent

11

Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan was a U.S. singer whose wide range and bebop phrasing earned her major postwar acclaim and a 1989 Grammy L...

Virtuoso Classic Bebop Vocals

9.3 Excellent

12

Bud Powell

Bud Powell was an American jazz pianist who translated bebop's fast horn lines to piano, shaping modern jazz keyboard st...

Virtuoso Modern Classic Piano

9.3 Excellent

13

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

14

Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer whose 1954 ballad Misty became a standard and whose 1955 Concert...

Classic Popular Solo Piano

9.0 Excellent

15

Charlie Christian

Charlie Christian was a U.S. guitarist whose amplified single-note solos with Benny Goodman from 1939 helped launch mode...

Classic Guitar Electric Swing

8.9 Great

16

Toots Thielemans

Toots Thielemans was a Belgian jazz harmonica player and guitarist, known worldwide for Bluesette, recorded in 1962, and...

Classic European Guitar Swing

8.6 Great

17

Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen

Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen was a Danish jazz bassist admired for virtuoso technique and frequent work with Oscar Pete...

Bass Virtuoso Classic European

8.5 Great

18

Tal Farlow

Tal Farlow was an American jazz guitarist noted for fast bebop lines and large chord voicings, becoming a leading 1950s...

Virtuoso Classic Guitar Bebop

8.4 Great

19

Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel was an American jazz guitarist known for the Oscar Peterson Trio and for extensive Los Angeles studio work...

Classic Guitar Session Swing

8.3 Great

20

Herb Ellis

Herb Ellis was an American jazz guitarist known for his bluesy swing style and as a member of the Oscar Peterson Trio du...

Classic Guitar Swing Small Group

8.1 Great