swap_horiz Marian McPartland 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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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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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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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

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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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Hank Jones

Hank Jones was an American pianist whose career ran from swing to modern jazz, including the 1958 recording of Cannonbal...

Classic Piano Swing Bebop

8.7 Great

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Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams was a U.S. pianist, arranger, and composer who wrote for Andy Kirk in the 1930s and later mentored beb...

Composer Classic Piano Swing

8.5 Great

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Wynton Kelly

Wynton Kelly was a Jamaican-born American pianist who played on Miles Davis's 1959 album Kind of Blue and led influentia...

Classic Piano Swing Hard Bop

8.4 Great

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Tommy Flanagan

Tommy Flanagan was an American pianist from Detroit who accompanied Ella Fitzgerald for years and played on John Coltran...

Classic Piano Swing Bebop

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

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Barry Harris

Barry Harris was an American bebop pianist and educator from Detroit, known for preserving Bud Powell's language through...

Classic Piano Educator Bebop

8.3 Great

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Red Garland

Red Garland was an American pianist best known for Miles Davis's first great quintet and his block-chord style on 1950s...

Classic Piano Swing Hard Bop

8.2 Great

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Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson was a U.S. pianist whose elegant swing style featured in Benny Goodman's integrated trio and quartet during...

Classic Elegant Piano Swing

8.1 Great