swap_horiz Mulgrew Miller Alternatives

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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

2

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

3

Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus was a highly influential American jazz musician primarily known for his innovative bass playing and compl...

Bass Composer Classic Avant Garde

9.7 Brilliant

4

Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter is a highly influential jazz musician recognized for his innovative compositions and distinctive tenor sax...

Composer Classic Fusion Post Bop

9.7 Brilliant

5

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

6

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

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

Max Roach

Max Roach was a highly influential American jazz drummer and composer. His innovative work spanned bebop and hard-bop st...

Classic Activist Hard Bop Bebop

9.5 Brilliant

10

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

11

Tony Williams

Tony Williams is a highly influential American jazz musician primarily recognized for his groundbreaking work as a drumm...

Classic Fusion Post Bop Drums

9.5 Brilliant

12

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

13

Art Blakey

Art Blakey was a pivotal figure in jazz music as a drummer and bandleader. His work with the Jazz Messengers established...

Classic Hard Bop Drums Bandleader

9.4 Excellent

14

Horace Silver

Horace Silver was an American pianist and composer, a hard bop founder who co-led the Jazz Messengers and wrote Song for...

Composer Classic Piano Hard Bop

9.1 Excellent

15

Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard was an American trumpeter who bridged hard bop and post-bop, recording Red Clay in 1970 and appearing on...

Classic Fusion Post Bop Hard Bop

9.1 Excellent

16

Andrew Hill

Andrew Hill was an American pianist and composer whose 1964 Blue Note album Point of Departure is a landmark of advanced...

Composer Classic Piano Post Bop

8.8 Great

17

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

18

George Coleman

George Coleman is an American tenor saxophonist known for post-bop work with Miles Davis's 1963 quintet and many later r...

Classic Post Bop Hard Bop Tenor Sax

8.2 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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Cedar Walton

Cedar Walton was an American pianist and composer who played with Art Blakey in the 1960s and wrote standards such as Bo...

Composer Classic Piano Hard Bop

8.2 Great