swap_horiz Nat King Cole 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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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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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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Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal was an American jazz pianist whose spacious trio style influenced Miles Davis; At the Pershing: But Not for...

Classic Space Piano Cool

9.2 Excellent

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Ray Brown

Ray Brown was an American jazz bassist known for deep swing, a long role in Oscar Peterson's trio from 1951, and major r...

Bass Classic Swing Bebop

9.1 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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Nina Simone

Nina Simone was an American singer, pianist, and civil rights voice whose 1964 song Mississippi Goddam joined jazz, clas...

Classic Piano Jazz Soul

8.9 Great

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Fats Waller

Fats Waller was a U.S. pianist, organist, and songwriter who advanced stride piano and recorded widely popular jazz side...

Classic Piano Organ Vocals

8.8 Great

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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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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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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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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