swap_horiz Thad Jones 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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Miles Davis

Miles Davis (1926-1991) was an influential American trumpeter and composer pivotal in shaping modern jazz. His innovativ...

Classic Fusion Cool Modal

9.9 Brilliant

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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

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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

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J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson was an American trombonist widely regarded as the leading bebop trombone pioneer, with key Blue Note record...

Composer Classic Trombone Hard Bop

9.2 Excellent

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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

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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

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Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan was an American trumpeter and hard bop star whose 1963 Blue Note recording The Sidewinder became a crossover...

Classic Hard Bop Blue Note Soul Jazz

9.0 Excellent

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Woody Shaw

Woody Shaw was an American trumpeter and composer, noted for expanding modern trumpet harmony and for the 1978 Columbia...

Composer Modern Classic Post Bop

8.7 Great

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Benny Golson

Benny Golson was an American tenor saxophonist and composer, co-founder of the Jazztet and writer of standards such as I...

Composer Classic Arranger Hard Bop

8.7 Great

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Kenny Dorham

Kenny Dorham was an American hard bop trumpeter, noted for the 1963 Blue Note session Una Mas and early work with the Ja...

Composer Classic Hard Bop Bebop

8.5 Great

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Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd was an American trumpeter who moved from hard bop to jazz-funk, reaching a wider audience with the 1973 Blue...

Classic Funk Fusion Hard Bop

8.4 Great

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Pepper Adams

Pepper Adams was an American baritone saxophonist known for hard bop power, notably co-leading a quintet with trumpeter...

Virtuoso Classic Hard Bop Big Band

8.4 Great

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Toshiko Akiyoshi

Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese pianist and composer who formed a noted big band with Lew Tabackin in Los Angeles in 1973...

Composer Classic Piano Big Band

8.3 Great

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Jimmy Heath

Jimmy Heath was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger, a member of the Heath Brothers and writer of the standa...

Composer Classic Arranger 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

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Blue Mitchell

Blue Mitchell was an American jazz trumpeter, known for Horace Silver's 1958-1964 quintet and later Blue Note sessions w...

Classic Hard Bop Blue Note Soul Jazz

7.9 Good

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Bunny Berigan

Bunny Berigan was a U.S. trumpeter and singer whose brilliant swing-era tone made his 1937 hit I Can't Get Started a jaz...

Classic Brass Swing Big Band

7.7 Good

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Cootie Williams

Cootie Williams was a U.S. trumpeter known for plunger-muted effects and for succeeding Bubber Miley in Duke Ellington's...

Classic Swing Big Band Duke Ellington

7.6 Good