swap_horiz Woody Shaw 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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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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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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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

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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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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie was a highly influential American jazz musician renowned for his virtuosic trumpet playing and significa...

Classic Bebop Trumpet Bandleader

9.6 Brilliant

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Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman was a pioneering American jazz musician primarily known for his innovative approach to saxophone and com...

Composer Classic Avant Garde Free Jazz

9.5 Brilliant

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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

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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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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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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

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Thad Jones

Thad Jones was an American trumpeter and composer who co-founded the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in New York in 1965.

Composer Classic Hard Bop Big Band

8.7 Great

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Oliver Nelson

Oliver Nelson was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger, best known for his 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and...

Composer Classic Arranger Post Bop

8.6 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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Dave Douglas

Dave Douglas is an American trumpeter and composer who founded Greenleaf Music in 2005 and led projects from Tiny Bell T...

Composer Modern Avant Garde Post Bop

8.3 Great

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Tom Harrell

Tom Harrell is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer, named 2018 Trumpeter of the Year by the Jazz Journali...

Composer Modern Flugelhorn Post Bop

8.1 Great

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Ambrose Akinmusire

Ambrose Akinmusire is an Oakland-born trumpeter who won the 2007 Thelonious Monk competition and later recorded for Blue...

Composer Modern Avant Garde Post Bop

8.0 Great

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Wallace Roney

Wallace Roney was an American trumpeter mentored by Miles Davis and won a Grammy for the 1994 album A Tribute to Miles w...

Modern Classic Post Bop Trumpet

7.8 Good