bigshot
Headphoneus Supremus
Hansel and Gretel laid down breadcrumbs to find their way through the forest. Streaming services require you to enter some names of artists for them to follow with suggestions. I'm going to assemble in this thread a list of musicians in a few major genres of Jazz. Some of these genres may not be familiar to you if you only know modern jazz. But I hope you will explore and add them to your streaming cue and see what you like. Feel free to discuss and suggest additions. I'll update the list as I get a chance.
I've just slugged a few names in. I'll add more soon. Best to keep it to the major players and let the streaming service go beyond that to the rest.
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RAGTIME (1890-1920)
Scott Joplin
Joseph Lamb
James Scott
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DANCE BANDS (1910-1930s)
Paul Whiteman
Nat Shilkret
Isham Jones
Guy Lombardo
Ambrose and his Orchestra
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TRAD JAZZ & EARLY JAZZ (1920-1930, 1950s)
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Fives & Hot Sevens
Sidney Bechet
Bix Beiderbecke
Jelly Roll Morton
Joe "King" Oliver
Edward "Kid" Ory
Acker Bilk
Pete Fountain
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HARLEM JAZZ (1930-1940)
Duke Ellington
Cab Calloway
Fats Waller
Don Redman
Fletcher Henderson
Benny Carter
The Mills Brothers
Chick Webb
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Earl "Fatha" Hines
Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
James P. Johnson
McKinney's Cotton Pickers
Ma Rainey
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SWING / BIG BAND (1940-1950s)
Benny Goodman
Count Basie
Jimmy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Artie Shaw
Ben Webster
Coleman Hawkins
Roy Eldridge
Art Tatum
Oscar Peterson
Lester Young
Django Reinhart / Stephane Grappelli
Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang
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WESTERN SWING
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
Spade Cooley
Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies
Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys
Asleep At The Wheel
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LATIN JAZZ
Tito Puente
Machito
Chano Pozo
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Mongo Santamaria
Prez Prado
Lecuona Cuban Boys
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MODERN JAZZ (late 1940s-1960s)
John Coltrane
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
Dave Brubeck
Gerry Mulligan
Bill Evans
Charlie Parker
Sonny Rollins
Cannonball Adderley
Stan Getz
Eric Dolphy
Charles Mingus
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Johnny Griffin
Roy Haynes
Lennie Tristano
Mal Waldron
Chet Baker
Freddie Hubbard
Grant Green
Joe Henderson
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JUMP BLUES (late 1940s-1950s)
Louis Jordan
Lionel Hampton
Lucky Millander
Big Jay McNeely
Roy Milton
Slim Gaillard
Louis Prima
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JAZZ VOCALISTS
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Dinah Washington
Frank Sinatra
Kay Starr
Peggy Lee
Sarah Vaughn
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FUSION (1960s-1970s)
Miles Davis (post Bitches Brew)
Weather Report
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Joe Zawinul
Pat Metheny
Chic Corea
Herbie Hancock
Wayne Shorter
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AVANT GARDE (1960s-present)
Sun Ra
Archie Shepp
Pharaoh Sanders
John Zorn
Ornette Coleman
Sam Rivers
Anthony Braxton
Cecil Taylor
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
Steve Lacy
David Murray
I've just slugged a few names in. I'll add more soon. Best to keep it to the major players and let the streaming service go beyond that to the rest.
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RAGTIME (1890-1920)
Scott Joplin
Joseph Lamb
James Scott
----------------------
DANCE BANDS (1910-1930s)
Paul Whiteman
Nat Shilkret
Isham Jones
Guy Lombardo
Ambrose and his Orchestra
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TRAD JAZZ & EARLY JAZZ (1920-1930, 1950s)
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Fives & Hot Sevens
Sidney Bechet
Bix Beiderbecke
Jelly Roll Morton
Joe "King" Oliver
Edward "Kid" Ory
Acker Bilk
Pete Fountain
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HARLEM JAZZ (1930-1940)
Duke Ellington
Cab Calloway
Fats Waller
Don Redman
Fletcher Henderson
Benny Carter
The Mills Brothers
Chick Webb
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Earl "Fatha" Hines
Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
James P. Johnson
McKinney's Cotton Pickers
Ma Rainey
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SWING / BIG BAND (1940-1950s)
Benny Goodman
Count Basie
Jimmy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Artie Shaw
Ben Webster
Coleman Hawkins
Roy Eldridge
Art Tatum
Oscar Peterson
Lester Young
Django Reinhart / Stephane Grappelli
Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang
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WESTERN SWING
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
Spade Cooley
Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies
Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys
Asleep At The Wheel
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LATIN JAZZ
Tito Puente
Machito
Chano Pozo
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Mongo Santamaria
Prez Prado
Lecuona Cuban Boys
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MODERN JAZZ (late 1940s-1960s)
John Coltrane
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
Dave Brubeck
Gerry Mulligan
Bill Evans
Charlie Parker
Sonny Rollins
Cannonball Adderley
Stan Getz
Eric Dolphy
Charles Mingus
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Johnny Griffin
Roy Haynes
Lennie Tristano
Mal Waldron
Chet Baker
Freddie Hubbard
Grant Green
Joe Henderson
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JUMP BLUES (late 1940s-1950s)
Louis Jordan
Lionel Hampton
Lucky Millander
Big Jay McNeely
Roy Milton
Slim Gaillard
Louis Prima
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JAZZ VOCALISTS
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Dinah Washington
Frank Sinatra
Kay Starr
Peggy Lee
Sarah Vaughn
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FUSION (1960s-1970s)
Miles Davis (post Bitches Brew)
Weather Report
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Joe Zawinul
Pat Metheny
Chic Corea
Herbie Hancock
Wayne Shorter
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AVANT GARDE (1960s-present)
Sun Ra
Archie Shepp
Pharaoh Sanders
John Zorn
Ornette Coleman
Sam Rivers
Anthony Braxton
Cecil Taylor
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
Steve Lacy
David Murray