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Best big band artists of the 1990s

Hip-hop moved to the center and has not left. Grunge cleared out the arena rock standing in front of it. Dance music grew an audience that listened at home rather than in a club, while sample clearance got expensive enough that producers had to get sharper about what they took.

Everyone who released a big band album in the 1990s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Sun Ra№ 1Sun Ra1 album here4.2Weighted score4.5 avg · 4 ratings
  1. 2ChicagoChicago1 album here3.94.0 avg · 11 ratings
  2. 3Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra2 albums here1 rating
  3. 4Dean MartinDean Martin7 albums here1 rating
  4. 5Bobby CaldwellBobby Caldwell2 albums here1 rating
  5. 6Michael BubléMichael Bublé1 album here
  6. 7Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington7 albums here
  7. 8Sarah BrightmanSarah Brightman1 album here
  8. 9Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker1 album here
  9. 10Louis PrimaLouis Prima1 album here
  10. 11Thomas NewmanThomas Newman1 album here
  11. 12Carmen McRaeCarmen McRae1 album here
  12. 13Count BasieCount Basie8 albums here
  13. 14Bernard HerrmannBernard Herrmann1 album here
  14. 15Anita O'DayAnita O'Day1 album here
  15. 16Cab CallowayCab Calloway1 album here
  16. 17Gabriel YaredGabriel Yared1 album here
  17. 18Eartha KittEartha Kitt1 album here
  18. 19Artie ShawArtie Shaw1 album here
  19. 20Big Bad Voodoo DaddyBig Bad Voodoo Daddy1 album here
  20. 21The Rat PackThe Rat Pack1 album here
  21. 22Jack JonesJack Jones4 albums here
  22. 23Stan KentonStan Kenton21 albums here
  23. 24Robert LongRobert Long1 album here
  24. 25Kay StarrKay Starr1 album here
  25. 26Anne DudleyAnne Dudley1 album here
  26. 27Duke Ellington and His OrchestraDuke Ellington and His Orchestra24 albums here
  27. 28Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey9 albums here
  28. 29The Sun Ra ArkestraThe Sun Ra Arkestra4 albums here
  29. 30Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton3 albums here

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