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Best big band artists of the 2000s

The industry lost control of distribution and the music got stranger for it. Blogs did the job radio used to do. The South took the charts outright, and Kanye West began a run of reinventions that outlasted the decade he started it in.

Everyone who released a big band album in the 2000s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Bill Evans№ 1Bill Evans1 album here4.1Weighted score4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2Rod StewartRod Stewart1 album here3.83.8 avg · 4 ratings
  2. 3Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra1 album here1 rating
  3. 4Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong1 album here1 rating
  4. 5WestlifeWestlife1 album here1 rating
  5. 6Dean MartinDean Martin11 albums here1 rating
  6. 7Michael BubléMichael Bublé5 albums here
  7. 8Tony BennettTony Bennett2 albums here
  8. 9Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington20 albums here
  9. 10Louis PrimaLouis Prima5 albums here
  10. 11Michael GiacchinoMichael Giacchino1 album here
  11. 12Wynton MarsalisWynton Marsalis1 album here
  12. 13Nina HagenNina Hagen1 album here
  13. 14Lalo SchifrinLalo Schifrin1 album here
  14. 15Chet AtkinsChet Atkins1 album here
  15. 16Cab CallowayCab Calloway1 album here
  16. 17Artie ShawArtie Shaw1 album here
  17. 18Joe ZawinulJoe Zawinul1 album here
  18. 19Arturo SandovalArturo Sandoval1 album here
  19. 20The Rat PackThe Rat Pack2 albums here
  20. 21Marco BeltramiMarco Beltrami1 album here
  21. 22John DebneyJohn Debney1 album here
  22. 23Jack JonesJack Jones13 albums here
  23. 24Justin VernonJustin Vernon1 album here
  24. 25Stan KentonStan Kenton26 albums here
  25. 26Kay StarrKay Starr1 album here
  26. 27Glenn Miller OrchestraGlenn Miller Orchestra16 albums here
  27. 28Duke Ellington and His OrchestraDuke Ellington and His Orchestra17 albums here
  28. 29Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues OrchestraJools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra1 album here
  29. 30Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey1 album here
  30. 31Jelly Roll MortonJelly Roll Morton3 albums here

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