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Best big band artists of the 2010s

Streaming rewrote every incentive underneath a record: its length, its release date, whether it needed a single at all. Trap production became pop's default rhythm, and a lot of the decade's best artists arrived through a laptop rather than a label.

Everyone who released a big band album in the 2010s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Amy Winehouse№ 1Amy Winehouse1 album here4.1Weighted score4.1 avg · 538 ratings
  1. 2Gwen StefaniGwen Stefani2 albums here3.94.0 avg · 3 ratings
  2. 3Above & BeyondAbove & Beyond1 album here2 ratings
  3. 4Dean MartinDean Martin19 albums here1 rating
  4. 5Joe JacksonJoe Jackson1 album here1 rating
  5. 6Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington9 albums here
  6. 7Louis PrimaLouis Prima3 albums here
  7. 8Count BasieCount Basie1 album here
  8. 9Cliff RichardCliff Richard1 album here
  9. 10Caro EmeraldCaro Emerald1 album here
  10. 11Saint MotelSaint Motel1 album here
  11. 12Cyrille AiméeCyrille Aimée1 album here
  12. 13Big Bad Voodoo DaddyBig Bad Voodoo Daddy1 album here
  13. 14Hot 8 Brass BandHot 8 Brass Band1 album here
  14. 15BellowheadBellowhead1 album here
  15. 16Jack JonesJack Jones35 albums here
  16. 17Stan KentonStan Kenton79 albums here
  17. 18Glenn Miller OrchestraGlenn Miller Orchestra19 albums here
  18. 19Duke Ellington and His OrchestraDuke Ellington and His Orchestra9 albums here
  19. 20Gregory PageGregory Page1 album here
  20. 21Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues OrchestraJools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra2 albums here
  21. 22Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey1 album here
  22. 23The Sun Ra ArkestraThe Sun Ra Arkestra8 albums here

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