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Best big band artists of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Everyone who released a big band album in the 2020s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Dean Martin№ 1Dean Martin4 albums here1 rating
  1. 2Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington3 albums here
  2. 3Trent ReznorTrent Reznor1 album here
  3. 4Jack JonesJack Jones14 albums here
  4. 5Stan KentonStan Kenton57 albums here
  5. 6William ShatnerWilliam Shatner1 album here
  6. 7Glenn Miller OrchestraGlenn Miller Orchestra16 albums here
  7. 8Duke Ellington and His OrchestraDuke Ellington and His Orchestra2 albums here
  8. 9Ryan PorterRyan Porter2 albums here
  9. 10Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey2 albums here
  10. 11Speakin' Jazz Big Band1 album here
  11. 12The Sun Ra ArkestraThe Sun Ra Arkestra1 album here

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