Subgenre

Soul Jazz

129 profiles tagged Soul Jazz, A-Z.

Soul jazz developed in the late 1950s and through the 1960s as an offshoot of hard bop that leaned further into blues, gospel, and rhythm-and-blues feeling, frequently centered on the Hammond B3 organ in an organ-guitar-drums trio format. It is marked by simple, catchy, riff-based themes, a heavy backbeat, and bluesy, emotionally direct improvisation aimed at a broad, danceable appeal. Organist Jimmy Smith, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and pianist Horace Silver are among its most closely associated pioneers.

AJOYO Band Akiko Tsuruga Organ ✦ 1967–2025 Alberto Marsico Hammond organ Alberto Parmegiani Guitar Andrea Lombardini Electric Bass Aretha Franklin Vocals ✦ 1942–2018 Arnie Lawrence Alto ✦ 1938–2005 Avi Lebovich Trombone Bobbi Humphrey Flute Bobby Hutcherson Vibraphone ✦ 1941–2016 Bobby Timmons Piano ✦ 1935–1974 Brian Charette Hammond organ Bruno Marini Baritone Saxophone Cannonball Adderley Alto saxophone ✦ 1928–1975 Cedar Walton Piano ✦ 1934–2013 Charles Davis Baritone ✦ 1933–2016 Claudio Giambruno Tenor Saxophone Cornell Dupree Electric guitar ✦ 1942–2011 Craig Handy Tenor saxophone Creed Taylor Producer ✦ 1929–2022 Curtis Amy Tenor and soprano saxophone ✦ 1929–2002 Curtis Fuller Trombone ✦ 1932–2021 Dario Deidda Electric Bass Domenico Sanna Piano Don Patterson Hammond organ ✦ 1936–1988 Donald Byrd Trumpet ✦ 1932–2013 Donald Harrison Alto saxophone Doug Watkins Double bass ✦ 1934–1962 Duke Pearson Piano ✦ 1932–1980 Earl Gardner Trumpet Eddie Henderson Trumpet Eddie Jefferson Vocals ✦ 1918–1979 Eddy Louiss Hammond organ ✦ 1941–2015 Eric Gale Guitar ✦ 1938–1994 Esther Phillips Vocals Fabrizio Sotti Guitar Federico Pierantoni Trombone Frank Foster Tenor saxophone ✦ 1928–2011 Gaetano Partipilo Alto Saxophone Gap Mangione Piano Gary Versace Piano Gene Ammons Tenor saxophone ✦ 1925–1974 George Benson Guitar George Coleman Tenor saxophone George Duvivier Double bass ✦ 1920–1985 Gianni Giudici Hammond Organ Gianni Oddi Alto Saxophone Giovanni Perin Vibraphone Godwin Louis Alto saxophone Grant Green Guitar ✦ 1935–1979 Grover Washington Jr. Saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) ✦ 1943–1999 Gur Liraz Guitar Hampton Hawes Piano ✦ 1928–1977 Hank Crawford Alto saxophone ✦ 1934–2009 Hank Mobley Tenor saxophone ✦ 1930–1986 Harvey Mason Drums Herbie Mann Flute ✦ 1930–2003 Hiroshi Suzuki Trombone ✦ 1933–2020 Horace Silver Piano ✦ 1928–2014 Idris Muhammad Drums ✦ 1939–2014 Iris Portugaly Vocals Isaac Hayes Vocals ✦ 1942–2008 Itai Weissman Tenor & Soprano Saxophone Jack McDuff Hammond organ ✦ 1926–2001 James Carter Tenor Jason Tiemann Drums Jimmy Lovelace Drums ✦ 1940–2004 Jimmy Smith Hammond B-3 organ ✦ 1928–2005 Jiro Inagaki Tenor saxophone ✦ 1933–2024 Joe Sample Piano ✦ 1939–2014 Joe Strasser Drums Joe Zawinul Piano ✦ 1932–2007 John Medeski Piano Junior Mance Piano ✦ 1928–2021 Karl Denson Tenor saxophone Kenny Burrell Guitar Kimiko Kasai Vocals Kirk Whalum Saxophone Kurena Ishikawa Double Bass Laurent Coulondre Piano Laymon Jackson Double bass ✦ 1932–1993 Lee Morgan Trumpet ✦ 1938–1972 Leroy Vinnegar Double bass ✦ 1928–1999 Lewis Saccocci Piano Little Johnny Rivero Congas Lonnie Liston Smith Piano Lorenzo Petrocca Guitar Lou Donaldson Alto saxophone ✦ 1926–2024 Louis Cato Drums Louis Hayes Drums Luca Mannutza Piano Maayan Smith Tenor & Alto Saxophone Max Ionata Tenor saxophone Mecco Guidi Hammond Organ Michael Blake Tenor saxophone Michael King Piano Myron Walden Alto saxophone Nat Adderley Cornet ✦ 1931–2000 Pat Martino Guitar ✦ 1944–2021 Paul Wiltgen Drums Phyllis Hyman Vocals ✦ 1949–1995 Pietro Condorelli Guitar Ralph MacDonald Percussion ✦ 1944–2011 RAMP Vocals (Sharon Matthews, Sibel Thrasher) Ramsey Lewis Piano ✦ 1935–2022 Ray Charles Piano ✦ 1930–2004 Ron Carter Double bass Roy Ayers Vibraphone ✦ 1940–2025 Roy Hargrove Trumpet ✦ 1969–2018 Sam Yahel Hammond B-3 organ Sheryl Bailey Guitar Shirley Scott Hammond organ ✦ 1934–2002 Stanley Turrentine Tenor saxophone ✦ 1934–2000 Stix Hooper Drums Sunao Wada Guitar ✦ 1934–2021 Sylvia Striplin Vocals Takao Uematsu Tenor saxophone Takuya Kuroda Trumpet Tal Varon Alto The Crusaders Piano Tim Collins Vibraphone Toshiaki Yokota Flute Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Piano Vince Ector Drums Walter Booker Double bass ✦ 1933–2006 Wayne Henderson Trombone ✦ 1939–2014 Wes Montgomery Guitar ✦ 1923–1968 Wilton Felder Tenor saxophone ✦ 1940–2015 Wynton Kelly Piano ✦ 1931–1971

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