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Genre: soul jazz

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Parent Genre: jazz

Soul jazz is a genre that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, blending elements of jazz, gospel, and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by its use of groovy, danceable rhythms, soulful melodies, and improvisation. The genre often features Hammond organ, electric guitar, and horns. Soul jazz has been described as a more accessible and commercial form of jazz, appealing to a wider audience.


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Organ, Saxophone, Piano, Guitar, Flute, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Drum Kit, Double Bass, Trombone, Clarinet, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Horn Section, Keyboard/Piano

Popular soul jazz Songs


Most popular soul jazz albums

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Kingdom Of Curtis
2020
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I Put A Spell On You
1965
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The Dude
1981
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The Awakening
1970
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House Of The Rising Sun
2003
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Midnight Blue (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
1963
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Music For Lovers
2004
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Breezin'
1976
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Junior
1959
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Blues Walk
1958
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Vibrations
1976
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Places And Spaces
1975
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Fine And Mellow
2003
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My Desire
2019
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Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai
2010

soul jazz music by decade

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List of soul jazz artists

Here is a list of soul jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the soul jazz genre. You can find out what soul jazz genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 42 101416
2 47 128726
3 64 769160
4 37 21195
5 24 15259
6 51 133096
7 29 58339
8 31 33440
9 29 23991
10 26 14175
11 34 62701
12 50 133064
13 40 99363
14 28 17943
15 45 52798
16 69 2797119
17 16 5205
18 41 119891
19 38 35820
20 43 76816
21 37 22758
22 33 82893
23 37 50590
24 29 24827
25 34 38426
26 30 36366
27 31 18828
28 33 65245
29 33 36800
30 25 10384
31 31 13648
32 33 15422
33 31 18312
34 44 84316
35 33 39135
36 63 348285
37 30 24695
38 43 173955
39 29 11708
40 25 11853
41 42 8704
42 43 84806
43 26 17569
44 26 20360
45 19 10974
46 38 49484
47 55 330629
48 26 15448
49 31 16760
50 42 54903
51 42 42353
52 33 8511
53 37 110067
54 29 20804
55 25 11420
56 29 12200
57 17 4949
58 25 5082
59 35 13104
60 23 11115
61 26 14760
62 23 8592
63 19 7343
64 37 33165
65 36 9875
66 17 7203
67 13 4883
68 11 5496
69 22 6786
70 10 2365
71 10 1106
72 21 7572
73 9 1627
74 27 11916
75 24 13586
76 2 294
77 23 1691
78 15 4158
79 15 4539
80 16 6780
81 16 3869
82 14 2263
83 12 4756
84 11 1648
85 10 1931
86 7 2846
87 6 1113
88 4 1903
89 3 930

soul jazz playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular soul jazz music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.