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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 128813
3 64 769160
4 37 21239
5 24 15263
6 51 133096
7 29 58381
8 31 33457
9 26 14203
10 29 23999
11 34 62708
12 50 133064
13 40 99363
14 28 17949
15 45 52798
16 69 2801569
17 16 5209
18 41 119891
19 38 35839
20 43 76816
21 37 22758
22 33 82893
23 37 50671
24 29 24827
25 34 38490
26 30 36366
27 31 18846
28 33 65245
29 25 10384
30 33 36820
31 31 13662
32 31 18312
33 33 15470
34 44 84400
35 33 39207
36 63 348285
37 30 24695
38 43 174110
39 29 11723
40 42 8704
41 25 11853
42 43 84806
43 26 20382
44 26 17569
45 19 10991
46 55 330629
47 38 49528
48 31 16760
49 26 15463
50 42 42369
51 42 54924
52 33 8511
53 37 110217
54 29 20804
55 25 11424
56 29 12200
57 17 4949
58 25 5082
59 35 13104
60 23 11120
61 26 14824
62 24 8640
63 37 33165
64 19 7342
65 36 9896
66 17 7213
67 13 4894
68 22 6794
69 11 5496
70 10 1106
71 10 2365
72 21 7579
73 9 1631
74 27 11916
75 24 13616
76 2 294
77 16 4168
78 23 1691
79 15 4561
80 16 3888
81 16 6780
82 14 2263
83 12 4773
84 11 1650
85 10 1931
86 7 2858
87 6 1117
88 5 1920
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.