The Groove

The greatest hard bop artists of all time

9 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

This board is decided by who has rated so far. That is not a verdict on this corner of the record — it is the shape of who has voted. Rate what you love and the number moves.

No. 1

Miles Davis

United States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz

10.774

Why this number?

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John Coltrane

United States of America · 1926–1967 · jazz 8.025

3 Charles Mingus

United States of America · 1922–1979 · jazz 2.501

4 Thelonious Monk

United States of America · 1917–1982 · jazz 1.868

5 Herbie Hancock

United States of America · 1940– · jazz 1.776

6 Cannonball Adderley

United States of America · 1928–1975 · jazz 1.095

7 The Dave Brubeck Quartet

United States of America · 1951–1967 · jazz 0.800

8 シートベルツ

Japan · 1998– · jazz 0.284

9 菅野よう子

Japan · 1964– · jazz 0.284