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The greatest smooth jazz artists of all time

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

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No. 1

Grover Washington, Jr.

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1943–1999 · jazz
2.300
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2 Sade United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul 1.334
3 Ella Fitzgerald United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1917–1996 · jazz 0.600
4 Louis Armstrong United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1901–1971 · jazz 0.600
5 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 0.578
6 Weather Report United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1986 · jazz fusion 0.500
7 Mark Knopfler United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1949– · rock 0.400