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crossover jazz artists

7 published crossover jazz artists, led by Herb Alpert, Clark Terry and Walter Becker.

At a glance

7 published crossover jazz artists; 92 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 4 tier 3
7
Release groups
243
Studio albums
116
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
92
Timeline events
141
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
42.6 years
Full biographies
5
Biography words
9,786

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1940s (1 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1940s1
1960s1
1980s1
1990s1
2000s1
2 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most crossover jazz artists. Germany leads with 3.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with crossover jazz. The most shared is jazz, with 4 artists in both.

Covers from crossover jazz

92 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Clark Terry has the most release groups (105); Clark Terry the longest career (76 years); Clark Terry the most awards (14).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Clark Terry105
Herb Alpert60
Roger Cicero33
Walter Becker23
Joy Denalane22

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Clark Terry76
Herb Alpert58
Walter Becker37
Joy Denalane26
Roger Cicero16

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Clark Terry14
Herb Alpert10
Roger Cicero3

Most famous crossover jazz artists

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