Can anyone suggest any awesome jazz musicians?

I would like some suggestions for jazz musicians or bands that usually play popular R%26amp;B songs. I just love to hear jazz versions of my favorite songs-they always sound more magical from a saxophone for some reason. :)


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!|||Louis Armstrong


Miley Davis


Charlie Parker


Eric Dolphy


Jackie McLean


John Coltrane


Sonny Rollins


Dizzy Gillespie


Herbie Hancock


Oscar Peterson


Django Reindhart





Hope this helps : )





If you want some songs





Giant Step - John Coltrane


Upfront - David Sanborn


Gratitude - Chris Potter


Out of Nowhere - Miley Davis (A personal favorite of mine)|||Miles Davis - Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)


http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=OddHP8_Em7鈥?/a>





Stanley Turrentine - After The Love Has Gone (Earth, Wind %26amp; Fire)


http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=n9hNMqo9nu鈥?/a>





Pat Metheny - Don't Know Why ( Norah Jones)


http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=BntNRMiI4P鈥?/a>|||I am not familiar with jazz music, but you could try www.music-map.com, if you type in an artist it will suggest loads more.|||Charles Mingus is always awesome, O.P. is my favorite from him