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The 50 most-read soul jazz artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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142 artists are ranked in soul jazz. The biggest move was Walter Bishop, Jr., up 50 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Grover Washington, Jr.Buffalo · United States | 10,118 | 0 |
02 | Bernard “Pretty” PurdieElkton · United States | 10,012 | +5 |
03 | Wes MontgomeryIndianapolis · United States | 9,736 | -1 |
04 | George DukeSan Rafael · United States | 7,614 | 0 |
05 | Joe ZawinulWien · Austria | 6,957 | +1 |
06 | Roy AyersLos Angeles · United States | 6,734 | -3 |
07 | Hugh MasekelaWitbank · South Africa | 6,005 | -2 |
08 | Dianne ReevesDetroit · United States | 5,006 | +7 |
09 | Ramsey LewisChicago · United States | 4,600 | -1 |
10 | King CurtisFort Worth · United States | 4,588 | +1 |
11 | Chuck RaineyCleveland · United States | 4,518 | -1 |
12 | Grant GreenSt. Louis · United States | 4,429 | 0 |
13 | Joe SampleHouston · United States | 4,295 | -4 |
14 | Maceo ParkerKinston · United States | 4,069 | 0 |
15 | Rahsaan Roland KirkColumbus · United States | 3,842 | -2 |
16 | Hank MobleyEastman · United States | 3,626 | 0 |
17 | Idris MuhammadNew Orleans · United States | 3,114 | +1 |
18 | Earl KlughDetroit · United States | 3,021 | -1 |
19 | The J.B.’sUnited States | 2,965 | +2 |
20 | Herbie MannBrooklyn · United States | 2,908 | -1 |
21 | Pat MartinoPhiladelphia · United States | 2,760 | -1 |
22 | Joey DeFrancescoSpringfield · United States | 2,741 | +3 |
23 | Stanley TurrentinePittsburgh · United States | 2,671 | 0 |
24 | Wilton FelderHouston · United States | 2,664 | -2 |
25 | Bobbi HumphreyMarlin · United States | 2,538 | +6 |
26 | Lou DonaldsonBadin · United States | 2,413 | +11 |
27 | Nat AdderleyTampa · United States | 2,341 | -3 |
28 | Bobby TimmonsPhiladelphia · United States | 2,160 | 0 |
29 | Les McCannLexington · United States | 2,133 | +3 |
30 | Merl SaundersSan Mateo · United States | 2,086 | +3 |
31 | Norman ConnorsPhiladelphia · United States | 2,003 | -4 |
32 | Brian JacksonBrooklyn · United States | 1,963 | +7 |
33 | Gene AmmonsChicago · United States | 1,926 | +2 |
34 | Plas JohnsonAscension Parish · United States | 1,777 | -4 |
35 | “Brother” Jack McDuffChampaign · United States | 1,758 | -9 |
36 | Letta MbuluSoweto · South Africa | 1,724 | -7 |
37 | Larry YoungNewark · United States | 1,706 | +7 |
38 | Cornell DupreeFort Worth · United States | 1,687 | +5 |
39 | Phil UpchurchChicago · United States | 1,646 | -3 |
40 | Dr. Lonnie SmithLackawanna · United States | 1,571 | -2 |
41 | Ronny JordanLondon · United Kingdom | 1,515 | +1 |
42 | Curtis AmyHouston · United States | 1,426 | -8 |
43 | Gene HarrisMichigan · United States | 1,391 | -2 |
44 | Houston PersonFlorence · United States | 1,315 | +5 |
45 | Walter Bishop, Jr.New York · United States | 1,274 | +50 |
46 | Ronnie FosterBuffalo · United States | 1,260 | 0 |
47 | Ike QuebecNewark · United States | 1,239 | 0 |
48 | Duke PearsonAtlanta · United States | 1,229 | -3 |
49 | Norman BrownShreveport · United States | 1,214 | -9 |
50 | Melvin SparksHouston · United States | 1,178 | +21 |
76 | Johnny O’NealDetroit · United States | 556 | +22 |
110 | The Bo‐KeysUnited States | 234 | +22 |
116 | Randy JohnstonDetroit · United States | 187 | +20 |
87 | Jimmy PonderPittsburgh · United States | 422 | +17 |
90 | Johnny LytleSpringfield · United States | 397 | +17 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.