16 artists like Duke Ellington
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 21 Duke Ellington songs (averaging 39/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (48/100). 89 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (42/100), with the same joyful register running through 49 measured songs.
32 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (43/100).
Shares the same cathartic register and plays calmer overall (27/100). 38 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (43/100), with the same energetic register running through 71 measured songs.
52 measured songs that keep the same introspective register — runs hotter overall (51/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (43/100). 40 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (42/100), with the same contemplative register running through 36 measured songs.
35 measured songs that keep the same joyful register — averages almost the same intensity (37/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (41/100). 35 of their songs measured.
Runs hotter overall (61/100), with the same intimate register running through 42 measured songs.
39 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — averages almost the same intensity (35/100).
Shares the same warm register and averages almost the same intensity (35/100). 27 of their songs measured.
Plays calmer overall (25/100), with the same transcendent register running through 21 measured songs.
19 measured songs that keep the same contemplative register — plays calmer overall (31/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and runs hotter overall (50/100). 110 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Duke Ellington?
The closest matches we measure are Björk, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 21 measured Duke Ellington songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Björk: “You've Been Flirting Again” (91% feel-match); Stevie Wonder: “All I Do” (88% feel-match); Nina Simone: “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” (85% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Duke Ellington centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Duke Ellington overall?
Across 21 measured songs, Duke Ellington averages 39/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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