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Albums like The Epic
Kamasi Washington · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like The Epic by Kamasi Washington, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like The Epic start with Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter: If you like The Epic, try Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter (similar soundstage/imaging; jazz). A level up from The Epic is The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan: Level up via bass/detail: The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan after The Epic. Best sounding next listen: I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone. I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Epic.
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Albums like The Epic
If you like The Epic, you need Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter because If you like The Epic, try Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter (similar soundstage/imaging; jazz).
Gregory Porter
If you like The Epic, try Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter (similar soundstage/imaging; jazz).
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
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Cécile McLorin Salvant
If you like The Epic, try Dreams and Daggers by Cécile McLorin Salvant (similar dynamics/imaging; jazz).
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2015 → 2017
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Esperanza Spalding
If you like The Epic, try Emily's D+Evolution by Esperanza Spalding (similar imaging/detail; jazz).
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2015 → 2016
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from The Epic
If you like The Epic, you need The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/detail: The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan after The Epic.
Lee Morgan
Level up via bass/detail: The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan after The Epic.
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Alice Coltrane
Level up via bass/detail: Journey in Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane after The Epic.
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Pharoah Sanders
Level up via bass/detail: Karma by Pharoah Sanders after The Epic.
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like The Epic, you need I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Epic.
Nina Simone
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Epic.
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Bill Evans
Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Epic.
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Stan Getz
Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Epic.
- Shared genres: jazz, spiritual jazz
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like The Epic?
- Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter is a similar next listen after The Epic — If you like The Epic, try Liquid Spirit by Gregory Porter (similar soundstage/imaging; jazz).
- What is a level up from The Epic?
- The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan is a level up from The Epic — Level up via bass/detail: The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan after The Epic.
- What sounds best after The Epic?
- I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone is the best-sounding next listen after The Epic — I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Epic.
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