From the article: A List of Ten Great Recordings to Start Your Jazz Collection.
Hundreds of albums could be on this list. What albums do you think stand out the most? Which are the most important recordings made in jazz history? What records should a new jazz fan buy to become familiar with the many periods and styles of jazz? What Are Your Picks?
what about thelonious
- WHere's Thelonious Monks complete riverside recordings 1969????? whoever made this top 10 list, and forgot to leave out one of the greatest and most influential jazz muscian of all time clearly dosnt know his jazz
- —Guest carta
Kind of Blue is # 1
- With all due respect, I would have to say that Kind of Blue stands alone and apart as the finest jazz album ever. Each new CD that is released has to be compared to Kind of Blue.
- —Guest woosailor
my favorite modern jazz albums!
- Milt Jackson-Sunflower, CTI Records Jim Hall-Concierto, CTI Records Freddy Hubbard- Skydive, CTI Records Miles Davis-All Blues Thelonious Monk-Straight, No Chaser Herbie Hancock-Maiden Voyage Chick Corea-Crystal Silence Dave Brubeck-Take Five John Coltrane-My Favorite Things Stanley Turrentine-Salt Song
- —jazzyb1951
John Coltrane - A love Supreme
- Coltrane at his best. The band is jamin.You should hear this CD live.
- —mariontaylor1976
Jazz pure soul music
- 1. Miles Davis- Kind of Blue/ Round Midnight 2. Cannonball Adderley- Somethin' Else/ Art Blakey-Moanin' 3. Kenny Burrell-Midnight Blue 4. John Coltrane- Ballads/ Blue Trane 5.John Coltarne & Johnny Hartman 6. Duke Ellington- Ellington Indigos/The Ellington Suites 7.Wynton Kelly & Wes Montgomery-Full House/ Smokin' At The half Note 8. Bill Evans- Quintessence/ You Must Believe in Spring 9. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Buhaina's Delight/Three Blind Mice l & ll 10.Thelonius Monk- Alone In San Fransico/ Monk Underground... Sorry I can't pick ten. All the vocal stuff that I ommitted and Count Basie , Sarah Vaughn, Nancy, Ella In Berlin. And on and ona and on. Just to get ten or one hundred, or a thousand. Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard etc., etc. Diz, Bird, Bud. I gotta stop.
- —Bnaud
Top Ten Jazz of All Time
- I've seen a survey like this on another site but you had to buy something to respond.(Amazon) The site has its' own set of"experts" that had some very interesting selections and omitions. I've come to the concllusion that any list of 'best of' any category is mostly subjective. However, with that being said, Miles davis Kind Of Blue is the greatest selling jazz album of all time and also the most influential so that is numer one in my book. I first received this album from Columbia Record Club in 1958 as a 13 year old whose heart and mind was wide open. I knew then it was gereat music and played it 'til it wouldn't play any more. I've bought this album with every new edition and type. The only thing I haven't got yet is the book. I keep saying I 'm not gonna do it. This being said I'm going to pick my tt. The other people gave you one hudred to choose. This is always fun. And always changing.
- —Bnaud
Where's Monk?
- I love your list but, where's Monk? He, as far as I'm concerned, should be before Bill Evans.
- —Guest Ethel
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
- Cool. Groovy. Straight-Forward. Entertaining. Amazing Lee Morgan & Joe Henderson.
- —Guest 321heinz
John Coltrane -'Ballads'
- John Coltrane plays beautiful ballads and gives a masterclass in how to play the tenor saxophone.
- —Guest malcolm lappin
