But all albums are of high quality and recommended. No Eddie Lang, Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Freddie Keppard, George Lewis, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Bix Beiderbecke, Lonnie Johnson. The Greatest Jazz Group of this Generation…or any generation…was left off the top 50 Jazz Albums of all time……The Pat Metheny Group…..this list is rather skewed as many of the greatest jazz groups had multiple great albums…such as The Pat Metheny Group…not to mention that The Pat Metheny Group is the only musical group in history to have a record …7 consecutive albums as Grammy Winners…The PMG had wonderful albums such as…”First Circle”…”Still Life Talking”…”Letter form Home”…”American Garage”…and “The Group”…were all Grammy winners…so in all honesty…this list of the Top 50 Jazz Albums of all time, couldn’t be farther from the truth…..Respectfully…..James P. Drinkard. Here, Miles and his cohorts relinquish bebop’s febrile intensity for a looser, relaxed vibe to create a series of extended grooves that came to define modal jazz. Duke Ellington – Hot Summer Dance Ill Considered One – Ill Considered. What about ” When Ornette told Mr. Coleman about the Shape of Jazz to come, he meant business. It’s an important album, but I don’t know if I’d consider it the #5 jazz album ever. Explore the careers of six musicians who deserve more accolades and learn the best places to start with their discographies. No w The great Jimmy Smith not on the list…? Montgomery’s sidemen (pianist Tommy Flanagan, Modern Jazz Quartet bassist Percy Heath, and his brother, drummer Albert Montgomery) offer sterling support on a varied selection of original tunes (‘Four On Six’, ‘West Coast Blues’ and ‘Mr Walker’), covers (Sonny Rollins’ ‘Airegin’ and Dave Brubeck’s ‘In Your Own Sweet Way’) and standards (‘Polka Dots And Moonbeams’). 19. But the artistic quality is unsurpassed. So good, I can’t choose which one to kick off to make room for Moran/Harris/ et al’s New Directions. Wynton Marsalis performs Amazing Grace at Federal Hall on September 30, 2020 #DebateDefends. Happy new year! On the Go – Matthew Halsall. Key song: ‘Joy Spring’, Andrew Hill recorded 13 albums for Blue Note between 1963 and 1970, but Point Of Departure is, without doubt, the best of them. Joining Dolphy on the Out To Lunch! Billie Holiday – Golden years Vol 1 (is that allowed?) hehe. I agree with you, any list without these is a joke. 2) Kenny Burrell and Grover Washington, one of my favorites to spin to this day. well done, however nothing from the ‘Quintette du Hot Club de France’ is a glaring omission. My first thought too. Genre. New to jazz and don't know where to start? Concert By the Sea is great, but also One World Concert and At the Piano are superb. Count Basie – the Original American Decca Recordings The latter changed MUSIC in the last third of the 20thC. “25. Why You Need This Album: Take Five is a singular and thrilling mix of the familiar and the unexpected. Kenny Barron Myself, I couldn’t and wouldn’t attempt to list my 50 favorites because I have about 300 favorites. In these trying times, we plan to continue entertaining, enriching, and expanding the global community for jazz through online education and our social platforms. No matter who you list in the top 50, you’ll get 10,000 comments questioning your suggestions. By Dom Lawson 27 June 2020. Kenny Burrell – Midnight Blue All great jazz musicians playing jazz in the UK. SUN RA ALL of these artists had albums that whould fit into the list!!! Joe Henderson – Lush Life Bop? The exact order is not so important. Would like to add David Murray and The Arts Ensemble of Chicago to this list. Coltrane’s Giant Steps and My Favorite Things are tied for Number 6. Nothing relevant happened thereafter? “Blues And The Abstract Truth” OLIVER NELSON is a tough one to leave off any list. Our education programs have gone online! Purchase:
In mho great influential artists….. to name a few…. Thanks for mentioning some of my jazz heroes. Ladies, if GOODMAN is hard to find, you never meet BENNY. “Ella at Duke’s Place” got to be there. I didn’t realise there is huge world out there in Jazz. Key song: ‘Spanish Key’, At 88 years old, Sonny Rollins is one of the last surviving greats of jazz’s golden epoch. This listing is 100% BETTER than the 50 Greatest Drummers… You are absolutely right. Dubbed “The High Priest Of Bop”, his idiosyncratic music, with its advanced musical vocabulary of asymmetrical melodies and dissonant cluster chords, was deemed too outré for mainstream tastes. The foundation of all that followed. But.. good average 7/10 score on your list… Amazon | iTunes, Artist: Duke Ellington | Release Year: 1958 Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Sam Woodyard (drums), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope (clarinet, alto saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Johnny Hodges, Rick Henderson (alto saxophone), John Sanders (bass trombone), Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (trombone), Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (trumpet), Ray Nance (trumpet, violin), Ozzie Bailey (vocal)
People shouldn’t take this so seriously…. Endlessly swinging and churning along with Blakey’s inimitable shuffle, this album is a testament to Art’s oft-quoted line, “Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.”
7. ? Jazz Basics Rock Music Pop Music Alternative Music Classical Music Country Music Folk Music Rap & Hip Hop Rhythm & Blues … Hmmmmmm….tough task…but to not have one ECM produced session is criminal. Almost 50 years ago I bought my first record, WAY AHEAD, by him – if Im not wrong? Leading a nonet that included saxophonists Lee Konitz and Gerry Mulligan, as well as drummers Max Roach and Kenny Clarke, across 1949 and 1950 Miles recorded a series of singles for Capitol that redefined modern jazz. It’s impossible to limit Jazz to 50 greatest and please the diversity of its audience. From the top of my head, where are Ella, Diz, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Marsalis, Bradford Marsalis, Benny Goodman, geeez!!! Joe Henderson Heartened to see Kind of Blue top and Concert By the Sea in the top 20, but what of the older sax stars – Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges and Lester Young, and so many other great pianists? ), but I gave all my LP-records to my son – hoping he would clean them – its great musik! I would like to have seen an Oscar Peterson in there somewhere. We all know that Mr. Davis have traveled several MILES, to see the birth of Cool It all depends on how you define ‘Greatest jazz album’. Another standout is the blithe and becalmed ‘Dolphin Dance’. Carla Bley Escalator Over The Hill Marketplace 53 For Sale. Also–omitting Oscar Peterson entirely is a serious flaw. Bud Powell – The Amazing Bud Powell Vo.1 and please don’t forget Norman Granz’ series JATP Jazz at the Philharmonic. Maiden Voyage’s gentle title song is a portrait of smooth sailing and finds Hancock and his band (featuring a two-horn frontline consisting of trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist George Coleman) exploring modal jazz, while ‘The Hurricane’, as its title implies, is a giddy maelstrom of sound and fury. Key song: ‘So What’. Here's a list of 10 more must-have classics to round out your collection of jazz records. And although Count Basie’s Decca Recordings and Louis’ Best of Hot 5 and 7s are marvelous, they are compilations that should not be on a best album list. They were all musicians in the number one Jazz Album, Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. The resulting album quickly gained notoriety and, to date, it remains the biggest-selling album of unaccompanied piano music. Giant Steps – Trane Some of my personal favourites are; Whoa! Recorded in 1962, Go! His set included both old and new material; the latter included the specially-written ‘Festival Junction’ and ‘Newport Up’, though it was an old chestnut, ‘Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue’, written in 1937, that stole the show. There are many great albums but I would complete with Bill Evans Alone,Bill Evans last 6 album Consecration a mastework!And guitar forms Kenny Burell. Ella and Satchmo, one of my greatest Jazz albums as well as Ella with Joe Pass, A daunting task . and NO Johnny Hartman?? Awase Nick Bartsch. John Coltrane made the Giant Steps, before Giant Steps were made. not one chet album??????? 11.25″ x 6.56″. I agree that a list like this would changing like the weather here in Indy, but I would like to add Wes Montgomery-“Movin Wes” to the list. Bless you all jazz lovers. Live at the Chez – Buddy Rich For me, my first LP in 1956, Miles Great Quintet, Round Midnight, John G. Red G. Paul C. And Philly J.Jones. All three made an indelible impact on America's music and influenced millions in the process. Looking for classic tunes, LP “Power To The People”, including the great classic piece “Black Narcissus” should be somewhere in the list. Exactly Right! Start With: Blues March
missing > in a silent way, big fun, dark magus, bitches brw – all miles , ahmad jamal – digital works, the koln cocert – keith jarrett , romantic warrior – return to forever, elegant gypsy – al di meola, melody gardot, adele, norah jones, sade, stanley turrentine, blue train & maiyasha – coltrane .., yoyo ma and bobby mcferrin , vision of the emerald beyond – mahavishnu orchestra, l.shankar, jan garbarek , ketil bjornstad, manu katche .. There is no doubt in my mind that “Time Out” introduced more people to jazz than Miles ever did. Agreed. the ‘tropical’ Duke) – and then the 1920s and 1930s AND 1980s to now are almost completely absent (Terence Blanchard for starters and the other Crescent City folk, none of Duke’s greatest works) — maybe ‘OUR FAVORITE 50″ would be a better title for this list! I only have 36 of the 50. Ornette Coleman at #5?? NO MJQ — NO ROLAND KIRK Its a disgrace to menchen a word like that in this context with these geniouses.But SHEPP was anything than that!!! A first major milestone in this development was the epochal Bitches Brew, a sprawling double-album released in 1970. You have to Roll with this Sonny, you’ll see my point of view. And Sinatra – listen to him as if he were a sax! Charlie Christian? Even so, Mingus produced one of his most compelling studio creations here: a thrilling collision of jazz, blues and gospel flavours (which he once described as “ethnic folk-dance music”) that was distinguished by taut, cohesive ensemble work and stunning solos. It captures Parker at the peak of his powers before heroin addiction blighted his career. Key song: ‘Cheese Cake’, Considered a member of the Holy Trinity of female jazz singers – along with Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday – “Sassy” Sarah Vaughan entered the studio with rising trumpet god Clifford Brown to record this album, which many jazz critics believe to be her best. I have about 70% of this list so far. Musicophile’s 25 Essential Jazz Albums – Part II Following up to part I of my 25 Essential Jazz albums , here are the entries 13-25. JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGES OUR SEASON SPONSORS. Totally agree about “The Trio” recording on Pablo. And a comment on a comment, Coltrane played out of tune and doesn’t belong on this list? 18. Thanks for giving a list of albums I have not come across earlier. with Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges on number one! You may encounter instrumental Jazz combos, solo performances, vocal Jazz, Latin Jazz, Jazz fusion. I’ve loved jazz for 60 years and cannot imagine what a hole would exist without JC. What about Tubby Hayes, Victor Feldman, Jimmy Deuchar, John Dankworth, Harold McNair, Phil Seaman , Peter King and Ronnie Scott !!! No Ella Fitzgerald?? In the meantime, these 50 best jazz albums are essential for anyone looking to start a collection, or to go beyond classics they already know. Period. What does that say for the future? Queen Latifah?? As well as showcasing new material, Goodman also offered up a history of jazz, including some ragtime and Dixieland tunes in his set, affirming that he truly lived up to his billing as the “King Of Swing”. 20. Where are Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt……….. Sketches of Spain and Any Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaboration should be there. Though Evans’ forte was lush romantic ballads, Sunday At The Village Vanguard shows that he could also swing with real verve. I’m new to jazz music but I would think Lester Young would be on this list. Dave Holland – Conference of the Birds Taking a page from the boogaloo playbook, the piece Sidewinder may stand as one of the funkiest hard bop tunes set to record. Key song: ‘The Dance Of Maya’, Who knows what trumpeter and early hard bop architect Clifford Brown would have achieved had he lived beyond his 25th birthday. Miles Davis–don’t think so…Chet–Billie Holiday!!! I can’t abide that. Brubeck Time out at #3, you kidding? No way you could leave him out. On December 7, 2014 the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra drove 8 hours on an off day to play for Clark Terry on his 94th birthday. 38. 27. We're here to help! Dinah Washington, Betty Carter, Amina Claudine Myers certainly stand with Sarah Vaughan. 23. Funny, I do have about 75% of the Albums listed. Start With: East of the Village
Little Jimmy Scott). ? Tattooed by Passion – Matt Jorgensen. But I can garantee you that in Europe the most beautiful music has been made that never reached the shores of America. What?! Arturo Sandoval pays tribute to Clifford Brown with “I Remember Clifford” on GRP Records. On the back of hits such as ‘Heebie Jeebies’ and the influential ‘West End Blues’, Armstrong became a huge star and later assumed an ambassadorial role in the jazz world. This is a great list for those who are new to jazz to start out with. Released in January 1960, Giant Steps marked the first time that Coltrane had recorded an album of all-original material, and, significantly, two of the songs – the classic title tune, with its mesmerising descending melody over cyclical chord changes, and the gorgeous ballad ‘Naima’ – went on to become recognised as jazz standards. Every fan of piano jazz needs to know these 10 classics! He would shake his head at your list. Gives people like me all sorts of new ideas to fill in the collection! Probably a thankless task, unless the objective was to get some discussion going! We’ll be celebrating Ella’s centennial in April of 2017. Key song: ‘Pennies From Heaven’, Harlem-born pianist Powell didn’t live beyond his 41st birthday, but he made a profound impact that can still be felt in contemporary jazz. But it seems newer albums have been excluded. Key song: ‘Lullaby Of Birdland’, One of the earliest jazz supergroups, The Quintet comprised Charlie Parker – who was originally billed as Charlie Chan for contractual reasons – with Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell and Max Roach. I miss Michel Legrand’s “LeGrand JAZZ: Michel Legrand Dirige Les Géants Du Jazz American”. The music is intrepid in its exploration of new sonic worlds and, despite its eerie dissonances, there’s a prevailing sense of swing which gives the music cohesion. 100% Agree with this !!! 10 Essential Jazz Albums. Stan Tracey and George from Battersea ! Infernal Machines – Darcy James Argue. Why You Need This Album: Gregory Porter wields a beautiful, supple baritone voice, sports a deep knowledge of the Jazz tradition, shows an abiding love of R&B, and has a sense of adventure that drives him to explore new projects and write new music. Dark Starr – David Murray. In the matter of Clifford Brown & Max Roach, the public finds in favor of Max Roach & Clifford Brown Like MIles he is already well represented here. I do think a few groundbreakers have been missed though: Arguably the most perfect of Weather Report’s 14 studio albums, Heavy Weather remains one of the best jazz albums of the fusion era. Looking for more? How about Stan Kenton, Mel Torme, Red Garland, McCoy Tyner, Gene Harris, The Three Sounds, Rob McConnell & Boss Brass, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones….and so many more…??? I don’t see the “Jazz” Crusaders on that list. I would have liked to have seen the Zoot and Sonny collaboration “interaction” on this list. Grappelli. I’m a Fusion head…No “Birds Of Fire” or “Chaser” ? Amazon | iTunes, Artist: Art Blakey | Release Year: 1959 Personnel: Art Blakey (drums), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Benny Golson (tenor saxophone), Bobby Timmons (piano), Jymie Merritt (bass)
This is probably my favorite album, and it’s not even in the Top 50. you’re missing some good Wes Montgomery albums Dexter Gordon one flight up I believe Charles Mingus both albums are overrated good this is your list, There is always some crazy nutter adding all the albums to a spotify-list with other great jazz-albums. I love Miles Davis too but although he was a giant of jazz you cannot include all his great albums, what about the ‘second great quintet’ albums? A good list with many outstanding classic albums BUT guitar players seriously under-represented! Such a list would take years to compile, and would take the combined efforts of many jazz buffs, but could be extraordinary, and a great gift to prosperity. No I’m fairly speechless. What about Django Reinhardt. This here list, it seems, tends to lean not just over the “best”, but also over the “albums”. For me Chick Corea is still a genius and a truly descendant of Miles Davis (not the only one but…). A entire band of great band leaders! I think it’s a good list to start with but maybe extend to 100 or 200 great albums because of all the new artist that have contributed to some great jazz. I made a Spotify list with all the albums for those who hasn’t got them all on LP. It is a preference list and indicates only one person’s preferences. – wow – and bought this). 10. 11. One of MY faves. Great list. Now He Sings Now He Sobs. Kind of Blue can’t be higher on this list than A Love Supreme and The Black Saint, seriously, you can’t do this to me. The material and performances are simply sublime, with every musician playing at a high level of creativity, focus and inspiration. germany – to be exact…, sorry billie… 51 – 72 of 72 ... and is a classic album that belongs in every serious Jazz collection. Thanks again! I remember Chico Hamilton telling me that the most daring and truly improvisational jazz singer that he had worked with was her…….she never repeated herself…..not when she was scatting…….another was Carmen McRae. I second with knobs on the comment by Trevor Hyde a travesty not to include those he mentions. I don’t see how you can take something as broad and diverse as the entire body of jazz recordings and narrow it down to 50. Add in an all-star ensemble, and in particular the master trumpeter Clifford Brown, and you have a legendary album. if you take away 47, 36,33,23,and 13 0ff the list as far as I am concerned they are rubbish compared to the stature of the other players, I have 41 of these albums and would not like to be with out any of those 41, the missing few I just haven’t bought yet. ignoring this is a crime !! On any given day my top 50 might be different. I’ve heard most of this list and I’ve not listened to plenty of it for years, but I can’t go more than a few months without listening to at least Columbia’s This Is Jazz #1. A crowd-pleaser, the album’s secret weapon lies in its heavy-hitting A-team of a band that keeps you grooving even as they get into some deep musical territory. After debuting in 1956, Evans quickly made his mark in the jazz world and, two years later, was recruited by Miles Davis, helping to shape the sound of his groundbreaking 1959 album, Kind Of Blue. Index, what about one of the greatest jazz pianist, a Canadian, Oscar Peterson. John Coltrane – Inside this Train, there’s a lady called A Love Supreme. Also..no Bill Evans portrait in jazz? Abdullah Ibrahim – Ekaya Key track: ‘Goodbye Pork Pie Hat’, Released in 1959 – the year that Ornette Coleman produced his game-changing free jazz manifesto, The Shape Of Jazz To Come – California pianist Dave Brubeck proved that jazz didn’t have to be wild and way out to be revolutionary and innovative. Where the Jazz Crusaders and other great musicians who were not based on the East Coast were just holding their instruments in the studios, making their posters or creating mannequins. And NiO Billy Cobhan, “SPECTRUM”. Diz & Bird were legendary pioneers of bebop! No Ella……. If you are curious about this genre, start with these 10 classic albums. yeah i was really let down that didnt make the list. However, it opened up many possibilities I will check out. New to jazz and don't know where to start? Right. These are all great albums but IMO most of them got their spots because of politics. Key song: ‘Now’s The Time’, A trendsetter who was not afraid to shun convention, Miles Davis became tired of bebop’s frenetic verbosity in the late 40s and experimented with music that replaced sonic heat with a studied, cool elegance. Surrounded by the supreme talents of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Art Blakey, Mobley delivers a masterclass in relaxed hard bop. But what gets me about top jazz lists is that almost always the majority of the albums are more than 50 years old. But it was Zawinul’s chirpy opener, ‘Birdland’, that earned the most plaudits and became the group’s most widely-known tune, spawning many cover versions. Learn more about historic recordings from Wayne Shorter, Betty Carter, and more! WTF is that??? Dave Brubeck Quartet Marilyn Crispell – Gaia I’d have it top 5, but I think it just doesn’t have the same effect on most listeners that it does on the few of us who are nuts about it. A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of the best of all times. Early Americans – Jane Ira Bloom. Jazz At Massey Hall - The Quintet This album appears reissued under the name "The Greatest Concert Ever". Art Esemble of Chicago – People in Sorrow From early ragtime to international modernism, Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology (a 2011 update of the milestone 1973 Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz) lets you enjoy this uniquely American musical genre through its legendary innovators, including Armstrong, Ellington, Basie, Gillespie, Fitzgerald, and Marsalis. No Sarah Vaughn? You forgot Ornette Coleman’s “The Shape of Jazz to Come” And Mingus’ “Mingus Ah Um”. Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants is Number 7. And Dizzy Gillespie? What, no Art Tatum, Gerry Mulligan or Chet Baker? It’s got that beautiful version of “Three Views of Secret” with Toots Thielemans’s soulful harmonica lead. Trios – Carla Bley. If you put Heavy Weather and Bitches Brew and Mahavisnu on the list where is Return To Forever? Key song: ‘Bouncing With Bud’, There were many different incarnations of Weather Report during the fusion band’s 15-year lifespan, but what gave them a unifying sense of continuity and cohesion was the omnipresence of co-founders Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter. Ehh. When they say there’s going to be sunshine, you better believe it. Purchase:
If A Love Supreme and Kind of Blue were switched, I would have no problems with this list’s top ten. Interesting list overall though. i have 27 of these, a very fine list. Frequently these groups eschewed a bass player: a seasoned organist could "kick" bass. Victor Goines, James Chirillo, Ted Nash, Vincent Gardner, and Walter Blanding recall the day and the impact that Clark had on jazz. If you are to Speak No Evil, Trust me, a SHORTER note is WAYNE better. ..hate to say it but I’d put Steely Dan Aja over Weather Report. The only Duke that matters to me is– Ellington I guess not every album here is a big “gamechanger”, Que hay de Chick Corea?.No dudo que los discos que figuran en la lista lo merezcan,pero no incluir en ella al musico más importante del jazz contenporáneo me hace dudar de los criterios que se han seguido para confeccionar dicha lista. Change – Chick Corea. But Ole was more like what he actually played live in clubs. Kind of Blue and Love Supreme Are the Best. Most of the list reads like an audiophiles introduction into ‘jazz to impress your friends with’. Sonny Sharrock’s “Ask the Ages” is a glaring omission. Really?! Missing Tete Montoliu as a one of the top pianists. 17. Vast amounts of great stuff omitted and the phenomenal broadening of jazz in the last 30 years is nowhere to be seen. Personnel: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet), Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Ray Brown (bass), Herb Ellis (guitar), Oscar Peterson (piano), Buddy Rich (drums)
Great list! His death, in a car accident, on 26 June 1956, robbed the jazz world of one its brightest prospects, though he recorded at least one album worthy of inclusion among the best jazz albums of all time. As for Monk..Monks Dream is a top 5 for me. 150 albums of Jazz. Those and the old stuff from the 20s and 30s as someone else said. Key song: ‘My Favorite Things’, Though it was recorded on 16 January 1938, Benny Goodman’s Carnegie Hall concert didn’t surface until 1950. On the top of the Hill is the Point of Departure for Andrew. Despite his young age, “Brownie” left a good number of recordings that continue to preserve his name, the best of which is arguably this one, laid down in August 1954 when Brown and drummer Max Roach co-led a quintet that included saxophonist Harold Land. Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented discography. Northern LIghts – Mike Mainieri. 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