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1. Time Out (1959)
by Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dave Brubeck's defining masterpiece, Time Out is one of the most rhythmically innovative albums in jazz history, the first to consciously explore ... More
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2. Sketches of Spain [Bonus Tracks] (1960)
by Miles Davis
Along with Kind of Blue, In a Silent Way, and Round About Midnight, Sketches of Spain is one of Miles Davis' most enduring and innovative ... More
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3. The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane: 1955-1961 (2001)
by Miles Davis & John Coltrane
This compilation is taken from the masterful and wondrous box set issued late in the year 2000. It is assembled with the kind of care only producers ... More
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4. Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits (1966)
by Dave Brubeck
While greatest-hits albums from jazz artists are sometimes dubious propositions, Dave Brubeck is the rare exception to the rule. Brubeck concentrated ... More
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5. The Best of the Songbooks (1993)
by Ella Fitzgerald
Simply a grand and eloquent performance put together by Verve records highlighting the best years of Ella Fitzgerald -- that sassy, charming ... More
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6. The Best of Chet Baker Sings (1989)
by Chet Baker
To much of the pop (as opposed to the jazz) audience, Chet Baker was known not as an able cool jazz trumpeter, but as a romantic balladeer. The two ... More
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7. Birth of the Cool (1956)
by Miles Davis
So dubbed because these three sessions -- two from early 1949, one from March 1950 -- are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed, ... More
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8. Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
by Stan Getz / Oscar Peterson Trio
In that quintessential breakthrough year of modern jazz -- 1957 -- Norman Granz was fond of pairing the legendary drummerless trio of Oscar Peterson ... More
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9. Original Album Classics (2010)
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
The Original Album Classics series by Germany's Sony/BMG is an attempt to clear shelves of catalog titles that are lying about, but it inadvertently ... More
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10. The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall (1963)
by Dave Brubeck
For all those who have a big axe to grind with Brubeck, for all those who claim the band was only successful because they were predominantly white, ... More
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11. Original Album Classics: Dave Brubeck (2010)
by Dave Brubeck
The Original Album Classics series by Sony/BMG in Germany is an attempt to clear shelves of catalog titles that are lying about, but it inadvertently ... More
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12. Take Ten [US Bonus Tracks] (1963)
by Paul Desmond
Now listeners can enter the heart of the Paul Desmond/Jim Hall sessions, a great quartet date with Gene Cherico manning the bass (Gene Wright ... More
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13. The Very Best of Julie London [2006] (2006)
by Julie London
The Very Best of Julie London offers an extensive overview of London's recording career with 50 selections she cut for Liberty Records between 1955 ... More
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14. Portrait in Jazz [Riverside Bonus Tracks] (1959)
by Bill Evans Trio
This 1959 studio session features Bill Evans with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, his earliest important trio and first working group ... More
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15. The Definitive Vince Guaraldi (2009)
by Vince Guaraldi
As part of the Fantasy Definitive series, pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi is spotlighted on 31 tracks recorded for the label between 1955 and ... More
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16. The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings (2006)
by Gil Evans
Gil Evans released two records on World Pacific in 1958 and 1959. They were among his earliest dates as a leader. Gil Evans & Ten was issued by ... More
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19. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 (2005)
by Bill Evans
The music recorded by Bill Evans on June 25, 1961, has long since acquired legendary status. Evans, a brilliant pianist whose unique voicings have ... More
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20. The Colonel & The Governor (2013)
by Tommy Emmanuel/Martin Taylor
There's an implicit sense of mutual admiration behind the titling of this album collaboration between two of the world's gifted -- and certainly most ... More
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21. One Alone (2000)
by Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck rarely recorded as a solo pianist, but beginning in the late '90s, he started performing occasional solo pieces in concert and recorded ... More
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23. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
by Vince Guaraldi Trio
Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz called on pianist extraordinaire Vince Guaraldi and his trio to compose and perform music that would reflect the ... More
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25. Miles Ahead (1957)
by Miles Davis
This album is perhaps most significant for the process it set in motion -- the collaboration between Gil Evans and Miles Davis that would produce ... More
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