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Genius Of Modern Music Volume One
RecommendedThelonious Monk (piano), Art Blakey (drums), Bob Paige (bass), George Taitt (trumpet), Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone), Gene Ramey (bass), Shadow Wilson (drums), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Simmons (bass), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Danny Quebec West (alto saxophone), Billy Smith (tenor saxophone)
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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Despite being relegated to sideman duties, Coltrane is consistently on top form throughout this release; even on the Davis recordings he commands every inch of your attention, particularly on... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th August 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021, Reissues/Archive
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With the possible exception of Idrees, the soloists weren’t up to the pianist’s level. Yet the miraculous Blakey is at his early best. —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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The Commodore Master Takes
Billie Holiday, Jimmy McLin (guitar), John Williams (upright bass), Eddie Dougherty (drums), Sonny White (piano), Stan Payne (tenor saxophone), Frank Newton (trumpet), Ted Smith (alto saxophone), Kenneth Hollon (tenor saxophone)
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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The Complete Blue Note Recordings
RecommendedThelonious Monk (piano), Danny Quebec West (alto saxophone), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Billy Smith (tenor saxophone), Gene Ramey (bass), Art Blakey (drums), George Taitt (trumpet), Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone), Bob Paige (bass), Shadow Wilson (drums), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Simmons (bass),...
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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New. High Society: Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen
Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazzmen, Israel Crosby (bass), Edmond Hall (clarinet), Sidney Catlett (drum), Jimmy Shirley (guitar), James P. Johnson (piano), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Sidney De Paris (trumpet), Sydney De Paris' Blue Note Jazzmen, John Simmons (bass), James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen,...
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New. Victory Stride: Swing Sessions featuring Ben Webster
James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen, John Simmons (bass), Eddie Dougherty (drum), Sidney Catlett (drum), Jimmy Shirley (guitar), James P. Johnson (piano), Ben Webster (tenorsaxophone), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Sidney De Paris (trumpet), Benny Morton's All Stars, Israel Crosby (bass), Barney Bigard...
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Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson (trumpet), Herb Geller (alto saxophone), Bob Gordon (baritone saxophone), John Simmons (bass), Max Roach (drums), Milt Bernhart (trombone), Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone), Claude Williamson (piano)
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The Swingville Sampler
Coleman Hawkins (tenorsaxophone), Wendell Marshall (uprightbass), Osie Johnson (drumkit), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Joe Thomas (trumpet), Herb Ellis Sextet, Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Terry Gibbs (vibraphone), Milt Hinton (uprightbass), Butch Miles (drumkit), Herb Ellis (guitar),...
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Finest In Jazz
Thelonious Monk (piano), Gene Ramey (bass), Art Blakey (drums), George Taitt (trumpet), Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone), Bob Paige (bass), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), Al McKibbon (bass), John Simmons (bass), Shadow Wilson (drums), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Paul Chambers (bass), J.J. Johnson (trombone),...
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