The album includes “A Night In Tunisia” and various bonus tracks including “Our Love Is Here to Stay” from An American In Paris. Madeline – Ghost Rhythms. 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. But I appreciate the attempt. Tenor saxophonist Rollins laid out his claim to be considered one of the most inventive improvisers in music across a selection of the best jazz albums of the mid-late 1950s – The Sound of Sonny, Way Out West, Tenor Madness, Newk’s Time and Freedom Suite are all brilliant – but this, from 1956, is probably his most famous. They were also released in 1959 and are in the Top 5 according to this list. A natural leader on the bandstand who combined both power and subtlety, he instinctively knew how to make a track swing but could also complement a soloist, employing his volcanic press rolls to create drama and offer inspiration. Easy Living – Enrico Rava. I’m sorry. No Sarah Vaughn? The five-track album features a 26-year-old Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, slaloming through Monk’s challenging chord sequences with aplomb. It is an all star lineup of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach; all who were prominent in the development of bebop about 15 years beforehand (1953) and thus were all seasoned veterans by the time of the concert. I even named one of my rescue dogs after him. No Miles Silent Way, No Trane at the Vanguard, No Trane at Birdland, No Wes Bumpin’, No Monk and Trane at the 5 Spot, and especially you can’t put Pharoah Sanders Karma in the Top 50???…. And NiO Billy Cobhan, “SPECTRUM”. The set’s only slow song, ‘Vein Melter’, is an oozy soundscape. I then combined them into one meta-list. The Quintet isn’t even in the top 10. For those seeking an entry-level collection focusing on the rise of New Orleans jazz and the trumpeter’s early years, this retrospective can’t be beaten. But this list is a great resource so thank you Back to Miles though..I truly think Kind of Blue is overrated. Abdullah Ibrahim – Ekaya 46. No Nat King Cole. So What Miles Davis 3. Die Liste The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World wurde 2006 anlässlich der hundertsten Ausgabe der britischen Musikzeitschrift Jazzwise veröffentlicht. I’d be in a meeting at work, trying to figure out a way to squeeze a piece about the Angolan civil war into six pages (difficult, but not impossible), and I’d begin comparing the respective voices of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. I’ve always much preferred Bremen-Lausanne to Koln Concert for a choice of a Keith Jarrett best album. Key song: ‘Blue Train’, At the end of the 60s, the ever-restless Miles Davis sought to change his musical direction again. We can add a Django Reinhardt album or a Chick Corea LP, and we can subtract two for which we might be on the fence to keep the total at 50. Very excellent list, but what about with Ella and Billie? He first made his mark in 1958 when he joined drummer Chico Hamilton’s band, and later, in the early 60s, when he became a leading light of the avant-garde movement, he played with Charles Mingus and John Coltrane. Bix. ? Build your jazz vinyl collection with classic titles and under-the-radar favorites. Interesting to see that only one female vocalist that made the list was Sarah Vaughan. Jazz At Massey Hall - The Quintet This album appears reissued under the name "The Greatest Concert Ever". Good list. A virtuoso trumpeter from an impoverished background, Armstrong played with King Oliver and Fletcher Henderson before forming his own Hot Five Band in 1925. The record that turned a great American voice into a national treasure. (On no account buy Alice Coltrane’s version of her husband’s classic; it will disturb the neighbours, give you a piercing headache and quite possibly damage your audio equipment.). And of course Lester Yoiung! Ming’s Samba and/or Ballads for Bass Clarinet should be on there. And all I could hear was Freddie Hubbard. Nubya’s Five – Nubya Garcia. John Coltrane made the Giant Steps, before Giant Steps were made. Kind of Blue is truly great, but A Love Supreme is celestial! I’ll use it to listen to some tunes that maybe I have not discovered. Key song: ‘Part 1’, A switch from Prestige to the bigger Atlantic label in March 1959 witnessed Coltrane upping his game with his debut for his new company. BTW, there is a 12 year old up for Two Grammy Nominations, just maybe he heard Jazz like me. Live albums are usually... bad albums. Surrounding himself with simpatico sidemen – pianist Tommy Flanagan (replaced by Wynton Kelly on ‘Naima’), bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor – Coltrane’s musical explorations took bebop to its greatest heights. From his earlier Miles and Monk period to his middle McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones period to his free period with Pharoah Sanders, nobody, other than Miles, compares. Consider the following: Monk’s Dream At Newport is not Duke’s best work, nor is Getz/Gilberto Stan’s. How ’bout some Jimmy Scott (a.k.a. 1 and 2 should be flip flopped. I myself could not be happy living without this chunk of music in the world. The San Francisco Jazz Collective comes to mind. The Jazz 100 Thousands of Jazz24 listeners voted for the songs they felt were the 100 best jazz songs of all time. Goodman’s band is on fire, and an extra dose of fuel is added to the flames thanks to the addition of members from Duke Ellington’s and Count Basie’s bands. Also you have nothing of Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet and Bix Beiderbecke. Miles Davis: Kind of Blue 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. Buying into jazz was meant to lend your life a patina of exotic sophistication and was used to sell everything from Filofaxes and coffee machines to designer jeans and sports cars. The follow-up to Our Man In Paris and Gordon’s second European album. Paul Brown. etc. The album, which also featured a 19-year-old Sonny Rollins, is one of the best jazz albums by a pianist; it tore up the rule book and served as a memorable introduction to a phenomenal musical talent. Oscar Peterson Trio – Plus One (Clark Terry) 9. NO MJQ — NO ROLAND KIRK Tired of what he felt was rigidity of bebop – Davis had trumpeted in the Charlie Parker Quintet – and unable to emulate Dizzy Gillespie’s quick-fire playing, the man in the green shirt, as he was soon to be labelled got together with arranger Gil Evans. And that should not be understood as a mistake. “Mas Que Nada” is to pop bossa nova what “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was to grunge. One woman on the list. Just 24 at the time of its recording, Hancock was a rising star in the jazz world and was making his mark as a member of the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet (along with Ron Carter and Tony Williams, who also contribute to the album). “Peel Me A Grape” is worth the price of entry alone. You may not be able to buy Jorge Ben’s 1972 masterpiece Ben (Philips) on CD right now, but there are plenty of other places to look for cracking Brazilian music. For me also Top 20 all-time classics. No Ramsey Lewis? Hard to believe. Of course a nice list. Bobby Hutcherson, McCoy Tyner, Ella, Duke’s Blanton-Webster Band, Miles Davis’ Milestones, Jimmie Lunceford, Sara Vaughan with the Count Basle Orchestra, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt and Stefan Grappelli, soundtrack to ‘Round Midnight, Miles Davis’ second quintet, Billie Holiday, Benny Carter’s Further Definitions should all be on the list. Imagine a song in 5/4, 7/4 and 19/4 and you can imagine a Don Ellis recording (and that’s only the first four bars). A Love Supreme Supreme Supreme A Love Supreme, Of course all of the albums on this list are great, but still it leaves two basic questions: According to Frank Wolff, one of the brains behind Blue Note, “He was a stunning sight. At the centre of all the action is Basie’s laconic piano, its piquant fills a model of dissonant minimalism. Don’t want to add to your pain compilers. Just Wrong. Key song: ‘Hat And Beard’, St Louis-born Nelson was a talented saxophonist who could play both the tenor and alto varieties, but who earned more fame during his relatively short career as a masterful arranger who could turn his hand to TV soundtracks and movie scores. Dave Brubeck – Jazz Impressions of Eurasia Of course there were “marketing albums” in the fifties, but they were not dominant as we see today; and of course it’s frustrating not to see many old time legends out of sight, but their presence would overwiden the intentions of author (of the list)… In the end of the day, we’d end up not having a good suggestion about what to hear (supposed you are, as I myself once were, ignorant obout jazz). Having been a drunk and a junkie for much of her life, she was still begging for heroin on her deathbed, in her guarded ward at the run-down Harlem Metropolitan Hospital in 1959, at the age of 44. It was the jazz track of choice on jukeboxes everywhere in 1964, and with some modifications (added strings, basically), would later turn up on a Chrysler TV Commercial. Though Evans’ forte was lush romantic ballads, Sunday At The Village Vanguard shows that he could also swing with real verve. It wasn’t his inaugural recording venture, but it was unequivocally his first significant album. Steamin’, Workin’, Cookin’ Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet says a great deal for Miles and Traine not mentioned. What makes this list different is that it compiles and aggregates data from other best of lists, including both critics lists such as Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums books and fan polls such as Q magazine’s 100 Greatest Albums Ever poll. 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. I disagree with a lot of the picks, but at least it got a bunch of jazzheads talking. The album’s title – given to the sessions on their original album release in 1957 – reflects the influence the sides had on the West Coast “cool jazz “sound. Includes “Love Me Or Leave Me”, “I Loves You Porgy” and “My Baby Just Cares For Me”. creo debe aparecer en la lista Chick Corea !!!!! Tomasz Stanko’s Litania belongs in the top 50, as does Larry Young, Shelly Manne live at the …. The jazz police are a proscriptive lot – look to them for recommendations and they’ll tell you that Norah Jones and Stan Getz aren’t jazz, that Blue Note shouldn’t have signed St Germain and that Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” is only ever good for paint commercials. Over half a century later, this magnum opus ranks among the best jazz albums as an essential, must-hear example of paradigm-busting post-bop jazz. I will be able to spend the rest of the year listening to some of your recommendations. Oscar Peterson – My favorite Instrument A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of the best of all times. Have been a jazz buff all of my life. But they are so much more than that. anyway, how can this list be without billie??? 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. Surely, Thelonious Monk is top 5 material: Coltrane, Monk, Mingus, Coltrane, and Davis… You’ll hear “Night Train” playing in any nightclub scene in any Sixties film. John Coltrane – Inside this Train, there’s a lady called A Love Supreme. Lots of film and video of these and many other GOAT jazz artists.