Top Classic Jazz CDs
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John Abercrombie - Timeless
Rabih Abou-Khalil - Blue Camel
Cannonball Adderley - Quintet in Chicago
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
Nat Adderley - Work Song
Toshiko Akiyoshi - Desert Lady/Fantasy
Eric Alexander - Man With a Horn
Geri Allen - Gathering
Henry 'Red' Allen - World on a String
Mose Allison - I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin'
Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor
Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors
Louis Armstrong - 25 Greatest Hot Fives & Sevens
Louis Armstrong - Plays W C Handy
Armstrong & Ellington - The Great Summit: Master Takes
Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Les Stances a Sophie
Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Nice Guys
Albert Ayler Trio - Spiritual Unity
Albert Ayler - Spirits Rejoice
Chet Baker - The Best of Chet Baker Sings
Chet Baker - Chet
Ginger Baker Trio - Going Back Home
Patricia Barber - Modern Cool
Joey Baron - Down Home
Ray Barretto - Acid
Count Basie Orchestra - Best of Early Basie [Decca]
Basie/Williams - Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Count Basie Orchestra - April in Paris
Count Basie Orchestra - The Complete Atomic Basie
Sidney Bechet - Legendary Sidney Bechet [Bluebird]
Bix Beiderbecke - At the Jazz Band Ball [ASV]
George Benson - Beyond the Blue Horizon
Tim Berne - Fractured Fairy Tales
Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol. 1
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Free for All
Carla Bley - Escalator Over the Hill
Carla Bley - Social Studies
Paul Bley - Open, to Love
Arthur Blythe - Lenox Avenue Breakdown
Anthony Braxton - For Alto
Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker - Tales From the Hudson
Peter Brotzmann Octet - Machine Gun
Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Study in Brown
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz Goes to College
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Dave Burrell - Echo
Burrell/Coltrane - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue
Gary Burton Quintet - Crystal Silence
Gary Burton - Like Minds
Donald Byrd - A New Perspective
Donald Byrd - Electric Byrd
Don Byron - Tuskegee Experiments
Benny Carter & His Orchestra - Further Definitions
Betty Carter - Audience with Betty Carter [2CD]
James Carter - Jurassic Classics
Paul Chambers Sextet - Whims of Chambers
Cheatham & Payton - Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
Don Cherry - Complete Communion
Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm
Don Cherry - Mu
Charlie Christian - Genius of the Electric Guitar
June Christy - Something Cool
Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin'
The King Cole Trio - Early Recordings
Nat 'King' Cole - After Midnight
Ornette Coleman - Change of the Century
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz
Ornette Coleman & Joachim Kuhn - Colors
Steve Coleman - The Sign & the Seal
Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
John Coltrane - Blue Train
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Coltrane/Hartman - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
John Coltrane - Ascension
John Coltrane - Meditations
John Coltrane - Interstellar Space
Chick Corea - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Chick Corea - Light As a Feather
Chick Corea - Return to Forever
Chick Corea - My Spanish Heart
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Larry Coryell - Spaces
The Crusaders - Crusaders I
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis Quintet - Relaxin'
Miles Davis - Round About Midnight
Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess
Miles Davis - Milestones
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain
Miles Davis Quintet - Miles Smiles
Miles Davis - Nefertiti
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson
Miles Davis - On the Corner
Jack DeJohnette - Special Edition
Paul Desmond - Take Ten
Al DiMeola - Elegant Gypsy
Eric Dolphy - Out There
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!
Lou Donaldson - Blues Walk
Kenny Dorham - Una Mas
Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie - Roy and Diz
Duke Ellington - The OKeh Ellington
Duke Ellington - Blanton-Webster Recordings
Duke Ellington - Ellington At Newport [2CD]
Duke Ellington (w/ Mingus & Roach) - Money Jungle
Duke Ellington - The Far East Suite
The Don Ellis Orchestra - Electric Bath
Herb Ellis - Nothing But the Blues
Bill Evans Trio - Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Bill Evans Trio - Portrait In Jazz
Bill Evans Trio - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans & Jim Hall - Undercurrent
The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out of the Cool
Tal Farlow - The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow
Art Farmer - Modern Art
Maynard Ferguson - Brass Attitude
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Ella & Louis
Ella Fitzgerald - The Best of the Song Books
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - (Self-titled)
Bill Frisell - Have a Little Faith
Bill Frisell - Gone, Just Like a Train
Jan Garbarek/Bobo Stenson Quartet - Witchi-Tai-To
Red Garland - Red Garland's Piano
Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
Kenny Garrett - Triology
Charles Gayle - Repent
Stan Getz - Focus
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
Dizzy Gillespie - Musicraft Small Group Recordings
Dizzy Gillespie - At Newport
Gillespie, Rollins & Stitt - Sonny Side Up
Dizzy Gillespie - Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods
Jimmy Giuffre - Jimmy Giuffre 3
Jimmy Giuffre - Free Fall
Benny Golson - Groovin' With Golson
Benny Goodman - Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert [2CD]
Dexter Gordon - Go!
Dexter Gordon - Our Man in Paris
Grant Green - Green Street
Grant Green - Idle Moments
Johnny Griffin - A Blowin' Session
Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra
Haden & Metheny - Beyond the Missouri Sky
Jim Hall - Concierto
Chico Hamilton - The Dealer
Lionel Hampton - Midnight Sun
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock - The New Standard
Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter - 1+1
Roy Hargrove's Crisol - Habana
Tom Harrell - Art of Rhythm
Coleman Hawkins - Body & Soul [RCA]
Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High
Coleman Hawkins - ...Encounters Ben Webster
Roy Haynes Quartet - Out of the Afternoon
Fletcher Henderson - Definitive Fletcher Henderson
Joe Henderson - Page One
Joe Henderson - Inner Urge
Joe Henderson - Lush Life
Woody Herman - The Thundering Herds: 1945-1947
Andrew Hill - Black Fire
Andrew Hill - Point of Departure
Earl Hines - Piano Man! [ASV Living Era]
Johnny Hodges - Everybody Knows
Billie Holiday - The Commodore Master Takes
Billie Holiday - Lady Day
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
Dave Holland Quartet - Conference Of the Birds
Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame
Freddie Hubbard - Hub-Tones
Freddie Hubbard - Straight Life
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
Charlie Hunter Trio - Bing, Bing, Bing!
Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue
Abdullah Ibrahim - Water From an Ancient Well
Mark Isham - Blue Sun
Milt Jackson - Wizard of the Vibes
Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes
Ahmad Jamal - At the Pershing/But Not For Me
Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert
Keith Jarrett - My Song
Keith Jarrett - Standards, Vol. 1
Keith Jarrett - Tokyo '96
Jazz at the Philharmonic - The First Concert
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stone Flower
Jay Jay Johnson - Eminent J J Johnson (Vol. 1)
James P Johnson - Snowy Morning Blues
Marc Johnson - Bass Desires
Quincy Jones - This Is How I Feel About Jazz
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra - Consummation
Sheila Jordan - Portrait of Sheila
Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith - Yo Miles!
Stan Kenton - New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm
Kessel, Manne & Brown - The Poll Winners
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - We Free Kings
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig & Panic/Beautiful Edith
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear
Krzysztof Komeda - Astigmatic
Lee Konitz - Subconscious-Lee
Lee Konitz - Motion
Konitz, Mehldau & Haden - Alone Together
Diana Krall - All For You
Diana Krall - Love Scenes
Steve Lacy Quartet - Evidence
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Everybody's Boppin'
Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds
Michel Legrand - Legrand Jazz
George Lewis - Homage to Charles Parker
Abbey Lincoln - Abbey is Blue
Booker Little - Out Front
Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower
Joe Lovano - From the Soul
Joe Lovano - Rush Hour
The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra - Stomp It Off
Machito & His Afro-Cuban Salseros - Mucho Macho
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
Shelly Manne & His Men - My Fair Lady
Branford Marsalis - Trio Jeepy
Branford Marsalis - Requiem
Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (From the Underground)
Bobby McFerrin - The Voice
John McLaughlin - Extrapolation
Jackie McLean - Let Freedom Ring
Jackie McLean - Destination Out!
Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk
Medeski, Martin & Wood - It's a Jungle in Here
Medeski, Martin & Wood - Combustication
Brad Mehldau - Art of the Trio: Volume One
Brad Mehldau - Art of the Trio: Volume Three
Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny Group - Offramp
Pat Metheny - Imaginary Day
Mingus Big Band 93 - Nostalgia in Times Square
Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus
Charles Mingus - Black Saint & the Sinner Lady
Blue Mitchell - The Thing to Do
Roscoe Mitchell Sextet - Sound
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Hank Mobley - Roll Call
Modern Jazz Quartet - Django
Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa
Thelonious Monk - The Best of the Blue Note Years
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Monk & Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Wes Montgomery - Incredible Jazz Guitar
Wes Montgomery - Full House
W Montgomery & W Kelly - Smokin' At the Half Note
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan - Search for the New Land
Lee Morgan - Cornbread
Lawrence 'Butch' Morris - Dust to Dust
Jelly Roll Morton - Birth Of the Hot
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Best of… with Chet Baker
Gerry Mulligan & Thelonious Monk - Mulligan Meets Monk
Mulligan & Webster - Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
David Murray Octet - Ming
Fats Navarro/Tadd Dameron - Blue Note/Capitol Sessions
Oliver Nelson - The Blues & the Abstract Truth
James Newton - African Flower
Red Norvo Trio - The Savoy Sessions
Anita O'Day - Anita Sings the Most
Joe 'King' Oliver - Dippermouth Blues [ASV]
Charlie Parker - The Savoy & Dial Studio Sessions
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Bird and Diz
Charlie Parker - Confirmation (Verve Years)
Evan Parker - 50th Birthday Concert
William Parker/In Order to Survive - Peach Orchard
Joe Pass - Virtuoso
Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
Duke Pearson - Sweet Honey Bee
Art Pepper - Meets the Rhythm Section
Art Pepper - Art Pepper + Eleven
The Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train
Oscar Peterson/Clark Terry - Oscar Peterson Trio+One
Michel Petrucciani - Power of Three
Michel Petrucciani - Solo Live
Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean
Chris Potter - Unspoken
Bud Powell - Jazz Giant
Bud Powell - The Definitive Bud Powell
Bud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell
Tito Puente - Dance Mania
Don Pullen/George Adams Quintet - Breakthrough
The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall
Joshua Redman - Wish
Django Reinhardt - Quintette du Hot Club de France
Marc Ribot - Y Los Cubanos Postizos
Buddy Rich - Big Swing Face
Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song
Sam Rivers - Contours
Max Roach - We Insist! Freedom Now Suite
Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet
Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins - Way Out West
Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
Gonzalo Rubalcaba - The Blessing
George Russell Sextet - Ezz-thetics
Pharoah Sanders - Karma
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra - Evanesence
John Scofield - A Go Go
Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Begin the Beguine
Woody Shaw - Rosewood
Archie Shepp - Fire Music
Wayne Shorter - Juju
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
Horace Silver - Blowin' the Blues Away
The Horace Silver Quintet - Song for My Father
The Horace Silver Quintet - The Cape Verdean Blues
Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue
Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra At the Sands
Bessie Smith - The Collection [1923-33]
Jimmy Smith - The Sermon
Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - Dynamic Duo
Johnny Smith - Moonlight in Vermont
Thomasz Stanko Septet - Litania
Sonny Stitt - Endgame Brilliance
Sun Ra & His Arkestra - Jazz In Silhouette
Sun Ra - Heliocentric Worlds (Vol 1)
Sun Ra - Atlantis
Sun Ra - Space Is the Place
John Surman - Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon
Gabor Szabo
Horace Tapscott - The Dark Tree
Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here
Art Tatum w/ Ben Webster - Group Masterpieces, Vol 8
Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures
Cecil Taylor - Conquistador!
Cecil Taylor - Silent Tongues
The Lucky Thompson Quartet - Lucky Strikes
Henry Threadgill - Too Much Sugar For a Dime
Henry Threadgill - Make Your Move
Keith Tippett - Dedicated to You...
Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce
Mel Torme - Swings Shubert Alley
Lennie Tristano - 1949 Capitol Sessions
Lennie Tristano - Lennie Tristano
Mark Turner - In This World
Steve Turre - Steve Turre
Stanley Turrentine - Sugar
McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
McCoy Tyner - Sahara
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Thad Jones Legacy
Sarah Vaughan w/ Clifford Brown - Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan - Swingin' Easy
Vienna Art Orchestra - The Minimalism of Erik Satie
Alexander von Schlippenbach - Pakistani Promade
Mal Waldron - The Quest
Fats Waller - The Very Best Of Fats Waller
Dinah Washington - Dinah Jams
Bobby Watson - Love Remains
Weather Report - Black Market
Weather Report - Heavy Weather
Ben Webster - Soulville
Ben Webster - ...Meets Oscar Peterson
Randy Weston - African Sunrise: Selections
Kenny Wheeler - Gnu High
Kenny Wheeler - Angel Song
The Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency!
Cassandra Wilson - Blue Light 'Til Dawn
Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter
Wilson & Adderley - Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley
Phil Woods - Rights of Swing
Phil Woods - Musique du Bois
World Saxophone Quartet - Plays Duke Ellington
Larry Young - Unity
Larry Young - Lawrence of Newark
Lester Young - With the Oscar Peterson Trio
Lester Young & Teddy Wilson - Pres and Teddy
John Zorn - The Big Gundown
John Zorn - Spy vs Spy
John Zorn - Naked City
John Zorn - Masada: Alef
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