Essential Albums
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Instrument Artist Title Album Number
Alto Cannonball Adderley *Something Else w/Miles Davis B21K-46338
*Takes Charge w/W.Kelly, P.Chambers, J.Cobb *Landmark 1306
At the Lighthouse w/Nat Adderley, Sam Jones, V.Feldman, L.Hayes *Landmark 1305
Trumpet Chet Baker The Touch of Your Lips w/Doug Raney, N.H.O.Pederson Steeplechase 1122
Drums Art Blakey *Jazz Messengers w/D.Byrd, H.Mobley, H.Silver, D.Watkins *Columbia PC 37021
*Night at Birdland w/C.Brown, Lou Donaldson, H.Silver, C.Russel (Vol.2) B21K-46520
Trumpet Clifford Brown Clifford Brown with Strings Polygram 814-642
*Study in Brown w/Harold Land, Max Roach Polygram 814-646
*Brown and Roach Inc. w/Sonny Rollins, Max Roach Polygram 814-644
Brownie Eyes *Blue Note LA267-G
Bass Ray Brown Bam, Bam, Bam w/Gene Harris, Jeff Hamilton Concord CJ-375
Don't Forget the Blues w/Al Grey, Gene Harris, Grady Tate, Ron Eschete Concord CJ-293
Alto Ornette Coleman Town Hall Concert w/Izenzohn, Moffett and strings *ESP 1006
*Something Else! w/Don Cherry, Walter Norris OJC 163
This is Our Music w/Cherry, Haden, Blackwell *Atlantic 13S3
Tenor John Coltrane Live at Birdland w/M.Tyner, J.Garrison, Elvin Jones Impulse 198
Impressions w/M.Tyner, J.Garrison, Elvin Jones *MCA 5987
A Love Supreme w/same as above GRP 155
*Crescent w/same as above Impulse 200
*Blue Train w/C.Fuller, Lee Morgan, Philly Joe James B21Y-46095
*Giant Steps w/Tommy Flanagan, P.Chambers, A.Taylor Atlantic ATL-1311
More Lasting Then Bronze (2 records) *Prestige 24014
Trumpet Miles Davis Jazz at the Plaza w/Coltrane, Adderley, Paul Chambers *Columbia 32470
*My Funny Valentine w/G.Coleman, R.Carter, H.Hancock Columbia CK-48821
*Milestones w/Coltrane, Adderley, Paul Chambers Columbia CK-40837
Seven Steps to Heaven w/Hancock, Carter, T.Williams Columbia CK-48827
*Miles Davis (excellent 2-record set from 1956-57) *Prestige 24001
Nefertiti w/W.Shorter, R.Carter, T.Williams, H.Hancock Columbia CK-46113
*Kind of Blue w/Coltrane, Adderley, W.Kelly, P.Chambers Columbia COL-64935
Piano Chick Corea *Light as a Feather w/Joe Farrell, Stan Clarke, Airto Polygram 827-148
*Now He Sings, Now He Sobs w/Roy Haynes, M.Vitous B21K-90055
Piano Herbie Hancock The Best of Herbie Hancock (2 records) *BI 91142
*Maiden Voyage w/F.Hubbard, R.Carter, T.Williams B21Y-46339
Empyrean Isles w/Freddie Hubbard, R.Carter, T.Williams B21Y-84175
The Prisoner w/Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles Blue Note 46845
Trumpet Freddie Hubbard Hub of Hubbard w/E.Daniels, R.Hanna *MPS 15 267
Sky Dive ZK-44171
Keep Your Soul Together *CTI 6036
*Ready for Freddie w/W.Shorter, Elvin Jones, M.Tyner Blue Note 32094
Tenor Joe Henderson *Live in Japan *Milestone 9047
Power to the People w/H.Hancock, R.Carter, J.DeJohnette *Milestone 9024
Inner Urge w/Elvin Jones, M.Tyner, B.Cranshaw B21Y-84189
Vibes Milt Jackson Bags Meets Wes! w/ Wes Montgomery, W.Kelly, S.Jones, Philly Joe Jones OJC 234
Trombone J.J. Johnson *The Eminent J.J. Vol. 1 and 2 w/C.Brown, H.Mobley B.Note 81505 and 81506
The Trombone Master w/T.Flanagan, P.Chambers, M.Roach Columbia CJ44443
Drums Elvin Jones Live at the Lighthouse w/Liebman and Grossman *Blue Note LA015-G2
Live at Village Vanguard Enja 2036
Trumpet Wynton Marsalis Standard Time w/M.Roberts, Bob Hurst, Jeff Watts Columbia CK-40461
Alto Roscoe Mitchell Congliptious *Nessa - 2
Piano Thelonious Monk *Monk and Trane *Milestone 47011
Guitar Wes Montgomery *Trio w/Melvin Rhyne, Paul Parker OJC 034
*Full House w/Johnny Griffin, W.Kelly, P.Chambers OJC 106
*The Small Group Recordings-Live w/W.Kelly, P.Chambers *Verve 833-555-1
Trumpet Lee Morgan *Cornbread w/H.Hancock, J.McLean, H.Mobley Blue Note 84222
Tenor Oliver Nelson *Blues and the Abstract Truth GRP 154
Alto Charlie Parker *Jazz at Massey Hall w/M.Roach, B.Powell, Dizzy Gillespie *Prestige 24024
The Verve Years-Four Small Groups *Verve 827-154-1
Now's the Time Polygram 825-671
The Savoy Recordings (30 songs) *Savoy 2201
Tenor Sonny Rollins The Bridge w/Jim Hall, B.Cranshaw BMG 68518
*Newk's Time w/W.Kelly, D.Watkins, Philly Joe Jones Blue Note 84001
Now's the Time w/Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock *QJ 25241
*Saxophone Collosus and More w/C.Brown, M.Roach OJC 291
Sonny Rollins w/John Coltrane *Prestige 24004
Tenor Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil w/Freddie Hubbard, H.Hancock, E.Jones B21Y-46509
Piano Horace Silver *Song for my Father w/Carmel Jones, Joe Henderson Blue Note 84185
The Cape Verdean Blues w/J.J.Johnson, W.Shaw, J.Henderson Blue Note 84220
*Blowin' the Blues Away w/B.Mitchell, Jr.Cook B21Y-46526
Alto Sonny Stitt *The Stitt/Rollins Session w/Dizzy Gillespie *Verve 833-558-1
Alto/Tenor Sonny Stitt Constellation w/Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Ray Brooks Muse 5323
Piano McCoy Tyner *The Real McCoy w/Joe Henderson, R.Carter, E.Jones B21Y-46512
Enlightenment (2-record set) *Milestone 55001
Reevaluation: The Impulse Years (2-record set) *MCA 204156
The Early Trios (2-record set) *MCA 204157
Alto Phil Woods Bouquet w/Tom Harrell, Hal Galper, S.Gilmore, B.Goodwin Concord CJ-377
Organ Larry Young *Unity w/Woody Shaw, E.Jones, Joen Henderson Blue Note 84221
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