"The New Yorker" Magazine 100 Essential Jazz Albums

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A list compiled by David Remnick and Richard Brody of "The New Yorker" magazine. These hundred titles are meant to provide a broad sampling of jazz classics and wonders across the music’s century-long history. Early New Orleans jazz, swing, bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz, hard bop, free jazz, third stream, and fusion are all represented, though not equally. We have tried not to overdo it with expensive boxed sets and obscure imports; sometimes it couldn’t be helped. We have also tried to strike a balance between healthy samplings of the innovative giants (Armstrong, Ellington, Parker, Davis, Coltrane, etc.) and the greater range of talents and performances.

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  1. 1.
    Handful of Keys
    by Fats Waller

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    King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band: The Complete Set
    by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

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    The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
    by Louis Armstrong

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  4. 4.
    Complete RCA Victor Recordings
    by Louis Armstrong

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    Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
    by Louis Armstrong W.C. Handy

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    Tidal Wave
    by Fletcher Cdgrp 643 Henderson

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  7. 7.
    The Essential Bessie Smith
    by Bessie Smith

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  8. 8.
    The Bix Beiderbecke Story
    by Bix Beiderbecke

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  9. 9.
    The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order
    by Django Reinhardt

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  10. 10.
    Jelly Roll Morton: 1926-1930
    by Jelly Roll Morton

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  11. 11.
    The Sidney Bechet Story
    by Sidney Bechet

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    The OKeh Ellington
    by Duke Ellington

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    Golden Greats
    by Duke Ellington

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  14. 14.
    Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
    by Duke Ellington

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  15. 15.
    Ellington At Newport 1956
    by Duke Ellington

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  16. 16.
    Money Jungle
    by Duke Ellington

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  17. 17.
    The Essential Sides 1929-1939
    by Coleman Hawkins

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  18. 18.
    The Bebop Years
    by Coleman Hawkins

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  19. 19.
    Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles
    by Billie Holiday

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  20. 20.
    Noble Art of Teddy Wilson
    by Teddy Wilson

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  21. 22.
    Kansas City Swing
    by Lester Young

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  22. 23.
    The Complete Decca Recordings
    by Count Basie

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  23. 24.
    The Complete Atomic Basie
    by Count Basie

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  24. 25.
    Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
    by Benny Goodman

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  25. 26.
    Night Whispers: 1938-1946
    by John Kirby Sextet

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  26. 27.
    Stompin' at the Savoy
    by Chick Webb & His Orchestra

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  27. 28.
    3, 4, 5: The Verve Small Group Sessions
    by Benny Carter

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  28. 29.
    The Genius of the Electric Guitar
    by Charlie Christian

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  29. 30.
    The Original James P. Johnson 1942-1945
    by James P. Johnson

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  30. 32.
    Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Sessions
    by Charlie Parker

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  31. 33.
    Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve
    by Charlie Parker

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  32. 34.
    Best of The Complete Live Performances on Savoy
    by Charlie Parker

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  33. 35.
    Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945
    by Dizzy Gillespie

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  34. 36.
    The Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1937-1949
    by Dizzy Gillespie

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  35. 37.
    Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
    by Thelonious Monk

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  36. 38.
    Live At The It Club
    by Thelonious Monk

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  37. 39.
    The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (2 CD)
    by Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane

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  38. 40.
    Intuition
    by Lennie Tristano

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  39. 41.
    The Complete Birth of the Cool
    by Miles Davis

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  40. 42.
    Bags Groove
    by Miles Davis & Modern Jazz Giants

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    Kind of Blue
    by Miles Davis

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    Highlights from the Plugged Nickel
    by Miles Davis

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  43. 45.
    Bitches Brew
    by Miles Davis

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  44. 46.
    The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1
    by Bud Powell

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  45. 47.
    The Original Quartet With Chet Baker [2-CD SET]
    by Gerry Mulligan

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  46. 48.
    Django
    by The Modern Jazz Quartet

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  47. 49.
    The Best of the Pablo Solo Masterpieces
    by Art Tatum

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  48. 50.
    Clifford Brown & Max Roach
    by Clifford Brown

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