"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

  2. 2.
    King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band: The Complete Set
    by King Oliver

  3. 3.
    Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings (W/Book)
    by Louis Armstrong

  4. 4.
    Complete RCA Victor Recordings
    by Louis Armstrong

  5. 5.
    Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
    by Louis Armstrong W.C. Handy

  6. 6.
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    Tidal Wave
    by Fletcher Cdgrp 643 Henderson

  7. 7.
    Essential Bessie Smith
    by Bessie Smith

  8. 8.
    Bix Beiderbecke Story
    by Bix Beiderbecke

  9. 9.
    Classic Early Recordings in Chronogical Order
    by Django Reinhardt

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

  11. 11.
    Sidney Bechet Story (Mini Lp Sleeve)
    by Sidney Bechet

  12. 12.
    Okeh Ellington
    by Duke Ellington

  13. 13.
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    Golden Greats
    by Duke Ellington

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

  15. 15.
    Ellington At Newport 1956
    by Duke Ellington

  16. 16.
    Money Jungle
    by Duke Ellington

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

  18. 18.
    Bebop Years
    by Coleman Hawkins

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

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

  21. 22.
    Kansas City Swing
    by Lester Young

  22. 23.
    Complete Decca 1937-39
    by Count Basie

  23. 24.
    Complete Atomic Basie
    by Count Basie

  24. 25.
    Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
    by Benny Goodman

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

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

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

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

  29. 30.
    1942-45
    by James P Johnson

  30. 31.
    Best of Nat King Cole Trio: Vocal Classics 42-46
    by Nat King Cole

  31. 32.
    Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
    by Charlie Parker

  32. 33.
    Bird: Complete Charlie Parker on Verve
    by Charlie Parker

  33. 34.
    Best of The Complete Live Performances on Savoy
    by Charlie Parker

  34. 35.
    Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945
    by Dizzy Gillespie

  35. 36.
    Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1947-1949
    by Dizzy Gillespie

  36. 37.
    Genius of Modern Music 1
    by Thelonious Monk

  37. 38.
    Live at the It Club: Complete
    by Thelonious Monk

  38. 39.
    The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (2 CD)
    by Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane

  39. 40.
    Intuition
    by Lennie Tristano

  40. 41.
    The Complete Birth of the Cool
    by Miles Davis

  41. 42.
    Bags Groove
    by Miles Davis

  42. 43.
    Kind of Blue
    by Miles Davis

  43. 44.
    Highlights From Plugged Nickel
    by Miles Davis

  44. 45.
    Bitches Brew
    by Miles Davis

  45. 46.
    Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1
    by Bud Powell

  46. 47.
    The Original Quartet With Chet Baker [2-CD SET]
    by Gerry Mulligan

  47. 48.
    Django (Reis)
    by Modern Jazz Quartet

  48. 49.
    Best of the Pablo Solo Masterpieces
    by Art Tatum

  49. 50.
    Clifford Brown & Max Roach: Vme Series
    by Clifford Brown

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