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The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz

as complied by ben ratliff and including the another 100 albums you should own or at least know about

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1. The Creators of Jazz
by Original Dixieland Band
  
2.
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 The Quintessence
by King Oliver
  
3. The Essential Bessie Smith
by Bessie Smith
  
4. A Study in Frustration/Thesaurus of Classic Jazz
by Fletcher Henderson
  
5. The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
by Louis Armstrong
  
6. Birth of the Hot
by Jelly Roll Morton
  
7.
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 Bix Beiderbecke, Vol. 1: Singin' the Blues
by Bix Beiderbecke
  
8. The OKeh Ellington
by Duke Ellington
  
9. Complete RCA Victor Recordings
by Louis Armstrong
  
10. Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday
by Billie Holiday
  
11. The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings
by Benny Goodman
  
12. The Complete Decca Recordings
by Count Basie
  
13. The Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1937-1949
by Dizzy Gillespie
  
14. The Kansas City Sessions
by Lester Young
  
15. Let The Good Times Roll: The Anthology 1938-1953  
16.
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 EL TAMBOR DE CUBA  
17. The Blanton-Webster Band
by Duke Ellington
  
18. 1941-1943
by John Kirby & His Orchestra
  
19. The Original James P. Johnson 1942-1945
by James P. Johnson
  
20.
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 1943-1944
by Coleman Hawkins
  
21. First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story (The Original Recordings)
by Dinah Washington
  
22. The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
by Charlie Parker
  
23.
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 The Zodiac Suite
by Mary Lou Williams
  
24.
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 Charles "Baron" Minus, West Coast 1*45-49 by Charles Mingus  
25. Live at the Circle Room
by Nat King Cole Trio
  
26. Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol.3 - Basin Street Blues
by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
  
27. Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
by Thelonious Monk
  
28. Charlie Parker with Strings: The Master Takes
by Charlie Parker with Strings
  
29. Djangology 49
by Django Reinhardt
  
30. New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm
by Stan Kenton
  
31.
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 The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker
by Gerry Mulligan
  
32.
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 Brubeck Time
by Dave Brubeck
  
33.
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 Sarah Vaughan
by Sarah Vaughan
  
34. Clifford Brown & Max Roach
by Clifford Brown
  
35. Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
by Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers
  
36. The Complete Barclay Recordings of Chet Baker, Vol. 1: Chet in Paris
by Chet Baker
  
37. Concert By The Sea
by Erroll Garner
  
38.
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 The Art of Herbie Nichols
by Herbie Nichols
  
39. Lennie Tristano/The New Tristano
by Lennie Tristano
  
40. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
by Ella Fitzgerald
  
41. Fontessa
by The Modern Jazz Quartet
  
42.
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 The Genius of Art Tatum Volume 8
by Art Tatum
  
43. Miles Ahead
by Miles Davis
  
44. Songs for Distingue Lovers
by Billie Holiday
  
45.
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 People in Sorrow - The Art Ensemble of Chicago (1969 album)
by The Art Ensemble of Chicago
  
46. Kenya: Afro-Cuban Jazz
by Machito
  
47. Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
by Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
  
48. Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section
by Art Pepper
  
49. Way Out West
by Sonny Rollins
  
50. The Complete Atomic Basie
by Count Basie
  
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Created by AGI21391 on May 16, 2009.