Absolutely Essential CD’s
Kind Of Blue ; Miles Davis The album that will transform non-jazz fans.
Bill Evans; Complete Village Vanguard 1961 Boxed Set. Recorded Live. Needs to be heard!!
Art Blakey; A Night at Birdland Vol 1
Cannonball Adderley; Somethin Else
Charlie Parker; Yardbird Suite Boxed Set
Dizzy Gillespie; Sonny Side Up
Shelly Manne & His Men at the Blackhawk Vol. 1-5 a most incredible LIVE set.
Louis Armstrong, Hot Fives & Sevens One of the better compilations.
Thelonious Monk, The Complete Riverside Recordings W/ John Coltrane
Ray Brown, Some Of My Best Friends Are… a series of albums and all are classics.
Don Friedman, A Day In The City
Sarah Vaughan W/ Clifford Brown
Ahmad Jamal, Cross Country Tour 2 CD
John Coltrane, Fearless Leader Boxed Set
John Coltrane, Interplay Boxed Set
John Coltrane, Side Steps Boxed Set
Art Pepper, Meets The Rhythm Section
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Live At Mintons
Hampton Hawes, Complete Sessions 2 CD
Harold Land, Harold In The Land Of Jazz
Helen Merrell With Clifford Brown
David:
interesting site. jazz is like an abstract painting!
lee klein
Don’t know how I got here, but I like and am looking to drill down into it. I like the fact that I have your twelve essentials.
Very nice blog dave!
Cool essential list too.
Congrats!