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10 greatest jazz albums of all time
#1
Go on I dare you.
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#2
NO :attention:, I dare you :attention::attention::Wink:.

Since you ask, my 10 faves would be (You can tell I mostly follow recommendations of fairly well known stuff):

In no particular order

- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Don't find this easy going, but I like a challenge)
- Miles Davis - Birth of The Cool
- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
- Arne Domnerus Group - Jazz at The Pawnshop ( This is a famous, live hi-fi demonstration album, it sounds gorgeous, & I love it !!)
- Coleman Hawkins - The High & Mighty Hawk
- Billie Holiday - The Lady in Autumn
- Jacques Loussier - Play Bach 2000
- Oscar Peterson - Night Train
- Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
- Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours

Since I'm no expert, I'm hardly qualified to declare these the greatest of all times.

Shoot me down, people !!
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#3
Tiggi.
Excellent choices. The whole point of the post was not to confirm my prejudices but to find out what is out there that I have not discovered.
PaulF
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#4
Tiggi Wrote:- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Don't find this easy going, but I like a challenge)

I'd prefer Stellar Regions by Coltrane.

Tiggi Wrote:- Miles Davis - Birth of The Cool
- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Seconded, but I'd add Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud and Sketches of Spain as well.

The rest:

Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert (I've got the Vinyl. It's a shitload more awesome than any download can be)
Keith Jarrett - Nude Ants
Anthony Braxton - Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions
Kenny Wheeler - Windmill Tilter

and, to add something more recent:

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

I'm no Jazz connoisseur per se and I might have to check out more of some artists (e.g. Miles or Coltrane) to maybe make a better statement. I might come back to this list some other time and correct this if need be.
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#5
The Birth of Cool is my all time favorite
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.
-- Louis Armstrong


UMGD
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#6
Tiggi Wrote:- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

This is one of my absolute favourite albums, have only recently listened to it (and started listening to Jazz in general) but it is an absolute masterpiece!
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#7
okay... so if those are the top 10, what would you recommend for someone just getting into jazz...

what would be the top 10 beginners albums?
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#8
The above-mentioned Kind of Blue is an absolute Jazz classic, and it's easy on the ears...
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#9
Tiggi Wrote:- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Don't find this easy going, but I like a challenge)

- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

- Coleman Hawkins - The High & Mighty Hawk

All solid picks, I'd also include the folllowing:

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

Wes Montgomery - (I have the complete Riverside Recordings)

django reinhardt - django reinhardt

stan getz & joão gilberto
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#10
And Time Out is there or thereabouts for me too...
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