1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (281-300)

Here is another 20 to add to the list.

Remember that there is no ranking system here, and if you don’t see your favorite jazz album yet, it doesn’t mean it won’t show up.

Every week I will offer up twenty more, in no particular order and with no ranking system or common theme (other than jazz of course).

Hopefully these lists will inspire you to seek some of these albums out that perhaps you haven’t heard before, or revisit an old favorite. And as always, we want your thoughts on any or all of these albums. Either way, let’s get started with this week, and in no particular order, albums 281 through 300.

281. After Hours with Miss D – Dinah Washington (1954)

282. Ellington Uptown – Duke Ellington (Sony, 1953)

283. Jam Session – Clifford Brown (Emarcy, 1954)

284. Blue Rose – Rosemary Clooney (Columbia, 1956)

285. Brilliant Corners – Thelonious Monk (Riverside/OJC, 1957)

286. Cherokee – Charlie Barnet (Bluebird, 1958)

287. Mingus Revisited – Charles Mingus (Emarcy, 1960)

288. Q Live in Paris Circa 1960 -Quincy Jones (Warner Bros., 1960)

289. Really Big! – Jimmy Heath (Riverside/OJC, 1960)

290. Genius + Soul = Jazz – Ray Charles (DCC, 1960)

291. The Centaur and the Phoenix – Yusef Lateef (Riverside/OJC, 1961)

292. Smooth as the Wind – Blue Mitchell (Original Jazz Classics, 1961)

293. Down Home – Sam Jones (Original Jazz Classics, 1962)

294. Letter from Home – Eddie Jefferson (Riverside/OJC, 1962)

295. Hobo Flats – Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1963)

296. Live at Newport – McCoy Tyner (Impulse!, 1963)

297. You Better Know it!!! – Lionel Hampton (Japanese Import, 1964)

298. Joyride – Stanley Turrentine (Blue Note, 1965)

299. The Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes – Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery (Verve, 1966)

300. Every Day I have the Blues – Jimmy Rushing (Impulse!, 1967)

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