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 561 through 580.
561. Runnin’ Wild – Teddy Wilson (Black Lion, 1973)
562. Big Band and Quartet in Concert – Thelonious Monk (Columbia, 1963)
563. Ella at Duke’s Place – Ella Fitzgerald (Polygram, 1965)
564. Fire Down Below – Ted Curson (Original Jazz Classics, 1962)
565. For Alto – Anthony Braxton (Delmark, 1968)
566. Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 5 – Stanley Cowell (Concord Jazz, 1990)
567. Grant’s First Stand – Grant Green (Blue Note, 1961)
568. The Tiger of San Pedro – Bill Watrous (Wounded Bird Records, 1975)
569. Canta Brasil – Kenny Barron (Universal Distribution, 2002)
570. Misty – Erroll Garner (Mercury, 1955)
571. Come Away With Me – Norah Jones (Blue Note, 2002)
572. The West Coast Sound, Vol. 1 – Shelly Manne (Original Jazz Classics, 1955)
573. Ya-Ka-May – Galactic (Anti, 2010)
574. Swinging Down in New Orleans – Doc Cheatham (Jazzology, 1995)
575. 1929-1934 (compilation) – Chick Webb (Classics, 1990 compilation release date)
576. Peer Pleasure – Jimmy Heath (Landmark, 1987)
577. Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics – Carmen McRae (Jazz, 1961)
578. Live and Well in Japan – Benny Carter (Pablo/OJC, 1977)
579. The Red Norvo Trios – Red Norvo (Prestige, 1955)
580. The Blues Book – Booker Ervin (Prestige/OJC, 1964)
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