1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (201-220)

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 201 through 220.

201. Bass Hit! – Ray Brown (Verve, 1956)

202. This is How I Feel About Jazz – Quincy Jones (Paramount, 1956)

203. Rights of Swing – Phil Woods (Candid, 1960)

204. The Opener – Curtis Fuller (Blue Note, 1957)

205. Thinking of Home – Hank Mobley (Blue Note, 1970)

206. Rosewood – Woody Shaw (Columbia/Legacy, 1977)

207. Page One – Joe Henderson (Blue Note, 1963)

208. Whistle Stop – Kenny Dorham (Blue Note, 1961)

209. One in Two, Two in One – Max Roach with Anthony Braxton (hatHUT, 1979)

210. Virtue – Eldar (Masterworks Jazz, 2009)

211. Gumbo Nouveau – Nicholas Payton (Verve, 1995)

212. Song for My Father – Horace Silver (Blue Note, 1964)

213. Some Skunk Funk (live) – Randy Brecker/Michael Brecker (BHM, 2005)

214. That’s What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles – John Scofield (Verve, 2005)

215. Dinah Jams – Dinah Washington (Polygram, 1954)

216. The One and Only – Maynard Ferguson (Maynard Ferguson Trust, 2007)

217. Enchance – Billy Hart (A&M, 1977)

218. Ray Sings, Basie Swings – Ray Charles/Count Basie Orchestra (Concord, 2006)

219. Monk’s Dream – Thelonious Monk (Columbia, 1962)

220. Alto Madness – Richie Cole (Muse, 1977)