Here is another twenty for you to add to your 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 week three, and in no particular order, albums 61 through 80.
61. 
Adam’s Apple – Wayne Shorter (Blue Note, 1966)
62. 
Giant Steps – John Coltrane (Atlantic, 1959)
63. 
Blues and Roots – Charles Mingus (Rhino, 1959)
64. 
Trumpet Evolution – Arturo Sandoval (Crescent Moon, 2003)
65. 
Basie Big Band – Count Basie (Pablo, 1975)
66. 
Brecker Bros. – Brecker Bros. (Arista, 1975)
67. 
Billie Holiday Sings – Billie Holiday (Columbia, 1950)
68. 
Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West – Carmen McRae (Concord Jazz, 1987)
69. 
Nuf Said – Kai Winding and J.J. Johnson (Bethlehem, 1955)
70. 
Go! – Dexter Gordon (Blue Note, 1962)
71. 
Steve Turre – Steve Turre (Verve, 1996)
72. 
Once More…With Feeling! – Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band (Amherst, 1991)
73. 
Spectrum – Bob Mintzer (DMP, 1988)
74. 
In Private (compilation) – Art Tatum (Jazz Chronicles, 2007, recording dates 1949-50)
75. 
Straight Life – Freddie Hubbard (Columbia, 1970)
76. 
At The Hickory House – Marian McPartland (Capitol, 1954)
77. 
Good Night and Good Luck (soundtrack) – Dianne Reeves (Concord, 2005)
78. 
At Newport – Dizzy Gillespie (Verve, 1957)
79. 
The Essential Glenn Miller (compilation) – Glenn Miller (Bluebird/RCA, 1939-1944 recording dates)
80. 
…And Then, There’s This! – Jessica Williams (Timeless, 1990)
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