Perfect Sounds: Jazz

A-C

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Abdullah, Ahmed:

- Ahmed Abdullah & his Solomonic Quintet (Silkheart, 1987) n/a

Abrams, Muhal Richard:
- Levels and Degrees of Light (Delmark, 1967) 6

- Rejoicing With the Light (Black Saint, 1983) n/a
- Blu Blu Blu (Black Saint, 1991) 8

Adderley, Cannonball:
- Something Else (Blue Note, 1958) 8

Adderley, Nat:
- Work Song (Riverside, 1960) 8

Air (Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall, Henry Threadgill):
- Air Song (1975) 8
- Air Raid (1976) 8
- Live Air (Black Saint, 1976) 7
- Air Time (Nessa, 1977/1978) 7
- Open Air Suit (Arista Novus) 7

- Air Lore (RCA, 1979) 10
- Air Mail (Black Saint, 1980) 7
- 80 Degrees Below '82 (Antilles, 1982) 9
- New Air: Live at the Montreal International Jazz Festival (Black Saint, 1983/1984) 8

Ali, Rashied:

- w/Charles Gayle & William Parker: By Any Means: Live at Crescendo (Ayler Rec., 2007) 7

- w/Henry Grimes: Spirits Aloft (Porter, 2010) 7

Allen, Geri:
- Geri Allen Trio: The Printmakers (Minor Music, 1984) 8

Allen, Henry "Red":
- World on a String (Bluebird/RCA, 1957) 9
- The Henry Allen Collection, Vol. 1 (Collector's Choice, 1992) n/a

Allison, Ben:
- Cowboy Justice (Palmetto, 2006) 7
- Little Things Run The World (Palmetto, 2008) 8
- Think Free (Palmetto, 2009) 6

- Action-Refraction (Palmetto, 2011) 7

Allison, Mose:
- I Don't Worry About a Thing (Atlantis, 1962) 7

Amalgam:
- Prayer for Peace (Trasatlantic, 1969) 9

Ammons, Gene:
- Boss Tenor (Prestige, 1960) 8

Anderson, Fred:
- w/Hamid Drake, William Parker: Blue Winter (Eremite, 2005) 8
- w/Hamid Drake: From the River to the Ocean (Thrill Jockey, 2007) 7

Angles:

- Epileptical West - Live in Coimbra (Clean Feed, 2010) 8

Armstrong, Louis:
- The Hot Fives, Volume I (Columbia, 1925) 9
- The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens, Volume II (Columbia, 1926) 8
- The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens, Volume III (Columbia, 1927) 9
- Volume IV: Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines (Columbia, 1927) 10
- Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1923-34 (Columbia/Legacy) 10
- 16 Most Requested Songs (Columbia, 1954-66) 9

Art Ensemble of Chicago:
- People In Sorrow (Nessa, 1969) 8

- A Jackson in your House/Message to our Folks (Varese, 1969) 6
- Les Stances A Sophie (Universal Sound, 1970) 8
- Phase One (America, 1971) 8
- Bap-Tizum (Koch Jazz, 1972) 6
- Fanfare for the Warriors (Koch Jazz, 1973) 7
- Chi-Congo (Paula, 1973) 8
- Nice Guys (ECM, 1979) n/a

- Full Force (ECM, 1980) n/a
- Urban Bushmen (ECM, 1982) n/a
- The Third Decade (ECM, 1984) 7

Atomic:
- Feet Music (Jazzland Rec., 2001) 7
- Boom Boom (Jazzland Rec., 2003) 7
- The Bikini Tapes (Jazzland Rec., 2005) n/a
- Brand New Ears (Jazzland Rec., 2006) 8

Ayler, Albert:
- Spiritual Unity (ESP, 1964) 10
- Bells (ESP/Calibre, 1965) 7
- Spirits Rejoice (ESP/Calibre, 1965) 8
- Live in Greenwich Village, The Complete Impulse Sessions (Impulse!, 1998) 8
- Love Cry (Impulse!, 1967) 6
- Holy Ghost: Rare and Unissued Recordings (1962-1970) (Revenant, 2004) 7

The Bad Plus:
- The Bad Plus (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2000) n/a
- These Are the Vistas (Columbia, 2003) n/a

- Give (Columbia, 2004) n/a

Bang, Billy:
- Billy Bang's Survival Ensemble: New York Collage (Anima, 1978) n/a

- Changing Seasons (Bellows, 1980) n/a

- Billy Bang Quintet: Rainbow Gladiator (Soul Note, 1981) 8

- w/ The Jazz Doctors: Intensive Care (Cadillac, 1984) 8

- Billy Bang Sextet: The Fire From Within (Soul Note, 1985) 7
- Bang On! (Justin Time, 1997) 7
- Vietnam: The Aftermath (Justin Time, 2001) 9
- Vietnam: Reflections (Justin Time, 2004) 7

- w/Sirone: Sirone Bang Ensemble: Configuration (Silkheart) 8
- Quintet feat. Frank Lowe: Above and Beynd: An Evening in Grand Rapids (Justin Time, 2007) 7
- Prayer for Peace (TUM, 2010, rec. 2008) 8

Bartz, Gary:
- There Goes the Neighborhood (Candid, 1990) n/a

Basie, Count:
- The Complete Decca Recordings (GRP, 1937/1992) 8
- The Best of Early Basie (GRP, 1996) 9

Bechet, Sidney:
- Young Sidney Bechet 1923-1925 (Timeless, 1998) 6
- Master Takes: Victor Sessions (Bluebird/RCA, 1932-1943) n/a
- Ken Burns Jazz (Columbia/Legacy, 2000) 8

Beiderbecke, Bix:
- Bix Beiderbecke, Vol. 1: Singing the Blues (Columbia, 1927) 9

Berne, Tim:

- Mutant Variations (Soul Note, 1984) 7
- Big Satan: I Think They Liked It Honey (Winter & Winter, 1997) 7
- Paraphrase: Pre-Emptive Denial (Screwgun Records, 2005) 8
- Insomnia (Clean Feed, 2011) n/a

- Snake Oil (ECM, 2012) n/a

Blakey, Art:
- Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (Atlantic, 1957) 8
- Moanin' (Blue Note, 1958) 7
- Roots and Herbs (Blue Note, 1961) 9

Bley, Paul:
- Introducing Paul Bley (Debut OJC, 1953) n/a
- The Fabulous Paul Bley Quintet (Musidisc, 1958) n/a

Blumiett, Hamiet:

- Resolution (Black Saint, 1978) n/a

- Ebu (Soul Note, 1984) 6

Blythe, Arthur:
- Lennox Avenue Breakdown (Sony/Koch, 1979) 9
- Focus (Savant, 2002) 8

Bowie, Lester:
- The 5th Power (Black Saint, 1978) 8
- The Fire This Time (In+Out, 1992) 9

Boykins, Ronnie:

- The Will Come, Is Now (ESP Disk, 1967-75) n/a

Braxton, Anthony:
- Three Compositions of New Jazz (Delmark, 1968) n/a
- For Alto (Delmark, 1969) 6
- Creative Orchestra Music 1976 (Arista, 1976) 9
- Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984 (Black Saint, 1984) 8
- Six Monk's Compositions (1987) 8
- w/Milford Graves & William Parker: Beyond Quantum (Tzadik, 2008) 8

Brooks, Tina:
- Minor Move [(Blue Note, 1958) n/a

Brown, Clifford:
- The Beginning and the End (Columbia, 1952) n/a
- A Study in Brown (EmArcy, 1955) 8
- Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (w/ Max Roach) (Verve) 7

Brown, Marion:
- Why Not? (ESP, 1966) 8
- Geechee Recollections (Impulse!, 1973) n/a

Brown, Rob:
- Crown Trunk Root Funk (AUM Fidelity, 2008) 7

Brubeck, Dave:
- Time Out (Columbia, 1959) 8

Brötzmann, Peter:
- Machine Gun (FMP, 1968) 7
- w/Fred Hopkins & Rashied Ali: Songlines (FMP, 1994) 8

Byard, Jaki:
- Out Front (Prestige/OJC, 1961) n/a
- The Jaki Byard Experience (Prestige/OJC, 1968) n/a

Byas, Don:
- Savoy Jam Party (Savoy, 1944/1995) 8

Byron, Don:
- Tuskegee Experiment (Elektra Nonesuch, 1992) 7
- Music for Six Musicians (Elektra Nonesuch, 1994) n/a

Campbell, Roy:
- Akhenaten Suite (AUM Fidelity, 2007) 7

Carter, James:
- The Real Quiet Storm (Atlantic, 1995) 7
- Conversin' With the Elders (Atlantic, 1996) 8
- In Carterian Fashion (Atlantic, 1998) n/a
- Chasin' the Gypsy (Atlantic, 2000) 8
- Layin' in the Cut (Atlantic, 2000) 7
- w/Cyrus Chestnut/Reginald Veal/Ali Jackson: Gold Sounds (Brown Brothers,2005) 6
- Presnt Tense (EmArcy, 2008) 6

Carter, John:
- John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet: Seeking (Hat Art, 1969) 8

- Dauwhe (Black Saint, 1982) 8
- Castles of Ghana (Grammavision, 1985) n/a

- Fields (Grammavision, 1988) n/a

Chaloff, Serge:

- Blue Serge (Capitol, 1956) 8

Cherry, Don:
- Complete Communion (Blue Note, 1965) 8
- Where Is Brooklyn? (Blue Note, 1966) n/a
- Brown Rice (A&M, 1975) 7

Clark, Sonny:
- Sonny's Crib (Blue Note, 1957) 7
- Cool Struttin' (Blue Note, 1958) 6

Cline, Nels:
- New Monestary - A View Into the Music of Andrew Hill (Cryptogramophono, 2006) 7

- Initiate (Cryptogramophone, 2010) 7

Coleman, Ornette:
- The Shape of Jazz to Come (Atlantic, 1959) 10
- Change of the Century (Atlantic, 1960) 9
- This is Our Music (Atlantic, 1961) 8
- Free Jazz (Atlantic, 1961) 7
- Ornette! (Atlantic, 1962) 10
- Ornette on Tenor (Atlantic, 1962) n/a
- At the Golden Circle, Volume One (Blue Note, 1965) 8
- At the Golden Circle, Volume Two (blue note, 1965) 8
-The Art of the Improvisers (Atlantic, 1970) n/a
- Dancing in Your Head (A&M, 1977) 9
- Body Meta (Verve, 1978) n/a
- Of Human Feelings (Antilles, 1982) 9
- In All Languages (Harmolodic/Verve, 1987) 8
- Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar, 2006) 9

Coltrane, John:
- Blue Train (Blue Note, 1957) 6
- Soultrane (Prestige OJC, 1958) n/a
- Giant Steps (Atlantic, 1959) 8
- My Favorite Things (Atlantic, 1960) 9
- Olé Coltrane (Atlantic, 1961) 9
- The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions (Impulse, 1961) 8
- Live at the Village Vanguard - the Master Takes (Impulse, 1961) 10
- Impressions (Impulse, 1961) 7
- Ballads (Impulse, 1962) n/a
- Afro Blue Impressions (Pablo, 1963) 7
- Coltrane Live at Birdland (Impulse, 1963) n/a
- Crescent (Impulse, 1964) n/a
- A Love Supreme (Impulse, 1964) 10
- Ascension (Impulse, 1965) 7
- Sun Ship (Impulse, 1965) n/a
- First Meditations (Impulse, 1965) n/a
- Interstellar Space (Impulse, 1967) 7

Cooper-Moore:
- w/Assif Tsahar & Chad Taylor: Digital Primitives (Hopscotch, 2007) 8
- Digital Primitives (w/Assif Tsahar & Chad Taylor): Hum Crackle & Pop (Hopscotch, 2009) 8

Counce, Curtis:
- Landslide (Contemporary/OJC, 1957) 7

Crispell, Marylin:

- Spirit Music (Cadence, 1982) n/a

- Gaia (Leo Records, 1987) n/a

- Overlapping Hands: Eight Segments (FMP, 1990) n/a

- Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: Music of Annette Peacock (ECM, 1997) 7

Criss, Sonny:

- Up, Up and Away (Prestige, 1967) n/a

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Davis, Anthony:

- Past Lives (Red Records, 1978) n/a

- Episteme (Gramavision, 1981) 7

Davis, Miles:
- Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note, 1948-50) n/a
- Bags' Groove (Prestige, 1954) n/a
- Miles Davis and The Modern Jazz Giants (Original Jazz Classics, 1954-56) n/a
- 'Round About Midnight (Columbia, 1955) 9
- Cookin' (Prestige, 1956) 7
- Relaxin' (Prestige, 1956) n/a
- Miles Ahead (Columbia, 1957) n/a
- Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959) 7
- Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1959) n/a
- E.S.P (Columbia, 1965) n/a
- Miles Smiles (Columbia, 1966) 9
- Sorcerer (Columbia, 1967) n/a
- Nefertiti (Columbia, 1967) 7
- In a Silent Way (Columbia, 1969) 9
- Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969) 7
- Jack Johnson (Columbia, 1970) 10
- On the Corner (Columbia, 1973) 8
- Dark Magus (Columbia, 1974) 9
- Agharta (Columbia, 1975) 8
- Decoy (Columbia, 1984) 5
- Aura (Columbia, 1985) n/a
- Tutu (Warner, 1986) 6

Davis, Richard:
- Persia My Dear (DIW, 1987) n/a

DeJohnette, Jack:

- Album Album (ECM, 1984) n/a

Dickerson, Walt:
- To My Queen (Fantasy/New Jazz, 1962) 7
- w/Andrew Curille & Wilbur Ware: Tell Us Only Beautifull Things (Why Not/Candid, 1975/2009) 7

Dixon, Bill:

- Intents and Purposes (RCA/International Phonograph, 1967) 8

- Thoughts (Soul Note, 1987) 8

- Son of Sissyphus (Soul Note, 1990) 8

- Vade Mecum (Soul Note, 1994) n/a

- Tapestries for Small Orchestra (Firehouse 12, 2009) 7

Dolphy, Eric:
- Here and There (Prestige, 1960) n/a
- Outward Bound (Prestige, 1960) n/a
- Out There (New Jazz/Original Jazz Classics, 1960) 7
- Candid Dolphy (Candid, 1960) n/a
- Far Cry (New Jazz/Original Jazz Classics, 1960) 8
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1 (New Jazz/Original Jazz Classics, 1961) 8
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 2 (New Jazz/Original Jazz Classics, 1961) 7
- The Complete Prestige Recordings (Prestige, 1960-61) 8
- Berlin Concerts (Enja, 1961) 7
- Iron Man (Restless, 1963) 9
- The Illinois Concert (Blue Note, 1963) 7
- Out to Lunch (Blue Note, 1964) 10

Doyle, Arthur:

- Alabama Feeling (1978) n/a

8 Bold Souls:

- 8 Bold Souls (Sessom, 1987) n/a
- Sideshow (Arabesque, 1992) 9

- Ant Farm (Arabesque, 1994) 8

- Last Option (Thrill Jockey) 6

Ehrlich, Marty:

- w/Anthony Cox & Pheeroan AkLaf: Welcome (Sound Aspects, 1984) 8

El'Zabar, Kahil:
- Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio: Renaissance of the Resitance (Delmark, 1994) 7
- w/David Murray & Fred Hopkins: Love Outside of Dreams (Delmark, 1997) 7

Eldridge, Roy:

- Little Jazz (Columbia, 1935-40) n/a

Ellington, Duke:
- The Bubber Miley Era: 1924-1929 (Jazz Legends, 2003) 10
- Flaming Youth (RCA, 1927) 10
- The Okeh Ellington (Columbia, 1927-1930) 9
- The Duke's Men: Small Groups Vol. 1 (Columbia, 1934-1938) 8
- The Duke's Men: Small Groups Vol. 2 (Columbia, 1938-1939) 7
- The Blanton-Webster Band (Bluebird/RCA, 1939-1942) 9
- Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band (Bluebird, 1940-1942) n/a
- The Duke at Fargo 1940 (Storyville, 1940) n/a
- The Great Ellington Units (RCA, 1940-41) n/a
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts, January 1943 (Prestige, 1943) n/a
- Black, Borwn and Beige (Live) (Columbia/Legacy, 1944) n/a
- Masterpieces by Ellington (Columbia, 1950) 7
- Ellington Uptown (Sony International, 1953) 9
- Ellington at Newport (Columbia, 1956) n/a
- Such Sweet Thunder (Columbia, Legacy, 1957) 8
- Black, Brown and Beige (Columbia, 1958) n/a
- Back to Back (Verve, 1959) n/a
- Side by Side (Verve, 1958-1959) n/a
- Anatomy of a Murder (Columbia, 1959) n/a

- Blues in Orbit (Columbia, 1959/'60) 7
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia, 1961) n/a
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse!, 1962) n/a
- Money Jungle w/Charlie Mingus & Max Roach (Blue Note, 1962) 8
- Duke Ellington and John Coltrane (Impulse!, 1962) n/a
- Afro-Bossa (Musicraft, 1962) n/a
- Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music (RCA, 1965) n/a

- Soul Call (Live) (Verve, 1966) n/a

- The Popular Duke Ellington (RCA, 1966) n/a
- Far East Suite (RCA Bluebird, 1967) 10
- ...and His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA Victor, 1967) n/a
- The Intimate Ellington (Original Jazz Classics, 1969) n/a
- New Orleans Suite (Atlantic, 1970) 7
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (Fantasy/Original Jazz Classics, 1971) 8

Ervin, Booker:
- Freedom Book (Prestige/Original Jazz Classics, 1963) n/a
- The Blues Book (Prestige/Original Jazz Classics, 1964) n/a
- The Space Book (Prestige/OJC, 1964) n/a

- Setting the Pace (Prestige/Original Jazz Classics, 1965) 8

Evans, Bill:
- Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Riverside/OJC, 1961) 8
- Waltz for Debby (Riverside/OJC, 1961) 7

Faddis, Jon:
- Teranga (Koch, 2006) 7

Fieldwork (Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman & Tyshawn Sorey):
- Door (Pi Recordings, 2008) 9

Finnerud, Svein:

- Svein Finnerud Trio (Norsk Jazzforum/Plastic Strip, 1969) 8

- Plastic Sun (Plastic Strip, 1970) n/a

- The Complete Released Works 1968-1999 (Plastic Strip) 7

Fitzgerald, Ella:
- 75th Birthday Celebration (GRP, 1938) n/a
- Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings (GRP, 1938) n/a
- The First Lady of Song (Decca, 1947) 7
- Sings the Cole Porter Song Book (Verve, 1956) n/a
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (Verve, 1956) n/a
- Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book (Verve, 1956)
- Ella and Louis (Verve, 1956) n/a
- Ella and Louis Again (Verve, 1957) n/a
- Sings the Irvin Berlin Song Book (Verve, 1958) n/a
- Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (Verve, 1959) n/a
- The Best of the Song Books (Verve, 1993) n/a
- Something to Live For (Verve, 1999) n/a
- Ken Burns Jazz (Verve, 2000) n/a

FME (Free Music Ensemble):
- Underground (OkkaDisk, 2004) 7
- Cuts (OkkaDisk, 2005) 8

Gahnold, Anders:
- w/Hamid Drake & William Parker: Last Dances (Ayler, 2008) 7

Gaillard, Slim:
- Laughing in Rhythm: The Best of the Verve Years (Verve, 1994) 7

Gale, Eddie:
- Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music (Blue Note/Water, 1968) 9
- Black Rhythm Happening (Blue Note, 1969) 8
- Afro Fire (Blue Note, 2003) n/a

Gayle, Charles:
- w/Sirone & Dave Pleasant: Homeless (Silkheart, 1988) 9
- w/Rashied Ali & William Parker: Touchin' on Trane (FMP, 1991) 10
- Repent (Knitting Factory Records, 1992) 7
- More Live (Knitting Factory, 1993) n/a
- Concentration (Black Saint, 1993) n/a
- Unto I Am (Victo, 1995) n/a
- Daily Bread (Black Saint) 7
- Time Zones (Tompkins Square, 2006) n/a
- By Any Means feat. Rashied Ali & William Parker: Live At Crescendo (Ayler, 2008) 7

Gillespie, Dizzy:
- Shaw Nuff (Musicraft, 1945–46) n/a
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (RCA, 2CD, 1937–49) 7

Giuffre, Jimmy:
- Free Fall (Columbia/Legacy, 1962) 7

Gjerstad, Frode:

- Detail w/Johnny Dyani & John Stevens: Okhela 'To Make a Fire' (Affinity, 1982/'84) 8

- w/William Parker & Hamid Drake: Ultima (Cadence, 1999) 7

- w/William Parker & Hamid Drake: On Reade Street (FMR, 2008) 7

Goodman, Benny:
- Sing, Sing, Sing (Bluebird, 1935-1938) 8

Gordon, Dexter:
- Settin' the Pace (Savoy, 1945-47) n/a
- Go! (Blue Note, 1962) 6

Green, Bunky:

- Playin' For Keeps (Lone Hill Jazz, 1965) n/a

- w/Rudresh Mahanthappa: Apex (Pi Recordings, 2010) 7

Greene, Burton:

- Burton Greene Quartet (ESP, 1965) n/a

Griffin, Johnny:
- A Blowin' Session (Blue Note, 1957) 7
- Johnny Griffin Sextet (Siverside, 1958) 8

Grimes, Henry:

- Trio: The Call (ESP, 1965) 7

- w/Rashied Ali: Spirits Aloft (Porter, 2010) 7

Griot Galaxy:

- Kins (Black & White Records, 1981) 8

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Haden, Charlie:
- Liberation Music Orchestra (Impulse!, 1969) 7
- Ballad of the Fallen (ECM, 1982) 8
- Quartet West (Polygram, 1986) n/a

- Dream Keeper (Blue Note, 1990) 8
- Beyond the Missouri Sky (Verve, 1996) 6
- Land of the Sun (Verve, 2004) 4

Halley, Rich
- Rich Halley Trio: Mountains and Plains (Louie, 2005) 7

Halvorson, Mary:

- Trio: Dragon's Head (Firehouse 12, 2008) 7

- Quintet: Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12) 7

Hamilton, Scott:
- Back in New York (Concord, 2004) 7

Hampton, Lionel:
- Hot Mallets Vol. 1 (RCA Bluebird,1937–39) n/a

Hancock, Herbie:
- Takin' Off (Blue Note, 1963) n/a
- Maiden Voyage (Blue Note, 1965) 8
- Head Hunters (Columbia, 1973) 7
- Future Shock (Columbia, 1983) 6
- Sound-System (Columbia, 1984) 7

Harris, Craig:
- Black Bone (Soul Note, 1983) 8
- Souls Within the Veil (Aquastra, 2003) n/a

Harris, Eddie:

- Exodus to Jazz (Vee Jay Records, 1961) n/a

- The In Sound (Atlantic) n/a

- w/ Les McCann: Swiss Movement (Atlantic, 1969) 7

- There Was a Time - Echo of Harlem (Enja, 1990) n/a

Hawes, Hampton:
- For Real (Contemporary/OJC, 1958) 7

Hawkins, Coleman:
- A Retrospective 1929-1963 (Bluebird, 1929-1963) 8
- The Hawk Flies High (Riverside/Fantasy/OJC, 1957) n/a

- Soul (Prestige, OJC, 1958) n/a

- Today and Now (Impulse!, 1963) n/a
- Ken Burns Jazz (Columbia/Legacy, 2000) n/a

Henderson, Fletcher:
- A Study in Frustration: The Fletcher Henderson Story (Columbia, 1923-1938) 9

Henderson, Joe:
- Page One (Blue Note, 1963) 7
- Inner Urge (Blue Note, 1964) 8

Hill, Andrew:
- Black Fire (Blue Note, 1963) 7
- Smoke Stack (Blue Note, 1963) n/a
- Point of Departure (Blue Note, 1964) 8
- Andrew!!! (Blue Note, 1964) n/a
- Pax (Blue Note, 1965) n/a
- Lift Every Voice (Blue Note, 1969) 7
- Dusk (Palmetto, 2000) 7
- Time Lines (Blue Note, 2006) 6

Hines, Earl:
- Piano Man! (ASV, 1928–41) n/a
- Tour De Force (Black Lion, 1972) 7

Hodges, Johnny:
- Passion Flower 1940-46 (Bluebird, 1940-1946) 8
- Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges (Impulse!, 1964–65) n/a

- Triple Play (RCA, 1967) n/a

Holiday, Billie:
- The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol. 1 (Columbia, 1933-1935) n/a
- The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol. 2 (Columbia, 1936-1937) n/a
- The Commodore Master Takes (GRP, 1939-1944) 10
- The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve (Verve, 1945-1959) n/a
- Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years (1946-1959) n/a
- First Issue: Great American Songbook (Polygram, 1952-1959) n/a
- A Musical Romance w/Lester Young (Columbia/Legacy, 1937-1958(2002) 8

Holland, Dave:
- Conference of the Birds (ECM, 1972) 9
- Jumbin' In (ECM, 1984) 7

Hope, Elmo:
- Trio and Quintet (Blue Note, 1953-57) n/a

Howard, Noah:

- Noah Howard Quartet (ESP, 1966) n/a

- At Judson Hall (ESP Disk, 1967) n/a

- The Black Ark (Freedom, 1969) 8

Hubbard, Freddie:
- Hub-Tones (Blue Note, 1962) 7

Hutcherson, Bobby:
- Components (Blue Note, 1965) 7
- Stick-Up! (Blue Note, 1966) 7

Ibrahim, Abdullah:
- Voice of Africa (Kaz, 1976) 8
- Senzo (Phantom, 2008) 7

Irabagon, Jon:

- Foxy (Hot Cup!, 2010) 7

Iyer, Vijay:
- Fieldwork (w/Steve Lehman & Tyshawn Sorey): Door (Pi Recordings, 2008) 9
- Tragicomic (Sunnyside, 2008) 8
- Historicity (ACT Music, 2009) 7
- Solo (ACT Music, 2010) 6

Jacquet, Illinois:

- Jumpin' at Apollo (Delmark, 1945-47) n/a

- The Illinois Jacquet Story (4 CD, Porper, 1944-51) n/a

Jarman, Joseph:
- Song For (Delmark, 1966) n/a
- Inheritance (Baybridge (Japan), 1984) 7

Jarrett, Keith:

- Life Between Exit Signs (Atlantic, 1967) n/a

- Fort Yawuh (Impulse!, 1973) n/a

- Treasure Island (Impulse, 1974) n/a

- Belonging (ECM, 1974) n/a

- The Köln Concert (ECM, 1975) n/a

- Bop-Be (Impulse!, 1976) n/a

- My Song (ECM, 1977) n/a

Johnson, J.J.:
- J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy, 1946) n/a
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1953) 8
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1955) 7

Johnson, James P.:
- Snowy Morning Blues (Decca, 1930–44) 7

Jones, Darius:
- w/Cooper-Moore & Rakalam Bob Moses: Man'Ish Boy (a Raw & Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009) 9
- w/Adam Lane & Jason Nazary: Big Gurl (Smel My Dream) (AUM Fidelity, 2011) n/a

Jones, Hank:
- Hank Jones Quartet - Quintet (Savoy/Columbia, 1955) 7

Jones, Sam:
- The Soul Society (Original Jazz Classics, 1960) n/a
- The Chant (Riverside OJC, 1961) n/a

Jordan, Kidd:
- w/Hamid Drake, William Parker: Palm of Soul (AUM Fidelity, 2006) 7

Keppard, Freddie:
- New Orleans Giant: 1923-1928 (Epm Musique, 1923-1928) n/a

Kirk, Rahsaan Roland:
- Kirk's Work (Prestige, 1961) n/a
- We Free Kings (Mercury, 1961) 8
- Domino (Verve, 1962) n/a
- I Talk to the Spirits (Verve, 1964) n/a
- Rip, Rig, and Panic (Limelight, 1965) 8
- Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (Verve, 1967) 6
- The Inflated Tear (Atlantic, 1967) n/a
- Voulenteered Slavery (Rhino, 1968) n/a

Komeda, Krzysztof:

- Astigmatic (Muza, 1966) 8

Konitz, Lee:
- Motion (Verve, 1961) 8

Lacy, Steve:
- Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (New Jazz/OJC, 1958) 7
- The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy (Candid, 1960) n/a
- Evidence (New Jazz/OJC, 1961) n/a
- School Days (hatOlogy, 1963) 8
- The Forest and the Zoo (ESP Disk, 1966) n/a

- Weal & Woe (Emanem, 1972) n/a
- Steve Lacy Two, Five, Six: Blinks (hat Art, 1984) n/a
- The Window (Soul Note, 1987) 8

Lake, Oliver:

- Expandable Language (Black Saint, 1984) 7

- Again & Again (Gramavision, 1991) 6

Land, Harlod:
- The Fox (Contemporary/OJC, 1959) n/a

Lane, Adam:
- Adam Lane Trio: Zero Degree Music (CIMP Records, 2005) 8
- Adam Lane Trio: Music Degree Zero (CIMP REcords, 2006) 7
- Adam Lane's Full Throttle Orchestra: New Magical Kingdom (Clean Feed, 2006) 9
- w/Markus Broo, Paal Nilssen-Love, Ken Vandermark: 4 Corners (Clean Feed) 7
- w/Lou Grassi, Mark Whitecage: Drunk Butterfly (Clean Feed, 2008) 6
- Adam Lane's Full Throttle Orchestra: Ashcan Rantings (Clean Feed) 10

Lewis, George:
- Homage to Charlie Parker (Black Saint, 1979) 8

Lehman, Steve:

- Octet: Travail, Transformation & Flow (Pi recordings) 7

- w/Rudresh Mahanthappa: Dual Identity: Dual Identity (Clean Feed, 2010) 8

Little, Booker:
- Out Front (Candid, 1961) 7

Lomax, Mark:
- Trio: The State Of Black America (Inarhyme, 2010) 9

Lowe, Frank:
- Black Beings (ESP, 1973) 7
- The Flam (Black Lion, 1975) 8
- w/ The Jazz Doctors: Intesive Care (Cadillac, 1984) 8

Lunceford, Jimmie:
- Stomp it Off (Decca, 1934) n/a
- For Dancers Only (1935-1937) n/a

Lundbom, Jon:

- Big Five Chord: Accomplish Jazz (Hot Cup, 2009) n/a

- Big Five Chord: Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! (Hot Cup, 2011) 7

Lyons, Jimmy:
- Other Afternoons (Byg Actuel, 1969) 8

- Quintet: Wee Sneezawee (Black Saint, 1984) 9

- Quintet: Give It Up (Black Saint, 1985) 7

- The Box Set (Ayler Rec., '72-85, 2003) 7

M-O

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Mahanthappa, Rudresh:

- w/Steve Lehman: Dual Identity: Dual Identity (Clean Feed, 2010) 8

- w/Bunky Green: Apex (Pi Recordings, 2010) 7

Mahavishnu Orchestra:
- Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia, 1971) 8

McLaughlin, John:
- Extrapolition (Polydor, 1969) 8
- Devotion (Douglas, 1970) 7

McLean, Jackie:
- New Soil (Blue Note, 1959) n/a
- Swing Swang Swingin' (Blue Note, 1959) n/a
- Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note, 1962) 9
- One Step Beyond (Blue Note, 1963) 8
- Destination Out! (Blue Note, 1963) n/a
- It's Time (Blue Note, 1964) n/a
- Action! (Blue Note, 1964) n/a
- Right Now (Blue Note, 1965) n/a
- w/Ornette Coleman: New & Old Gospel (Blue Note, 1967) n/a

McPhee, Joe:
- Nation Time (Unheard Music Series, 1970) 7
- Joe McPhee Po Music: Linear B (hatArt, 1991) n/a

McRae, Carmen:

- Carmen Sings Monk (Bluebird/Novus, 1988) 7

Mehldau, Brad:

- Introducing Brad Mehldau (Warner Bros., 1995) n/a

- The Art of the Trio, vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard (Warner Bros., 1997) n/a

- The Art of the Trio, vol. 3: Songs (Warner Bros., 1998) n/a

- Highway Rider (Nonesuch, 2009) 6

Miller, Glenn:
- The Essential Glenn Miller (RCA, 1939-42) n/a

Mingus, Charles:
- Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic, 1956) 9
- The Clown (Atlantic, 1957) 7
- New Tijuana Moods (Bluebird/RCA, 1957) 8
- Blues and Roots (Rhino/Atlantic, 1959) 6
- Mingus Ah Um (Columbia, 1959) 10
- Mingus Dynasty (Columbia, 1959) n/a
- Mingus at Antibes (Atlantic, 1960) 10
- Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (Candid, 1960) 9
- Oh Yeah (Rhino/Atlantic, 1961) 6
- Passions of a Man (Rhino/Atlantic 6CD, 1956-61) 8
- Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Impulse!, 1963) 8
- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse!, 1963) 8
- Town Hall Concert 1964 (Original Jazz Classics, 64) 8
- Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia, 1971) n/a
- Changes One (Rhino/Atlantic, 1974) 8
- Changes Two (Rhino/Atlantic, 1974) 7

Mitchell, Blue:
- Big Six (Original Jazz Classics, 1958) n/a

Mitchell, Roscoe:
- Sound (Delmark, 1966) 7
- Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble: Congliptious (Nessa, 1968) n/a

- Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Unit (Black Saint, 1983) 6

Modern Jazz Quartet:
- Modern Jazz Quartet (Original Jazz Classics, 1951) n/a
- Third Stream Music (Atlantic, 1957) n/a
- Dedicated to Connie (Atlantic, 1960) n/a
- Lonely Woman (Atlantic, 1962) n/a

Moncur III, Grachan:
- Evolution (Blue Note, 1963) n/a
- Some Other Stuff (Blue Note, 1964) n/a

Monk, Thelonious:
- Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1947-48) 8
- Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1947-52) 8
- The Complete Blue Note Recordings (Blue Note 4CD, 1947-58) 9
- Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige/OJC, 1952) 10
- MONK (Original Jazz Classics, 1953) n/a
- Thelonoious Monk/Sonny Rollins (Original Jazz Classics, 1953) 9
- Brilliant Corners (Original Jazz Classics, 1956) 10
- Thelonious Himself (Original Jazz Classics, 1957) 8
- Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Original Jazz Classics, 1957) 9
- Monk's Music (Original Jazz Classics, 1957) 10
- Live At the Five Spot: Discovery! (Blue Note, 1957) 8
- Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall (Blue Note, 1957) 7
- Misterioso (Original Jazz Classics, 1958) 9
- Thelonious Monk in Action: Recorded Live at the Five Spot Cafe (Riverside/OJC, 1958) n/a
- The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (Riverside OJC, 1959) 9
- Thelonious Alone in San Francisco (Original Jazz Classics, 1959) n/a
- Monk's Dream (Columbia, 1962) n/a
- It's Monk's Time (Columbia, 1964) 9
- Big Band and Quartet in Concert (Columbia 2CD, 1963) n/a
- Live at the It Club - Complete (Columbia 2CD, 1964) n/a
- Straight No Chaser (Columbia, 1966) n/a
- Underground (Columbia, 1967) 7

Moran, Jason:

- Black Stars (Blue Note, 2001) 7

- Ten (Blue Note, 2010) 6

Morgan, Lee:
- The Sidewinder (Blue Note, 1963) 7

Morgan, Sam:
- Papa Celestin & Sam Morgan (Azure, 1927) 7

Morton, Jelly Roll:
- 1923/24 (Milestone, 1923 -1924) n/a
- The Chicago Years: The Original Performances (Jazz Classics, 1926-1928) 8
- Jelly Roll Morton (The Pearls) (RCA/Bluebird, 1926-1928) n/a
- 1926-1928 (Classics, 1926-1928) n/a
- 1928-1929 (Classics, 1928-1929) n/a

Mostly Other People Do the Killing:
- Moppa Elliott's Mostly Other People Do the Killing (Hot Cup) 7
- Shamokin!!! (Hot Cup/CD Baby, 2007) 9
- This Is Our Moosic (Hot Cup/CD Baby, 2008) 8
- Forty Fort (Hot Cup, 2010) 8
- The Coimbra Concert (Clean Feed, 2011) 8

Murray, David
- Low Class Conspiracy (Adelphi Records, 1976) 8
- Flowers For Albert: Complete Concert (India Navigation, 1976) 7
- Sweet Lovely (Black Saint, 1979) 8
- Ming (Black Saint, 1980) 10
- Murray's Steps (Black Saint, 1982) 8
- Morning Song (Black Saint, 1984) 7
- The Hill (Black Saint, 1986) 7
- Deep River (DIW, 1988) n/a
- Spirituals (DIW, 1988) n/a
- Special Quartet (DIW, 1990) 8
- Shakill's Warrior (DIW, 1991) 8
- Jazzosaurus Rex (Red Baron, 1993) n/a
- Gwotet (Justin Time, 2004) n/a
- Black Saint Quartet: Sacred Ground (Justin Time, 2007) 7

Navarro, Fats
- The Complete Blue Note and Capitol Recordings of Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron (Blue Note, 1947-1949) 7

Neidlinger, Buell:
- w/Cecil Taylor: New York City R&B (Candid, 1961) 8
- Locomotive (Soul Note, 1987) n/a

Nelson, Oliver:
- Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse!, 1961) 8

New Orleans Rhythm Kings:
- New Orleans Rhythm Kings And Jelly Roll Morton (Milestone, 1922-1923) 8

Nichols, Herbie:
- The Complete Blue Note Recordings (Blue Note, 1955-1956) 9
- Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (Bethlehem, 1957) 7

Oliver, Joe "King":
- The Complete Set (Retrieval 2CD, 1923-1924) 8
- Great Original Performances 1923- 1930 (Jazz Classics 2CD, 1923-1930) 7

Ory, Kid:
- Ory's Creole Trombone (ASV, 1922–44) 8
- Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band (GHB, 1944–45) n/a

Other Dimensions in Music:

- Other Dimensions in Music (Silkheart, 1990) n/a

- Now! (AUM Fidelity, 1998) 8

- Time Is of the Essence Is Beyond Time (AUM Fidelity, 2000) n/a

- Live At the Sunset (Marge, 2007) n/a

- w/Fay Victor: Kaiso Stories (Silkheart, 2011) 8

P-R

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Parker, Charlie:
- The Quintessence (Fremeaux & Associes) 6
- The Charlie Parker Story (Savoy, 1945) n/a
- The Legendary Dial Masters (Jazz Classics 2CD, 1946-1947) 8
- w/Dizzy Gillespie: Bird and Diz (Verve, 1950) 7
- Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Collection (Rhino 2CD, 1945-1952) 9
- The Quintet / Jazz at Massey Hall (Debut OJC, 1953) 7

Parker, Evan:
- 50th Birthday Concert (Leo 2CD, 1994) 7

Parker, William:
- Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (Eremite, 1974–79) n/a
- In Order to Survive (Black Saint, 1993) 7

- Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy (Homestead, 1995) n/a
- The Peach Orchard (Aum Fidelity 2CD, 1998) 10
- Mayor of Punkville (Aum Fidelity 2CD, 2000) 8
- Painter's Spring (Thirsty Ear, 2000) n/a
- w/Hamid Drake: Piercing the Veil (Aum Fidelity, 2000) n/a
- O'Neal's Porch (Aum Fidelity, 2000) 8
- Raining on the Moon (Thirsty Ear, 2002) 8
- . . . And William Danced (Ayler, 2002) 9
- Scrapbook (Thirsty Ear, 2003) 9
- Luc's Lantern (Thirsty Ear, 2005) n/a
- Sound Unity (Aum Fidelity, 2005) 8
- Raining On the Moon: Corn Meal Dance (AUM Fidelity) 7
- Double Sunrise Over Neptune (Art for Arts/Aum Fidelity, 2008) 7
- Petit Oiseau (AUM Fidelity, 2008) 8
- w/Anthony Braxton & Milford Graves: Beyond Quantum (Tzadik, 2008) 8

- I Plan to Stay a Beleiver: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (AUM Fidelity, 2010) n/a

Pavone, Mario:
- Deez to Blues (Playscape, 2006) 7
- Ancestros - Double Tenor Quintet (Playscape, 2008) 7
- Arc Suite t/pi t/po (Playscape, 2010) 7

Payne, Cecil:

- Zodiac (Strata-East, 1968) 7

Pepper, Art:
- Meets the Rhythm Section (Contemporary OJC, 1957) 8

- Smack Up (Fantasy/Contemporary OJC, 1960) 8

Pettiford, Oscar:
- Deep Passion (Impulse!, 1956) 8

Powell, Bud:
- Jazz Giant (Verve, 1949-1950) 7
- The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1949-1951) 8
- The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1951-1953) 7
- Inner Fires (Discovery/Collectables, 1953) n/a
- The Scene Changes (Blue Note, 1958) 7

Previte, Bobby:
- Coalition of the Willing (Ropeadope, 2006) 7

Pukwana, Dudu:
- In the Townships (Earthworks, 1973) 9

Pullen, Don:
- w/Chico Freeman, Fred Hopkins, Bobby Battle: Warriors (Black Saint, 1978) 8
- w/George Adams: Breakthrough (Blue Note, 1986) 8
- New Beginnings (Blue Note, 1988) n/a

Redd, Freddie:
- Shades of Redd (Blue Note, 1960) n/a

Redman, Dewey:
- The Ear of the Behearer (Impulse!, 1973) 7
- The Struggle Continues (ECM, 1982) n/a

Redman, Don:
- Doin' What I Please (ASV, 1925–38) n/a

Reed, Mike:
- People, Places & Things: Proliferation (482 Music, 2008) 7
- People, Places & Things: About Us (481 Music, 2009) 7
- People, Places & Things: Stories & Negotiations (482 Music, 2010) 7
- Loose Assembly: Empathetic Parts (482 Music, 2010) 8

Reid, Steve:
- Rhythmatism (Universal Sound, 1976) 7

Reece, Dizzy:
- Comin' On! (Blue Note, 1960) n/a

Revolutionary Ensemble:
- Vietnam (ESP, 1972) 6

- Manhattan Cycles (India Navigation, 1972) n/a
- The People's Republic (A&M, 1975) 8

- The Psyche (Mutable, 1975) 7
- The Revolutionary Ensemble (ESP, 1977) 8
- And Now... (Pi, 2004) 7

Ribot, Marc:
- Spiritual Unity (Pi, 2005) 8

Richardson, Logan:
- Cerebral Flow (Fresh Sounds New Talent, 2007) 7

Rivers, Sam:
- Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note, 1964) 9
- Contours (Blue Note, 1965) 7

- Involution (Blue Note) n/a
- Crystals (Impulse!, 1974) n/a
- Waves (Tomato, 1979) 7

Roach, Max:
- Deeds, Not Words (Riverside OJC, 1958) 8
- We Insist! Freedom Now Suite (Candid, 1960) 10
- Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse!, 1962) 7
- The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan Ibn Ali (Atlantic, 1964) 7

Rollins, Sonny:
- Work Time (Prestige OJC, 1955) n/a
- Tenor Madness (Prestige OJC, 1956) 9
- Saxophone Colossus (Prestige OJC, 1956) 10
- Way Out West (Contemporary OJC, 1957) 9
- Newk's Time (Blue Note, 1957) 8
- A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue NOte 2CD, 1957) 8
- Freedom Suite (Riverside OJC, 1958) 7
- The Bridge (RCA, 1962) n/a
- On Impulse! (Impulse!, 1965) n/a

- East Broadway Rundown (Impulse!, 1966) 7
- Alfie (Impulse!, 1966) n/a
- Plays G-Man (Milestone, 1986) 8
- Falling in Love With Jazz (Milestone, 1989) n/a
- Silver City (Milestone 2CD, 1972-1995) 8
- This Is What I Do (Milestone, 2000) n/a
- Without a Song (The 9/11 Concert) (Milestone, 2005) n/a
- Sonny, Please! (..., 2006)

Rouse, Charlie:
- Unsung Hero (Columbia, 1960-1961) n/a

Rudd, Roswell:
- Flexible Flyer (Black Lion, 1974) 8
- Regeneration (Soul Note, 1982) n/a

Russell, George:
- Jazz Workshop (RCA Bluebird, 1956) n/a
- Ezz-Thetics (Riverside OJC, 1961) 8

S-T

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Sanders, Pharoah:
- Karma (Impulse!, 1969) 6
- Africa (Timeless, 1987) n/a
- Welcome to Love (Timeless, 1990) 8

Schlippenbach, Alex Von:
- Pakistani Pomade (Atavistic, 1972) 7
- Monk's Casino (...) n/a

Sharrock, Sonny:
- Black Woman (Water, 1969) 6
- Guitar (Enemy, 1986) 8
- Seize the Rainbow (Enemy, 1987) n/a
- Highlife (Enemy, 1990) 7
- Ask the Ages (Axiom, 1991) 10

Shaw, Woody:
- Rosewood (Columbia, 1977) 7

Shelby, Marcus:

- MSJO: Harriet Tubman (Noir Records, 2008) n/a

Shepp, Archie:
- Four for Trane (Impulse!, 1964) 7
- Fire Music (Impulse!, 1965) 9
- The Way Ahead (Impulse!, 1968) n/a
- Attica Blues (Impulse!, 1972) 8
- The Cry of My People (Impulse!, 1972) n/a
- w/Horace Parlan: Goin' Home (Steeple Chase, 1977) n/a

Shorter, Alan:
- Orgasm (Verve, 1968) n/a

Shorter, Wayne:
- Night Dreamer (Blue Note, 1964) n/a
- Speak No Evil (Blue Note, 1964) n/a
- The Classic Blue Note Recordings (Blue Note 2CD, 1960–89) n/a

Silver, Horace:
- Six Pieces of Silver (Blue Note, 1956-1958) n/a
- Song for My Father (Blue Note, 1964) 8
- The Jody Grind (Blue Note, 1966) n/a

Simmons, Sonny:

- w/Prince Lasha Quintet: The Cry (OJC, 1962) n/a

- Staying on the Watch (ESP, 1966) 7

- Music From the Spheres (ESP, 1966) n/a

- The Complete ESP Disk' Recordings (ESP, 1966) n/a

- w/Prince Lasha: Firebirds (Contemporary, 1968) n/a

- Manhattan Egos (Arhoolie, 1969) n/a

- Burning Spirits (Contemporary, 1970) n/a

- Blackwoods Suite (Westwind, 1982) n/a

- Ancient Ritual (Quest/Reprise, 1992) 7

- Transcendence (CIMP, 1996) n/a

- Judgement Day (CIMP, 1996) n/a

Sirone:
- w/Billy Bang: Sirone Bang Ensemble: Configuration (Silkheart, 2005) 8

The Shining:
- In the Kingdom of Kitsch You Will Be a Monster (Rune Grammofon, 2005) n/a

Shipp, Matthew:
- w/William Parker: Zo (Thirsty Ear, 1993) n/a
- The Multiplication Table (Hatology, 1998) n/a
- w/Mat Maneri: Gravitational Systems (Hatology, 1998) n/a
- w/William Parker: DNA (Thirsty Ear, 1999) n/a
- Pastoral Composure (Thirsty Ear, 2000) n/a
- Nu Bop (Thirsty Ear, 2002) 7
- Equilibrium (Thirsty Ear, 2003) n/a
- Harmony and Abyss (Thirsty Ear, 2004) 8
- Piano Vortex (AUM Fidelity/Blue Series, 2007) 7
- Harmonic Disorder (Thirsty Ear, 2009) 8

Smith, Jimmy:
- Cool Blues (Blue Note, 1958) n/a
- Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note, 1960) n/a
- w/Stanley Turrentine: Prayer Meetin' (Blue Note, 1960–1963) n/a

Smith, Wadada Leo:

- Human Rights (Kabell, 1986) n/a

- w/Ed Blackwell: The Blue Mountain Sun's Drummer (Kabell, 1986) 7

- Tabligh (Cuneiform, 2005) n/a

- Spiritual Dimensions (Cuneiform, 2009) 8

- Organic: Heart's Rflections (Cuneiform, 2011) 8

Sonic Liberation Front:
- Ashé a Go-Go (High Two, 2004) 8

Sonic Openings Under Pressure (Patrick Brennean, Hilliard Greene, David Pleassant):
- Muhheankuntuk (Clean Feed, 2008) 7

Sorey, Tyshawn:
- That/Not (Firehouse 12, 2007) 7
- Koan (482 Music) 8

Spanier, Muggsy:
- The "Ragtime Band" Sessions (RCA Bluebird, 1939) n/a

Spearman, Glenn:

- w/Paul Murphy & William Parker: Trio Hurrican: Suite of Winds (Black Saint, 1994) n/a

Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
- Karyobin (Chronoscope, 1968) 8

Stitt, Sonny:

- Kaleidscope (Prestige, 1952) n/a

- Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952 (Prestige, 1949-52) n/a

- Burnin' (Fresh Sound, 1958) n/a

- w/Paul Goncalves: Salt and Pepper (Impulse!, 1963) n/a

- It's Magic (Delmark, 1969) n/a

- Tune Up! (Muse, 1972) n/a

Sun Ra:
- Supersonic Jazz (Evidence, 1956) n/a
- Sound of Joy (Delmark, 1957) n/a
- Jazz in Silhouette (Evidence, 1958) 10
- The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra (Savoy Jazz, 1961) 8

- Other Planes Of There (Evidence, 1964) 8

- The Magic City (Evidence, 1965) n/a

- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1 (ESP, 1965) 7
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 2 (ESP, 1965) n/a
- Nothing Is... (ESP, 1966) n/a

- Atlantis (Evidence, 1967) 6

- The Sound of Joy (BYG/Actuel, 1958/1968) n/a
- Space Is the Place (Impulse!, 1972) n/a
- Lanquidity (Evidence, 1978) 8

Supersilent:
- 4 (Rune Grammofon, 1998) 7
- 6 (Rune Grammofon, 2003) n/a

Swell, Steve:

- Slammin the Infinate: 5000 Poems (Not Two, 2010) 7

Tapscott, Horace:
- The Dark Tree (HatOlogy 2CD, 1989) 9

Tatum, Art:
- Piano Starts Here (Columbia/Legacy, 1933-1949) n/a
- Classic Early Solos (1934-1937) (Decca, 1934-1937) 7
- The Best of the Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces (Pablo, 1953–1955) n/a

Taylor, Cecil:
- Jazz Advance (Blue Note, 1956) 8
- Love for Sale (Blue Note, 1959) 7
- The World of Cecil Taylor (Candid, 1960) 9
- w/Buell Neidlinger: New York City R&B (Candid, 1961) 8
- Jumpin' Punkins (Candid, 1961) 8
- Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come (Revenant 2CD, 1962) 7
- Unit Structures (Blue Note, 1966) 7
- Conquistador! (Blue Note, 1966) 8
- Spring of Two Blue J's (Jazz View, 1973) n/a
- Silent Tongues (Live) (1201 Music, 1974) 7
- The Cecil Taylor Unit (New World, 1978) n/a
- 3 Phasis (New World, 1978) n/a
- One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye (Hat Art 2CD, 1978,) n/a
- Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants) (Soul Note, 1984/86) 7
- Olu Iwa (Soul Note, 1986) n/a
- Looking (Berlin Version) The Feel Trio (FMP, 1989) n/a
- The Tree of Life (FMP, 1991) n/a
- Always a Pleasure (FMP, 1993) n/a
- Cecil Taylor Feel Trio w/William Parker & Tony Oxley: Celebrated Blazons (FMP, 1993) 8
- The Willisau Concert (Intakt, 2000) n/a

Teagarden, Jack:
- Jack Teagarden's Big Eight/Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers (Riverside OJC, 1938–1940) 8

The Thing:
- Garage (Smalltown Supersound, 2004) 6
- Live at Blå (Smalltown Supersound, 2005) n/a

Thompson, Lucky:
- Accent on Tenor Sax (Fresh Sound, 1954) n/a
- Tricotism (Impulse!, 1956) n/a

Threadgill, Henry:
- X 75, Vol. 1 (Novus, 1979) 7
- Sextet: When Was That? (About Time, 1982) 8
- Sextet: Just the Facts and Pass the Buckett (About Time, 1983) 9
- Sextet: Subject To Change (About Time, 1985) 7
- Sextett: You Know the Number (Novus, 1987) 9
- Sextett: Easily Slip Into Another World (Novus, 1988) 8
- Sextett: Rag, Bush and All (Novus, 1989) 10
- Spirit of Nuff...Nuff (Black Saint, 1990) n/a
- Too Much Sugar For A Dime (Axiom, 1993) 7
- Zooid: Up Popped the Two Lips (Pi, 2001) n/a
- Zooid: This Brings Us To ... Vol.1 (Pi, 2009) 7
- Zooid: This Brings Us To ... Vol. II (Pi, 2010) 7

- The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic, 2010) 9

Tolliver, Charles:

- The Ringer (Black Lion, 1969) 7

Tristano, Lenny:
- w/Warne Marsh: Intuition (Capitol, 1949–1956) 8

Tyler, Charles:

- Charles Tyler Ensemble (ESP Disk, 1966) n/a

- Eastern Man Alone (ESP Disk, 1967) n/a

- Voyage From Jericho (1975) n/a

Tyner, McCoy:
- The Real McCoy (Blue Note, 1967) 8

U-Å

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Ulmer, James Blood:
- Tales of Captain Black (DIW, 1978) 7
- Are You Glad to Be in America? (Rough Trade, 1980) n/a
- Odyssey (Columbia, 1983) 9
- Birthright (Hyena, 2005) n/a
- Odyssey the Band: Back in Time (Pi, 2006) 7

Valentine, Kid Thomas:
- Kid Thomas-George Lewis Ragtime Stompers (GHB, 1961) n/a

Vandermark, Ken:
- Barrage Double Trio: Utility Hitter (Quinnah Records, 1996) 9
- Vandermark Five: Single Piece Flow (Atavistic, 1996) 7
- Vandermark Five: Target or Flag (Atavistic, 1997) 9
- Simpatico (Atavistic, 1998) n/a
- w/Hamid Drake, Nate McBride: Spaceways Incorporated: Thirteen Cosmic Standards (Atavistic, 2000) 7
- Spaceways Inc.: Version Soul (Atavistic, 2002) n/a
- The Vandermark Five: Elements of Style . . . Exercises in Surprise (Atavistic, 2003) n/a
- FME: Underground (Okka Disk, 2004) 7
- FME: Cuts (Okka Disk, 2005) 8
- (((Powerhouse Sound))): Oslo/Chicago (((Breaks))) (Atavistic, 2007) 8
- w/Markus Broo, Adam Lane, Paal Nilssen-Love: 4 Corners (Clean Feed, 2007) 7
- The Vandermark 5: Beat Reader (Atavistic, 2008) 7

- The Vandrmark 5 Special Edition: The Horse Jumps & The Ship Is Gone (Not Two) 7

Waldron, Mal:
- w/Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin: The Quest (Prestige OJC, 1961) 7

Waller, Fats:
- The Joint Is Jumpin' (RCA, 1929–1941) n/a
- Piano Solos 1929–1941 (RCA 2CD, 1929–1941) n/a
- The Very Best of Fats Waller (RCA, 1929–1943) n/a
- If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It (Bluebird/Legacy, 3CD, 1926-43) 9

Ware, David S.:
- Flight of I (Columbia/DIW, 1991) 9
- Third Ear Recitation (DIW, 1992) n/a
- Godspelized (DIW, 1996) n/a
- Go See the World (Columbia, 1997) 8
- Corridors and Parallels (Aum Fidelity, 2001) n/a
- Freedom Suite (Aum Fidelity, 2002) 7
- Live in the World (Thirst Ear 3Cd, 2005) 7
- Renunciation (Thirsty Ear, 2007) 7
- Shakti (Aum Fidelity, 2009) 8

- Onecept (Aum Fidelity, 2010) 8

Ware, Wilbur:
- The Chicago Sound (Riverside OJC, 1957) 8

Waters, Patty:

- Sings (ESP, 1965) n/a

Watson, Bobby:
- Love Remains (Red, 1986) n/a

Weather Report:
- Weather Report (Columbia/Legacy, 1971) n/a

- I Sing the Body Electric (Columbia, 1972) n/a

- Mysterious Traveller (Columbia, 1973/74) n/a

- Heavy Weather (Columbia/Legacy, 1977) 4
- 8:30 (Live) (Columbia, 1979) 5

Webb, Chick:
- 1929-1934 (Classics, 1929-1934) n/a
- Spinnin' the Webb (Decca, 1929–1939) 8

Wheeler, Kenny:
- Gnu High (ECM, 1975) n/a
- Deer Wan (ECM, 1977) n/a
- Flutter By, Butterfly (Soul Note, 1989) n/a

Whiteman, Paul:
- Greatest Hits (Collector's Choice, 1920–1928) n/a

Wilber, Bob:
- Dancing on a Rainbow (Circle, 1989) n/a

Williams, Tony:
- Life Time (Blue Note, 1964) 8
- Lifetime: Emergency (Verve, 1969) 8

Wilson, Teddy:
- Moments Like This (Hep, 1938–1939) 8
- Central Avenue Blues (Vintage Jazz, 1948) n/a

Workman, Reggie:
- Summit Conference (Postcards, 1993) 8
- Cerebral Caverns (Postcards, 1995) n/a

World Saxophone Quartet:
- Plays Duke Ellington (Elektra, 1986) 6
- Political Blues (Justintime, 2006) 8

Wright, Frank:

- Frank Wright Trio (ESP, 1965) n/a

- Your Prayer (ESP, 1967) n/a

- Unity (ESP, 1974) n/a

- Kevin, My Dear Son (Sun Records/Chiaroscuro, 1978/79) n/a

Young, Larry:
- Unity (Blue Note, 1965) 9
- Of Love and Peace (Blue Note, 1966) n/a

Young, Lester:
- Lester Leaps In: His Greatest Recordings 1936–1944 (ASV, 1936–1944) n/a
- The "Kansas City" Sessions (Commodore, 1938–1944) n/a
- The Essential Keynote Collection 1: The Complete Lester Young (Mercury, 1944) n/a
- Lester Young Trio (Verve, 1943–1946) n/a
- The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Lester Young (Blue Note 2CD, 1942–1947) 8
- The President Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve, 1952) n/a
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Lester Young (Verve, 1936–1957) 9

Zorn, John:
- The Big Gundown (Elektra, 1985) 8
- News For Lulu (Hat Art, 1987) n/a

- Spy vs. Spy (Elektra, 1988) n/a
- Naked City (Elektra/Nonesuch, 1989) 7

- Alhambra Love Songs (Tzadik, 2009) 8