A - C

Abdullah, Ahmed:

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

Abrams, Muhal Richard:
- Levels and Degrees of Light (Delmark, 1967) 6
- Afrisong (Whynot, 1975) n/a
- Things to Come From Those Now Gone (Delmark, 1976) n/a

- Rejoicing With the Light (Black Saint, 1983) n/a
- The Hearinga Suite (Black Saint, 1989) n/a
- Blu Blu Blu (Black Saint, 1991) 8
- Souldance: Duets with Fred Anderson and George Lewis (Pi Rcordings, 2011) n/a

Adderley, Cannonball:
- Something Else (Blue Note, 1958) 8
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (Riverside, 1959) n/a
-  Know What I Mean (Riverside, 1961) n/a
- w/Nancy Wilson: Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley (Blue Note, 1962) n/a


Adderley, Nat:
- Work Song (Riverside, 1960) 8
- That's Right!: Nat Adderley and The Big Sax Section (Riverside, 1960) n/a
- Calling out Loud (A&M, 1968) n/a

Air (Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall, Henry Threadgill):
- Air Song (1975) 8
- Air Raid (1976) 9
- Live Air (Black Saint, 1976) 6
- Air Time (Nessa, 1977/1978) 8
- Montreux Suisse (Arista Novus, 1978) 7
- Open Air Suit (Arista Novus, 1978) 7

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

- New Air feat. Cassandra Wilson: Air Show No. 1 (Black Saint, 1986) 7

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

Akinmusire, Ambrose:

- Prelude to Cora (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2009) n/a

- When the Heart Emerges Glistening (EMI, 2011) 6
- The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint (Blue note, 2014) 6

Alessi, Ralph:
- This Against That: Look (Between the Lines, 2006) n/a
- Cognitive Dissonance (CAM Jazz, 2010) n/a
- Baida (ECM, 2013) 8
- Quiver (ECM, 2016) n/a

Allen, Geri:
- Geri Allen Trio: The Printmakers (Minor Music, 1984) 8
- The Nurturer (Blue Note, 1991) n/a 
- Maroons (Blue Note, 1992) n/a
- Some Aspects of Water (Storyville, 1997) n/a


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


Allen, J.D. (aka JD Allen, JD Allen III):
- JD Allen Trio: I Am I Am (Sunnyside, 2008) n/a
- JD Allen Trio: Shine! (Sunnyside, 2009) 8 

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
- Union Square (Abeat, 2012) 8
- The Stars Look Very Different Today (Sonic Camera Records) 6

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

Amalgam:
- Prayer for Peace (FMR/Trasatlantic, 1969) 9
- Innovation (FMR, 1974) n/a

Ammons, Gene:
- The Happy Blues (Prestige, 1956) n/a
- Jammin' With Gene (Prestige, 1956) n/a
- The Big Sound (Prestige, 1958) n/a
- Boss Tenor (Prestige, 1960) 9

Andersen, Arild:
- Clouds In My Head (ECM, 1975) n/a
- Hyperborean (ECM, 1996) n/a
- w/Tommy Smith & Paolo Vinaccia: Mira (ECM, 2012) 5

Anderson, Fred:
- The Missing Link (Nessa, rec. 1979, rel. 1984) n/a
- w/Hamid Drake, William Parker: Blue Winter (Eremite, 2005) 8 
- w/Hamid Drake: From the River to the Ocean (Thrill Jockey, 2007) 7

Angles/Angles 8/Angles 9 (Martin Küchen):

- Epileptical West - Live in Coimbra (Clean Feed, 2010) 8
- Angles 9: Injuries (Clean Feed, 2014) 7
- Angles 9: Disappeared Behind the Sun (Clean Feed) 9

Argue, Darcy James:

- Secret Society: Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam, 2009) 7
- Secret Society: Brooklyn Babylon (New Amsterdam, 2013) 6

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) 9
- 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) 8
- The Bikini Tapes (Jazzland Rec., 2005) n/a
- Happy New Ears (Jazzland Rec., 2006) 8

- Here Comes Everybody (Jazzland Rec., 2011) n/a
- There Is a Hole In the Mountain (Jazzland Rec., 2013) 7
- Lucidity (Jazzland Rec. 2015) n/a

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, 2001) n/a
- These Are the Vistas (Columbia, 2003) 7

- Give (Columbia, 2004) n/a

- Prog (Heads Up, 2007) 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:
- Another Earth (Milestone, 1969) 7
- 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
- Sanctified Dreams (Columbia/Koch, 1988) 9
- 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
- Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Shadowman (ECM, 2013) 7

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

Bloom, Jane Ira:
- Mighty Lights (Enja, 1982) n/a
- Modern Drama (Columbia, 1987) n/a
- Slalom (Columbia, 1988) n/a
- Early Americans (Outline, 2016) 8
 
Blumiett, Hamiet:

- Resolution (Black Saint, 1978) n/a

- Ebu (Soul Note, 1984) 6

Blythe, Arthur:

- In the Tradition (Columbia, 1979) n/a

- 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) 8

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, Roy:

- The Free Slave (Muse Records, 1970) 7

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) 6

- 14 Love Poems Plus 10 More (FMP, 1984 - 2004 edt.) n/a

- w/Fred Hopkins & Rashied Ali: Songlines (FMP, 1994) 9
- Die Like a Dog Quartet (w/Hamid Drake, Toshinori Kondo & William Parker): Fragments of Music, Life & Death of Albert Ayler (FMP, 1994) n/a
- w/ Toshinori Kondo, Paal Nilssen-Love & Massiomo Pupillo: Hairy Bones (Okka, 2009) 7 

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

Byrd, Donald:
- Off to the Races (Blue Note, 1959) n/a
- Free Form (Blue Note, 1962) n/a
- A New Perspective (Blue Note, 1963) 5 

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
- w/Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden & Ed Blackwell: Old and New Dreams (Black Saint, 1977) 8


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
- New York Is Now (Blue note, 1968) n/a

- Love Call (Blue Note, 1968) n/a

- Ornette at 12 (Impulse!, 1969) n/a

- The Art of the Improvisers (Atlantic, 1961/1970) n/a

- Crisis! (Impulse!, 1972) n/a
- Science Fiction (Columbia) 9

- The Complete Science Fiction Sessions (Columbia Legacy, 1972/2000) n/a

- Skies of America (Columbia Legacy, 1972) n/a

- Dancing in Your Head (A&M, 1977) 10

- Body Meta (Verve, 1978) n/a

- Of Human Feelings (Antilles, 1982) 8

- In All Languages (Harmolodic/Verve, 1987) 8

- Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar, 2006) 10

Coleman, Steve:

- And Five Elements: Rhythm People (The Resurrection of Creative Black Civilizaton) (Novus, 1990) n/a
- Rhythm In Mind (Novus, 1992) 7
- And Five Elements: Black Science (Novus, 1991) n/a
- And Five Elements: The Tao of Mad Phat < Fringe Zones > (RCA, 1993) n/a
- And Five Elements: The Mancy of Sound (Pi Recording, 2011) n/a
- And Five Elements: Functional Arrythmias (Pi Recordings, 2013) 8
- An the Council of Balance: Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings, 2015) 7

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

Conley, Sean:

- Re:Action (Clean Feed, 2008) n/a

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) 8

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