John Coltrane - Live In Paris (1965)

01. Niama
02. Impressions
03. Blue Valse
04. Afro Blue
05. Impressions (2nd version)

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Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High (1957)

A comeback of sorts for the great tenor, which sees him working with some hotshot young guns - including trumpeter Idrees Sulieman and trombonist J J Johnson. Playing with artists decades his junior, Hawk more than holds his own - especially on longer tracks 'Juicy Fruit' and 'Sanctity'. The other standout performer is pianist Hank Jones.

1.Chant

2.Juice Fruit

3.Think Deep

4.Laura

5.Blue Lights

6.Sancticity

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Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery - Dynamic Duo (1966)

It was always going to be groovin' good fun matching the Hammond's greatest hero, Jimmy Smith, with thumb-picking guitarist Wes Montgomery. Arranger Oliver Nelson brings his touch to 'Down by the Riverside' and 'Night Train', while elsewhere conga maestro Ray Barretto injects a Latin feel to some good ol' down-home blues.

01-Down by the Riverside

02-Happy-Go-Luck Local (Night Train)

03-James and Wes

04-13 (Death March)

05-Baby, It’s Cold Outside

06-O.G.D. (Road Song) (alternate take)

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Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster - Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959)

Aside from being a giant of the baritone sax, Mulligan was a deft arranger of music. He rose to stardom in the early-50s while paired with Chet Baker, but a drug bust put him out of business until his release from jail in 1954. Here he teams with tenor Ben Webster to produce a minor classic. Avoid versions with excessive alternate takes.

01. Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn) [07:18]
02. The Cat Walk (Mulligan, Ben Webster) [05:42]
03. Sunday [07:22]
04. Who’s Got Rhythm? [07:37]
05. Tell Me When [05:02]
06. Go Home (Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) [10:02]

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Lionel Hampton Flying Home (1949)

1. Flying Home

2. Buzzin' Around with the Bee

3. On the Sunny Side of the Street

4. Stompology

5. Shoe Shiner's Drag

6. Drum Stomp (Crazy Rhythm)

7. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas)

8. I'm in the Mood for Swing

9. Everybody Loves My Baby

10. 'S Wonderful

11. Shufflin' at the Hollywood

12. Wizzin' the Wizz

13. Hot Mallets

14. Early Session Hop

15. Singin' the Blues

16. Dinah

17. Till Tom Special

18. Jack the Bellboy

19. Hamp's Boogie Woogie

20. Rachel's Dream / Benny Goodman Sextet

21. Anthropology / Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra

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Johnny Smith - Moonlight in Vermont (1953)

1 Where Or When

2 Tabu

3 Moonlight In Vermont

4 Jaguar

5 Jaguar (Alternate Take)

6 A Ghost Of A Chance

7 Vilia

8 My Funny Valentine

9 Sometimes I'm Happy

10 Stars Fell On Alabama

11 Nice Work If You Can Get It

12 Tenderly

13 Cavu

14 I'll Be Around

15 Yesterdays

16 Cherokee

17 What's New

18 I'll Remember April

19 Lullabye Of Birdland

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Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Complete Sessions (1969)

Disc 1

1 Pharaoh's Dance (20:06)

2 Bitches Brew (27:01)

3 Spanish Key (17:34)

4 John McLaughlin (4:23)

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Disc 2

1 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (14:04)

2 Sanctuary (10:59)

3 Great Expectations (13:48)

4 Orange Lady (13:51)

5 Yaphet (#) (9:41)

6 Corrado (#) (13:11)

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Disc 3

1 Trevere (#) (5:58)

2 Big Green Serpent (#) (3:38)

3 Little Blue Frog (#) (12:15)

4 Little Blue Frog (MST) (9:11)

5 Lonely Fire (21:11)

6 Guinnevere (21:07)

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Disc 4

1 Feio (#) (11:52)

2 Double Image (#) (8:28)

3 Recollections (#) (18:57)

4 Take It or Leave It (#) (2:16)

5 Double Image (5:52)

6 Bonus track ( 01:22)

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John Coltrane - Blue Train (1957)

1- Blue Train

2- Moment's Notice

3- Locomotion

4- I'm Old Fashioned

5- Lazy Bird

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Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto (1963)

1. Girl from Ipanema - DeMoraes, Gimbel, Jobim

2. Doralice - Almeida, Caymmi

3. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao (To Hurt My Heart) - Barroso

4. Desafinado - Jobim, Mendonca

5. Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) - Jobim, Lees

6. So Danco Samba (I Only Dance Samba) - DeMoraes, Jobim

7. O Grande Amor - DeMoraes, Jobim

8. Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer) - Jobim

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Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (1963)

1. The Sidewinder

2. Totem Pole

3. Gary's Notebook

4. Boy, What A Night

5. Hocus-Pocus

6. Totem Pole (alternate take, bonus track)

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Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil (1964)

01 - Wicht Humt

02 - Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum

03 - Dance Cadaverous

04 - Speak No Evil

05 - Infant Eyes

06 - Wild Flower

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John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1959)

The album's title says it all. While still with Miles Davis' group, Trane managed to push bop to the limits and beyond. His all-original compositions here are built around solos, which was a deconstruction of the modal jazz he was playing with Davis at the time. Most won't notice too much, as it all sounds conventionally pleasing. Essential.

1. Giant Steps

2. Cousin Mary

3. Countdown

4. Spiral

5. Syeeda´s Song Flute

6. Naima

7. Mr. P.C.

8. Giant Steps [Alternate Take]

9. Naima [Alternate Take]

10. Cousin Mary [Alternate Take]

11. Countdown [Alternate Take]

12. Syeeda´s Song Flute [Alternate Take]

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Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)

1.Lonely Woman

2.Eventually

3.Peace

4.Focus on sanity

5.Congeniality

6.Chronology

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Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert (1975)

1. Köln, January 24, 1975, Part I 26:02

02. Köln, January 24, 1975, Part IIa 14:54

03. Köln, January 24, 1975, Part IIb 18:13

04. Köln, January 24, 1975, Part IIc 06:59

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Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby (1961)

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Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch! (1964)

1.Hat and Beard
2.Something Sweet, Smoething Tender
3.Gazzeloni
4.Out of Lunch
5.Straight up and Down

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Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (1956)

1. Brilliant Corners (Monk)

2. Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are (Monk)

3. Pannonica (Monk)

4. I Surrender, Dear (Barris-Clifford)

5. Bemsha Swing (Monk-Best)

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Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Moanin' (1958)

1. Moanin'

2. Soulful Mr. Timmons

3. My Ideal

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4.Free For All

5. Angel Eyes

6. A Night in Tunisia (Bt.)

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Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage - (1965)

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1959)

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John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Deluxe Edition 1964)

After being sacked from Miles Davis' band in 1957 because of his heroin addiction, Trane began his very personal journey to redemption. While nowhere near as 'free' as later efforts, A Love Supreme is the crowning achievement of Coltrane's classic 1960s quartet with drummer Elvin Jones, pianist McCoy Tyner and Jimmy Garrison on bass.

Disco 1

01 - Acknowledgement0

2 - Resolution0

3 - Pursuance0

4 - Psalm

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Disco 2

01 - Intro By Andre Francis

02 - Acknowledgement

03 - Resolution

04 - Pursuance

05 - Psalm

06 - Resolution (Alternative Take)

07 - Resolution (Breakdown)

08 - Acknowledgement (Alternative Take)

09 - Acknowledgement (Alternative Take)

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Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)

Regarded as a landmark record in Davis' conceptual development of modal jazz. The songs are built on chords & scales rather than the key in which they are played. The result is a moving record of haunting beauty - played to perfection by Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb.

1. So What

2. Freddie Freeloader

3. Blue In Green

4. All Blues

5. Flamenco Sketches

6. Flamenco Sketches (bonus alternate take)

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Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959)

Mingus pays homage to jazz history through tracks laced with gospel, soul, blues, swing, hard bop and a touch of the avant-garde. The bassist would go on to record at least three more great records in the coming decade. This album, however, is the best place to start for listeners looking for a soulful introduction to this great musician's work.

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NINA SIMONE - HIGH PRIESTESS OF SOUL (1967)

1. Don't You Pay Them No Mind

2. I'm Gonna Leave You

3. Brown Eyed Handsome Man

4. Keeper Of The Flame

5. The Gal From Joe's

6. Take Me To The Water

7. I'm Going Back Home

8. I Hold No Grudge

9. Come Ye

10. He Ain't Comin' Home No More

11. Work Song

12. I Love My Baby

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