List by @riffiter
Essential jazz albums
Fifteen records that map jazz from the hard-bop golden age to its 21st-century revival — a starting canon, in chronological order.
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- 1
Brilliant CornersThelonious Monk · 19571957 · angular genius, fully formed
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Kind of BlueMiles Davis · 19591959 · the most loved jazz album ever cut
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Time OutDave Brubeck · 20111959 · odd meters made effortless
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Mingus Ah UmCharles Mingus · 19591959 · gospel, blues and fury in one band
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The Shape of Jazz to ComeOrnette Coleman · 19591959 · free jazz announces itself
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Sunday At The Village VanguardBill Evans · 20061961 · the piano trio perfected, live
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Out To Lunch (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)Eric Dolphy · 19991964 · the avant-garde's playful peak
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A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane · 19651965 · devotion as sound
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Bitches BrewMiles Davis · 19701970 · jazz plugs in and explodes
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Journey in SatchidanandaAlice Coltrane · 19711971 · spiritual jazz's deep current
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Head HuntersHerbie Hancock · 19731973 · jazz-funk's commercial breakthrough
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The Köln ConcertKeith Jarrett · 19751975 · one piano, one night, total improvisation
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Heavy WeatherWeather Report · 19771977 · fusion's most joyful hour
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Black RadioRobert Glasper Experiment · 20122012 · jazz rejoins R&B and hip-hop
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The EpicKamasi Washington · 20152015 · the new spiritual jazz wave breaks