Favorite Jazz Albums of All-Time

Submitted by joannajewsom on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 12:39
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  1. The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)- Charles Mingus
  2. A Love Supreme (1965)- John Coltrane
  3. In a Silent Way (1969)- Miles Davis
  4. Even the Sounds Shine (1995)- Myra Melford
  5. Astigmatic (1966)- Krzysztof Komeda
  6. Hot Rats (1969)- Frank Zappa
  7. The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)- Ornette Coleman
  8. Moanin' (1959)- Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
  9. Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales (1989)- Tim Berne
  10. We Insist! (1960)- Max Roach
  11. My Favorite Things (1961)- John Coltrane
  12. Kulak, 29 & 30 (1997)- Ellery Eskelin Trio
  13. Naked City (1990)- John Zorn
  14. Kind of Blue (1959)- Miles Davis
  15. Let My Children Hear Music (1972)- Charles Mingus
  16. Escalator Over the Hill (1971)- Carla Bley
  17. Jazz pa Svenska (1964)- Jan Johansson
  18. Out to Lunch! (1964)- Eric Dolphy
  19. Ask the Ages (1991)- Sonny Sharrock
  20. Mingus Ah Um (1959)- Charles Mingus
  21. Bitches Brew (1970)- Miles Davis
  22. Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970)- Frank Zappa
  23. Bar Kokhba (1996)- John Zorn
  24. Free Jazz (1961)- Ornette Coleman
  25. Saxophone Colossus (1957)- Sonny Rollins
Author Comments: 

I am by no means a jazz expert, so my list is pretty typical for right now. Hopefully, the wonderful and knowledgeable users on this site can introduce me to more great jazz albums!

Elston05/17/2009

I'm no jazz expert either, but these are some great ones:

1. Jazz Composers Orchestra (or Communications) - Michael Mantler
2. Atlantis - Sun Ra
3. Ascension - John Coltrane
4. For Alto - Anthony Braxton
5. Sounds - Roscoe Mitchell

And of course Spiritual Unity & Unit Structures which we swapped.