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The Lee Konitz DuetsLee Konitz - The Lee Konitz Duets
Best Price: $7.11
This surely must be one of the most unique and varied jazz albums ever recorded. Lee Konitz--a...
Music for Zen MeditationTony Scott - Music for Zen Meditation
Best Price: $297.82
I first heard this music at a friend's office and found it very soothing so bought it from...
Complete Galaxy RecordingsArt Pepper - Complete Galaxy Recordings
Best Price: $222.72
Many jazz musicians don't get the recognition they deserve, and Art Pepper is one of these...
Quietly There: Zoot Sims Plays Johnny MandelZoot Sims - Quietly There: Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel
Best Price: $6.49
Recorded about one year before his relatively early death, "Quietly There" features...
Pure DesmondPaul Desmond - Pure Desmond
Best Price: $7.52
CTI Master Series remastered reissue of 1975 album for the cool jazz alto sax player famous for...


Diz and GetzDizzy Gillespie - Diz and Getz
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This early meeting between Diz and Getz may be more satisfying than the duets with Rollins and...
'S Paradise: The Gershwin Songbook'S Paradise: The Gershwin Songbook
Best Price: $39.82
Drawing from the Verve archives, "'S Paradise" is a quality collection of Gershwin...
Take 5 in a QuartetTake 5 in a Quartet
Best Price: $7.44
Few jazz musicians are recognized as internationally and across so many genres as Dave Brubeck....
Walkin' the BassesLeroy Vinnegar - Walkin' the Basses
Best Price: $4.19
Coop! The Music of Bob CooperBob Cooper - Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper
Best Price: $127.32
Oh, Coop, whydya ever record that album with Bud Shank?!??!!?


The Complete Columbia Studio RecordingsGil Evans, Miles Davis - The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
Best Price: $44.76
Amen to a lot of what other reviewers have said here. Here's my two cents: I enjoy listening to...
At the Village GateChris Connor - At the Village Gate
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Always regarded as a "cool," somewhat distanced singer, in the tradition of June...
Martians, Come Back!/Way Up ThereShorty Rogers - Martians, Come Back!/Way Up There
Best Price: $8.86
Yes, martians, AKA stellar jazzers from the fifties, come back! This review is for...
Jazz WeekendJazz Weekend
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Jimmy Giuffre 3Jimmy Giuffre - Jimmy Giuffre 3
Best Price: $8.21
If you are in a rut listening to the same old bop recordings or tired sounding renditions of...

'S WonderfulGreat Jazz Trio - 'S Wonderful
Best Price: $11.99
(from an extended feature, copyright 2006 Michael F. Hopkins) Across a span of over 60 years,...
Quiet as the MoonDave Brubeck - Quiet as the Moon
Best Price: $8.94
This album, recorded in three sessions from 1988-91, is a great mix of old and new, fast and...
Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz QuartetModern Jazz Quartet, Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet - Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet
Best Price: $6.78
This combination is marvelous. The MJQ plays just the spropriate background and Sonny soars with...
Michel Plays LegrandMichel Legrand - Michel Plays Legrand
Best Price: $3.98
I ordered this CD because of the song "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" which...
At the Manne Hole, Vol. 1Shelly Manne & His Men - At the Manne Hole, Vol. 1
Best Price: $6.67
I was playing band dates during Shelly's prime and The Manne Hole #1 is one of my favorites. I...

Paper MoonDave Brubeck Quartet - Paper Moon
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The 1981 edition of the Dave Brubeck Quartet performs a nicely sequenced set of seven standards,...
Lighthouse at LagunaThe Lighthouse All-Stars - Lighthouse at Laguna
Best Price: $4.99
West Coast jazz, as typified by the various members of Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, was...
The Best of Bill EvansBill Evans - The Best of Bill Evans
Best Price: $7.12
I heard "Peace Piece" on a local radio station for the first time. I hunted Bill...
A Sign of the TimesTal Farlow - A Sign of the Times
Best Price: $6.73
Sings a Song with Mulligan!Annie Ross - Sings a Song with Mulligan!
Best Price: $11.46

George Shearing: Lullaby of BirdlandGeorge Shearing: Lullaby of Birdland
Best Price: $5.40
George Shearing is really great on this DVD with the selections he plays and the little bio he...
Stan Getz and the Cool SoundsStan Getz - Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds
Best Price: $3.50
Man, who cares if some of the selections on this CD are on another collection! This is some fine...
Glad to Be Unhappy/Two of a MindPaul Desmond - Glad to Be Unhappy/Two of a Mind
Best Price: $10.49
Glad to Be Unhappy is possibly the best Paul Desmond release of all time - the way he melds with...
Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village VanguardGerry Mulligan - Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard
Best Price: $10.14
The Concert Jazz Band was not your usual big band. At one point Gerry worked with what he called...
I Wish I Were TwinsZoot Sims with Jimmy Rowles - I Wish I Were Twins
Best Price: $3.99
Recorded less than four years before his death, this quartet session displays Zoot at his...

A Perfect MatchGeorge Shearing with Ernestine Anderson - A Perfect Match
Best Price: $7.08
I always loved pianist George Shearing's impressionistic pianism that is both distinctive and...
Leroy Walks!Leroy Vinnegar Sextet - Leroy Walks!
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A mainstay on the West Coast scene since the early 1950s, this was Leroy Vinnegar's first album...
These RoomsJim Hall Trio with Tom Harrell - These Rooms
Best Price: $15.45
Let first of all say that this album is NOT live, so Amazon please correct your error. ...
The American Songbook Series: Jule StyneJules Styne - The American Songbook Series: Jule Styne
Best Price: $18.08
Jule Styne is one of America's great composers and his melodies will continue to bring happiness...
Stan Getz & Bill EvansStan Getz with Bill Evans - Stan Getz & Bill Evans
Best Price: $8.99
I avoided this recording because of all that's been written about the session being a failure, a...

Jazz SambaCharlie Byrd, Stan Getz - Jazz Samba
Want to know what the world was like in 1963, in San Francisco, on sunny afternoons, when all...
The Original Sextet: Complete Studio Master TakesGerry Mulligan - The Original Sextet: Complete Studio Master Takes
Best Price: $18.24
Think TwiceEclipse - Think Twice
Best Price: $11.99
This is a great CD. I've never heard of Eclipse before - I found them my searching Amazon for...
Solids & StripesJared Gold - Solids & Stripes
Best Price: $15.99
Organ Trio with Sax Jared Gold, Organ Seamus Blake, Tenor Sax Randy Napoleon, Guitar Mark...
Complete Blue Note 50's SessionsGil Melle - Complete Blue Note 50's Sessions
Best Price: $79.95
This 2-CD set compiles the late Gil Mell?'s various early- to mid-1950s sessions for Blue Note,...

Ballads for Night People/The Intimate Miss ChristyJune Christy - Ballads for Night People/The Intimate Miss Christy
Best Price: $8.67
She is even better than I thought. She has a mellow, soft, sexy voice and every song is better...
Lullaby of Birdland: Blues Alley Jazz/On a Clear DayGeorge Shearing - Lullaby of Birdland: Blues Alley Jazz/On a Clear Day
Best Price: $6.12
Breathtakingly beautiful! What an excellent CD to be quietly playing in the background for a...
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie HallEastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall
Best Price: $15.50
A person with twenty-twenty vision, or even the eyes of an eagle, will get a headache and never...
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 3: Swingin' SinglesCocktail Mix, Vol. 3: Swingin' Singles
Best Price: $21.58
This cd has been one of my favorites since the day I bought it nearly 10 years ago. The...
Verve Jazz Masters 57George Shearing - Verve Jazz Masters 57
Best Price: $4.97
I love George Shearing. The "Shearing Sound" which is basically the piano, vibes and...

Blue Break Beats, Vol. 3Blue Break Beats, Vol. 3
Best Price: $5.70
The only reason to have this disc is if you have no other way to get the following must-have...
Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 2: Zounds!The Lennie Niehaus Octet! - Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 2: Zounds!
Best Price: $7.43
Lennie Niehaus recorded 5 LPs for Contemporary Records between 1954 and 1956 and this is Volume...
Gil Evans & TenGil Evans - Gil Evans & Ten
Best Price: $7.19
I love Gil Evans, but found this album to be dreadfully boring. I must be in the minority,...
The Best of Chess JazzThe Best of Chess Jazz
Best Price: $10.98
RAMSY LEWIS,JOHN KLEMMER,THE GREAT ZOOT SIMS QUARTET,BENNY GOODMAN,ART FARMER ,KENNY BURRELL AND...
Compact Jazz: Modern Jazz Quartet PlusThe Modern Jazz Quartet - Compact Jazz: Modern Jazz Quartet Plus
Best Price: $47.96
I'll echo another review and agree that this is an excellent introduction to the MJQ. I've...

Portrait of Art FarmerArt Farmer - Portrait of Art Farmer
Best Price: $8.04
Another one for Art Farmer. The man could really play, and how he does it in this really nice...
The New Groove: The Blue Note Remix Project, Vol. 1The New Groove: The Blue Note Remix Project, Vol. 1
Best Price: $11.43
What's up with this record being on import? You can't get it domestically anymore? That would...
Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings SingsCal Tjader - Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings
Best Price: $7.39
West Coast Jazz in Hi FiRichie Kamuca with Bill Holman - West Coast Jazz in Hi Fi
Best Price: $7.68
It's hard to argue with an ensemble that includes Kamuca, Conte Candoli, Rosolino, and the rest....
The L.A. Four Scores!The L.A. Four - The L.A. Four Scores!
Best Price: $4.99
This superb live CD (recorded at the 1974 Concord Jazz Festival) combines all any jazz lover...

Conversations With Warne, Vol.1Pete Christlieb - Conversations With Warne, Vol.1
Best Price: $17.96
    
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