Best jazz albums on Reddit
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#1
Miles Davis
4.9
(32)
"Miles Davis “Kind of Blue”"
"That I've been rocking lately."
"I would recommend Small Town by Bill Frisell, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Conversations With Myself by Bill Evans, and Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins."
"Miles Davis: Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet."
"Honestly start with In a Silent Way."
"Miles Davis, Bitches Brew"
"Miles Davis, Bitches Brew."
"Anything by THe Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, Bitches Brew, Kind of Blue."
"Anything by THe Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, Bitches Brew, Kind of Blue."
"The one and only: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue"
#2
John Coltrane
5.0
(13)
"Ballads- Coltrane; Somethin’ Else- Cannonball; Night Lights- Gerry Mulligan; Sunday @ the Village Vanguard- Bill Evans- things in this vein are about as “chill” as I get."
"John Coltrane Ballads"
"John Coltrane - A Love Supreme"
"A Love Supreme by Coltrane - some nice almost "epic rock lead but on horn" moments"
"John Coltrane- My Favorite Things."
"Ballads, the John Coltrane quartet"
"Check out A Love Supreme by John Coltrane."
"John Coltrane / a love supreme."
"John Coltrane / my favorite things."
"Bebop Jazz: Giant Steps by John Coltrane"
#3
Charles Mingus
4.8
(12)
"And then everything else Charles Mingus composed"
"Charles Mingus - Ah Um."
"Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus."
"Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Mingus."
"Mingus has so many beautiful ballads but none of his albums stay calm for long."
""Mingus Ah Um," Charles Mingus."
"Mingus's later stuff might work compositionally: 'Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'..."
"Black Saint and the Sinner Lady."
"Try this one: Charles Mingus - II B.S."
"Charles Mingus: *Ah Um* and *The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady*"
#4
Bill Evans
5.0
(11)
"I would get into some Bill Evans, Nala Sinephro just released an album called Endlessness which would be great concentration background."
"Any Bill Evans."
"Bill Evans You must Believe in Spring"
"Bill Evans"
"Bill Evans - Portrait in Jazz"
"You Must Believe In Spring, the Bill Evans trio."
"Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby"
"Paul Motion's drumming in Portrait in jazz by Bill Evans"
"Just about anything Bill Evans. Waltz for Debbie might be a good start."
"Bill Evans / Waltz for Debby."
#5
Return to Forever
4.9
(7)
"Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy by Return to Forever is pretty awesome."
"Two of the best jazz fusion bands to ever do it"
"My favorite jazz/fusion album."
"Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy by Return to Forever."
"Start with fusion that's the closest to the music you currently enjoy. Jazz with rock elements should help ease you in. Return to forever."
"Romantic warrior by return to forever for sure."
"Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior"
#6
Weather Report
4.7
(7)
"Whenever I need energy, I typically land here."
"Weather Report. Try Heavy Weather or Black Market."
"Weather Report. Try Heavy Weather or Black Market."
"Start with fusion that's the closest to the music you currently enjoy. Jazz with rock elements should help ease you in. Weather report."
"The first jazz record i fell in love with was Heavy Weather by Weather Report."
"Weather Report - Black Market and Thelonius Monk - Live at the 5 Spot"
"Heavy Weather - Weather Report - the debut of Jaco the "Hendrix of bass" with some iconic bass solos from him"
#7
Herbie Hancock
4.7
(7)
"Herbie Hancock “Empyrean Isles”"
"Is a classic."
"Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage."
"Herbie Hancock - *Empyrean Isles*"
"Herbie Hancock- Headhunters"
"Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock is a good place to start."
#8
Kamasi Washington
5.0
(4)
"The Epic by Kamasi Washinton, or anything by him."
"The Epic-Kamasi Washington"
"Considered a modern day masterpiece."
"Kamasi - The Epic."
#9
Gerry Mulligan
5.0
(4)
"Night Lights-Gerry Mulligan"
"The coziest and calmest jazz album."
#10
Cannonball Adderley
5.0
(4)
"Cannonball Adderley - Somethin’ Else."
"If you can't find something you like on this album, you're just not cut out for Jazz."
"Cannonball Adderly - Somethin’ Else"
"Adderley's *Somethin' Else*, especially "Autumn Leaves" & "Love for Sale""
#11
Tony Williams Lifetime
4.8
(4)
"And Emergency by Tony Williams Lifetime."
"Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency."
"Definitely check out Emergency! by the Tony Williams Lifetime."
"Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency!"
#12
Yussef Dayes
4.5
(4)
"Black Classical Music-Yussef Dayes"
"Yussef Dayes. The album Black Focus."
"Black Focus -- Yussef Dayes"
"Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music"
#13
Eric Dolphy
4.3
(4)
"Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch seeing as it's the greatest album ever recorded"
"Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch"
"Eric Dolphy: *Out to Lunch*"
"Out to lunch by eric dolphy"
#14
Pat Metheny
5.0
(3)
"The whole PMG discography from 1978-2005 is totally worth listening to."
"Highly recommend diving into the Metheny discography! Always great vibes."
"A lot of Pat Metheny’ as ECM recordings."
#15
Makaya McCraven
5.0
(3)
"Makaya McCraven's - In These Times."
"[In These Times - Makaya McCraven]"
"Been loving his album “In these times” released this past year."
#16
Bill Evans Trio
5.0
(3)
"Bill Evans Trio “Portrait in Jazz”"
"Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby"
#17
Alice Coltrane
5.0
(3)
"Journey in Satchidananda-Alice Coltrane"
"Journey In Satchidananda - Alice Coltrane / Pharaoh Sanders."
"Alice Coltrane - Ptah, The El Daoud."
#18
Dave Brubeck
4.7
(3)
"Time Out - Dave Brubeck"
"The Dave Brubeck Time Out album with the cut "Take 5" is classic."
"Time Out - Dave Brubeck,"
#19
Sonny Rollins
4.3
(3)
"I would recommend Small Town by Bill Frisell, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Conversations With Myself by Bill Evans, and Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins."
"Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins,"
"Sonny Rollins: *Saxophone Colossus* and *Way out West*."
#20
Immanuel Wilkins
5.0
(2)
"Immanuel Wilkins - "Omega"."
"Nobody mentioned Immanuel Wilkins' *Omega,* so your answers are incomplete."
#21
Thelonious Monk
5.0
(2)
"Solo Monk"
"Thelonious Monk / solo Monk."
#22
Bob James
5.0
(2)
"Bob James' One, Two, Three, BJ4, Heads, Touchdown, Lucky Seven, H, Sign of the Times."
"Bob James one, two, three, 4…. Heads, Touchdown."
#23
Floating Points and Pharaoh Sanders
5.0
(2)
"I really loved Promises by Floating Points and Pharaoh Sanders"
#24
Billy Cobham
5.0
(2)
"Billy Cobham’s *Spectrum, Crosswinds*, and *Total Eclipse* - utterly stunning."
"Billy Cobham - Spectrum."
#25
Chet Baker
5.0
(2)
"Chet Baker"
"Probably Kind of Blue, Chet or Ballads. But Moanin’ is the album that made me LOVE jazz."
#26
Oscar Peterson Trio
5.0
(2)
"Great piano playing by Oscar and a really tight trio with the drums and bass players."
#27
Sons of Kemet
5.0
(2)
"Would be a good place to start!"
"Sons Of Kemet - Your Queen Is A Reptile."
#28
Les McCann and Eddie Harris
5.0
(2)
"Was my entryway drug into jazz."
"Les McCann and Eddie Harris, "Swiss Movement""
#29
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
5.0
(2)
"Stan getz & joão gilberto - getz/gilberto is an amazing album to start with for jazz."
"Getz/Gilberto"
#30
Chick Corea
5.0
(2)
"Chick Corea “Now He Sings, Now He Sobs”"
"Chick Corea - Now he sings, now he sobs."
#31
Bohren & Der Club of Gore
5.0
(2)
"Used to love studying to Sunset Mission by Bohren & Der Club of Gore."
"Sunset Mission by Bohren & der Club of Gore comes to mind."
#32
Tigran Hamasyan
5.0
(2)
"Anything by Tigran Hamasyan, in particular the album Mockroot."
"If you like prog/mathy metal: tigran hamasyan."
#33
Nubya Garcia
5.0
(2)
"Nubya Garcia's - Source."
"Nubya Garcia- Source
Moses Boyd- Dark Matter
Muriel Grossman- Quiet Night
Idris Ackamoor- Shaman!
Christian Scott- Axiom
Snarky Puppy- Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Henry Kaiser- A Love Supreme Electric"
#34
Blue Note
5.0
(2)
"The Blue Note catalogue has so much to sink your teeth into."
"Just listen to anything Blue Note did in the 50's or 60's."
#35
Sonny Sharrock
5.0
(2)
"Anything by Sonny Sharrock."
"If you think that the tie between Jazz and Metal is the distorted guitar you may want to try Sonny Sharrock."
#36
Pharaoh Sanders
5.0
(2)
"Karma - Pharaoh Sanders."
"Possibly The Creator Has A Masterplan by Pharoah Sanders."
#37
Duke Ellington
4.5
(2)
"Jazz that sings, without words: Duke"
"Give a listen to Duke's, Take the A train."
#38
Frank Zappa
4.5
(2)
"Frank Zappa - Hot Rats"
#39
Peter Brotzmann
4.5
(2)
"Peter Brotzmann 'Machine Gun'"
#40
Wes Montgomery
4.5
(2)
"Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery and Smokin’ at the Half Note."
"The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery,"
#41
Freddie Hubbard
4.5
(2)
"Red clay - Freddie Hubbard"
#42
Yussef Kamaal
4.5
(2)
"Yussef Kamaal - Black Focus"
#43
Various Artists
4.5
(2)
"Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Miles Davis - Relaxin', Hank Mobley - Soul Station, Grant Green - Idle Moments, Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder, The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Sheriff, John Coltrane - Stardust, Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue, Donald Byrd - Free Form."
"My Mt Rushmore of Japanese jazz musicians is Toshiko Akiyoshi, Hideo Shiraki, Takehiko Honda and Terumasa Hino."
#44
Charlie Parker
5.0
(1)
"Charlie Parker with Strings."
#45
George Duke
5.0
(1)
"George Duke - Liberated Fantasies / Inner Source etc."
#46
Esbjorn Svensson Trio
5.0
(1)
"Any esbjorn svensson trio stuff"
#47
Idris Muhammed
5.0
(1)
"I love Bob's electric piano on Loran's Dance by Idris Muhammed."
#48
Joe Henderson
5.0
(1)
"Power to the People and In ‘n Out are so good."
#49
Eliane Elias
5.0
(1)
"Eliane Elias “A Long Story”"
#50
New York Trio/Bill Charlap
5.0
(1)
"New York Trio/Bill Charlap - *Always | 'S Wonderful*"
#51
Deodato
5.0
(1)
"Deodato - Love Island / Prelude."
#52
Sonny Clark
5.0
(1)
"Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin’"
#53
Wynton Kelly
5.0
(1)
"Wynton Kelly - Kelly Blue, Wynton Kelly!"
#54
Frank Cunimondo Trio
5.0
(1)
"Their album Echoes is awesome too."
#55
Art Farmer & Benny Golson
5.0
(1)
"Art Farmer & Benny Golson “Meet the Jazztet”"
#56
Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits
5.0
(1)
"Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits “On Different Paths”"
#57
Art Blakey
5.0
(1)
"Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Moanin’"
#58
Ahmad Jamal
5.0
(1)
"Ahmad Jamal - One is hugely underrated too, I never see it mentioned here."
#59
David Hazeltine
5.0
(1)
"David Hazeltine - *Pearls*"
#60
Oscar Peterson
5.0
(1)
"+1 for Oscar Peterson ‘Night Child’."
#61
Michael Brecker
5.0
(1)
"Michael Brecker “Pilgrimage”"
#62
Wayne Shorter
5.0
(1)
"Wayne Shorter - Odyssey of Iska."
#63
Bebel Gilberto
5.0
(1)
"Bebel Gilberto - "Tanto Tempo""
#64
Jackie McLean
5.0
(1)
"Jackie McLean - Jackie and Co. (feat. Ray Draper)"
#65
Bud Powell
5.0
(1)
"Bud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell"
#66
Cootie Williams
5.0
(1)
"Cootie Williams: Presenting Cootie Williams."
#67
Les Mcann
5.0
(1)
"Les Mcann - Invitation to openness."
#68
Talking Horns
5.0
(1)
"The album Geschichten aus dem Bläserwald by Talking Horns has some great tuba numbers."
#69
Charles Lloyd
5.0
(1)
"Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower."
#70
Chuck Mangione
5.0
(1)
"Chuck Mangione-Feels So Good."
#71
Clifford Brown
5.0
(1)
"Clifford Brown? Charlie Parker?"
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