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"Great Jazz Albums"
By an Amazon.com customer
Kind of BlueKind of Blue by Miles Davis
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $13.96
This is kind of a given.
A Love SupremeA Love Supreme by John Coltrane
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This is a given.
Mingus Ah UmMingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
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One of the greatest bassists, besides Stanley Clarke, and Victor Wooten
Open Your Eyes You Can FlyOpen Your Eyes You Can Fly by Flora Purim
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.75
I loved the DJ Krush Cold Cuts Album, and there is a track sampled from this album. She went to prison for drugs, got out, and made this, but then I think she did more drugs and went back.
Everybody Loves the SunshineEverybody Loves the Sunshine by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
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Everybody loves the sunshine, brilliant.
Giant StepsGiant Steps by John Coltrane
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Awesome.
Journey in SatchidanandaJourney in Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane
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The strings on this album are just incredible.
Places and SpacesPlaces and Spaces by Donald Byrd
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This is great. Kind of funky.
ThrustThrust by Herbie Hancock
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Head Hunters was fantastic, but it has been played to death with me. This is seamless also.
Man-ChildMan-Child by Herbie Hancock
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FUUUUUUUUUUNKY.
Birth of the CoolBirth of the Cool by Miles Davis
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Miles in top form.
Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz FestivalLive at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival by Miles Davis
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Another Miles in top form.
RuckusRuckus by Galactic
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galactic is rad.
Coolin' OffCoolin' Off by Galactic
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This is the best Galactic album.
Mystic VoyageMystic Voyage by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
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Another fantastic Roy Ayers album, L.A.'s greatest funk-jazzmaster on the phones.
1968 to 1970: An Axelrod Anthology1968 to 1970: An Axelrod Anthology by David Axelrod
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This album sums up all of the great Axelrod songs.
Out to LunchOut to Lunch by Eric Dolphy
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Eric Dolphy was good, even without Frank Zappa's plug.
Green StreetGreen Street by Grant Green
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So, this is where white jam band guitarists get inspiration.