 | Digital Works by Ahmad Jamal
Buy used from: $2.90 Funky retrospective of the groove-oriented pianist's career. Sadly, his album 'Pittsburgh,' another favorite of mine is out of print.
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 | Everybody Digs Bill Evans by Bill Evans Trio
Buy used from: $3.34 The title says it all
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 | Lady in Satin by Billie Holiday
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.39 A complete masterpiece released in 1958. Beautiful orchestrations by Ray Ellis are a stunning backdrop for Holday's voice at it's most poignant near the end of her life. Flawless.
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 | Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.99 Must-have 1965 jazz album featuring many Miles Davis alumni.
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 | Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.49 Universally critically acclaimed, little additional comment is required on this 1959 album.
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 | A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special by Vince Guaraldi Trio
Buy used from: $4.58 Playful style marks Guaraldi's distint piano voice.
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 | Look Inside by Jr. Kenny Drew
Buy used from: $1.29 One of the most technically powerful living jazz pianists, Kenny Drew Jr. blasts his way through solos. The title track is a great composition, and solos on 'Mr. PC' and 'Giant Steps' are spectacular.
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 | Inner Voyage by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $3.77 A more sedate release from Gonzalo, but featuring his most beautiful compositions.
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 | Maferefun by Tony Martinez Cuban Power
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $0.74 Dynamite. Hot afro-cuban jazz. A must-have.
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 | Black Codes (From the Underground) by Wynton Marsalis
Buy used from: $3.66 Great representation of Marsalis' early period, showcasing this band of "young lions" at their best. Branford Marsalis on saxes, and an amazing rhythm section featuring the late Kenny Kirkland.
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 | Fictionary by Lyle Mays With Johnson & DeJohnette
Buy used from: $7.63 The Pat Metheny Group pianist has serious jazz chops, although tragically he hasn't put them to use in the decade since this record came out.
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 | Bright Size Life by Pat Metheny
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.99 Pat Metheny is joined by Bob Moses and a young Jaco Pastorius on drums and bass respectively, iconoclasts and powerful jazz personalities both, for one of his earliest and best recordings.
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 | Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Live by Bill Evans Trio
Buy new: $112.49 / Used from: $39.99 Bill Evans' best work, recorded live in San Francisco one week before his death.
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 | Brasilian Serenata by Dori Caymmi
Buy used from: $5.92 Breezy Brazilian beats from Bahia. The bomb.
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 | The Roy Haynes Trio by Roy Haynes Trio with Danilo Perez And John Patitucci
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.99 Haynes brilliant as always. Danilo Perez and John Patitucci are brilliant. Must have.
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 | Central Avenue by Danilo Perez
Buy used from: $0.17 The cutting edge of modern afro-cuban jazz piano.
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 | Jazz Influence by Nova Bossa Nova;Guilherme Franco;Alberto Beserra;Eddie Monteiro;Claudio Roditi;Bob Mintzer;Joe Ford;Achan Inoue;Muzzy Napodano;Lenny Arges
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.97 Funky Brazilian grooves featuring infectious accordian work by Eddie Monteiro.
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 | The Jazz Collector Edition: Nat King Cole Trio Recordings by Nat King Cole Trio
Buy used from: $3.98 Underrated genius was a big inspiration for Bill Evans and many later jazz pianists.
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