 | The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings by Duke Ellington
Buy used from: $99.99 Duke Ellington is, to put it simply, the greatest American Composer. Much of this material is available in other compilations, but this edition covers it all with state-of-the-art restoration.
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 | The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings by Louis Armstrong
Buy new: $54.98 / Used from: $16.99 Truly complete, this set, aside from it's beautiful packaging, contains the most revolutionary moments in American musical history.
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 | The Complete Decca Recordings by Count Basie
Buy new: $34.99 / Used from: $15.97 No one ever swung harder than Count Basie. This set is the best of the best!
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 | The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings of John Coltrane (Incl: 7 CD's; 72 Pg. Hd.C. Book) by John Coltrane
Buy new: $99.98 / Used from: $27.00 Here's Coltrane in full blossom and post-heroin. The true improvisational master, produced by the great Neshui Ertegun.
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 | The Complete Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis
Buy new: $11.94 / Used from: $2.97 Buddy Bolden->King Oliver->Louis Armstrong->Dizzy Gillespie->MILES ON BIRTH OF THE COOL->Yet to be transcended.
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 | The Complete Columbia Recordings: Miles Davis & John Coltrane by Miles John Coltrane;Davis
Buy used from: $26.00 Hear the advent of modal jazz as it developed on record. This set encompasses this period.
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 | The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books by Ella Fitzgerald
Buy used from: $154.99 Each songbook is a crown jewel in the crown of jazz vocals. This set has them all!
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 | Billie Holiday: The Complete Decca Recordings by Billie Holiday
Buy new: $31.98 / Used from: $7.20 This set has so many overlooked masterworks! I think it's her best period.
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 | The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Buy new: $45.99 / Used from: $26.89 Love! They love each other, they love to play and sing, and you'll love this tastefully executed box set.
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 | The Complete Blue Note Recordings by Thelonious Monk
Buy new: $35.47 / Used from: $27.07 To get the full Monkology, you gotta get the two items below this one...
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 | The Complete Riverside Recordings by Thelonious Monk
Buy used from: $223.22 This one and the one above and below are crucial to Monkology...
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 | Monk Alone: The Complete Solo Studio Recordings of Thelonious Monk 1962-1968 by Thelonious Monk
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $10.24 This solo piano set is the key to getting Monk. It's much like Jelly Roll Morton's solo work as a key to understanding his group compositions.
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 | Jelly Roll Morton: 1926-1930 by Jelly Roll Morton
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $23.44 This set may be (even though this list disregards pricing considerations) the BEST value in jazz recordings. Far better than the RCA version at half the price!!
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 | The Original James P. Johnson 1942-1945 by James P. Johnson
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $10.55 The King of Harlem Stride Piano, this fantastic musician is surpassed only by Earl Hines and Art Tatum...
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 | The Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces by Art Tatum
Buy used from: $139.99 Art Tatum. Genius. This set is a must, along with the next one...
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 | The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces by Art Tatum
Buy used from: $79.00 This set with the one above is a comprehensive set of Art Tatum. FANTASTIC!!!
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 | A Study in Frustration/Thesaurus of Classic Jazz by Fletcher Henderson
Buy used from: $45.35 Along with Don Redmon, Henderson invented Big Band Swing. Unfortunately, Benny Goodman cashed in using Henderson's arrangements.
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 | The Genius of the Electric Guitar (Deluxe Box Set) by Charlie Christian
Buy used from: $31.99 The title says it all. Rivaled on the instrument, perhaps, only by Hendrix.
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