 | The Message by J.R. Monterose
Buy used from: $69.99 One of the most undervalued tenor saxophonists in jazz. do yourself a favor and buy this album now.
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 | Money Jungle by Duke Ellington
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $5.30 a semi-free playing Ellington, and a really pissed-off Mingus. Max Roach plays umpire.
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 | The Cry! by Prince Lasha
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $43.71 avant-garde masterpiece
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 | No Room for Squares by Hank Mobley
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $5.38 see my review
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 | Transition by John Coltrane
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.40 neglected classic from his "LS" period.
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 | Complete Studio Master Takes by Herbie Trio Nichols
Buy new: $31.99 / Used from: $53.45 the most underrated of important composer/pianists.
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 | The Complete Village Vanguard Sessions by Art Pepper
Buy new: $73.97 / Used from: $26.99 any album from this set is a stone cold classic.
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 | Star Highs by Warne Marsh
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $42.19 another undervalued tenor giant, who is sometimes know as the embodiment of Lee Konitz on tenor.
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 | Leapin' and Lopin' by Sonny Clark
Buy used from: $6.00 see my review
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 | The Fox by Harold Land
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.96 I hope people get turned onto Land, who is a very interesting tenor saxophonist. this is his best album, with the also underrated Elmo Hope on piano.
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 | Night At The Village Vanguard by Sonny Rollins
Buy new: $16.97 / Used from: $9.43 might not be overlooked, but in case it passed you by see my review.
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 | Let Freedom Ring by Jackie McLean
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $6.24 see my review
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 | Motion by Lee Konitz
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $7.37 one of finest saxophone trio albums around
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 | Shades of Redd by Freddie Redd
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $43.99 even better than Freddie's Music from the Connection. with Tina Brooks and Jackie Mclean.
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 | Encounter! by Pepper Adams
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.99 a hard swinging album with Zoot Sims, IMHO Pepper's best as a leader.
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 | Byrd in Flight by Donald Byrd
Buy used from: $11.98 |
 | Trio Fascination - Edition One by Joe Lovano
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $3.59 see my review
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 | Back to the Tracks by Tina Brooks
Buy new: $32.98 / Used from: $44.99 Another underrated saxophonist.
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 | The Procrastinator by Lee Morgan
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $8.20 one of Morgan's very best.
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 | Doin' Allright by Dexter Gordon
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $3.42 not as famous as "Go" or "Our Man in Paris", but IMHO even better. see my review.
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 | Soultrane by John Coltrane
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.87 second only to "Blue Trane" from this period in Coltrane's playing.
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 | The Gigolo by Lee Morgan
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $6.48 doesn't get the print that "The Sidewinder" does, but it's just as good. see my review
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 | The Quest by Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $7.99 avant-garde gem with Eric Dolphy
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 | Complete Blue Hour Sessions by Stanley Turrentine & the Three Sounds
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $12.50 amazing session with the 3 sounds.
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 | Trio and Quintet by Elmo Hope
Buy used from: $69.45 the best from the less famous friend of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.
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 | Pax by Andrew Hill
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $6.74 an Andrew Hill album that doesn't get allot of ink. See my review
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 | Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions by Ike Quebec
Buy used from: $34.98 the 45 sessions by Quebec should be manditory listening for fans of Ben Webster and other big toned tenorists.
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 | Lester Young with Oscar Peterson Trio
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.49 solid later day Young, with the Oscar Peterson trio
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 | Fuchsia Swing Song by Sam Rivers
Buy used from: $25.90 Sam's most accesible album.
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 | J.R. Monterose by J.R. Monterose
another great one from J.R., hopefully BN will reissue this and get the guy some long overdue credit.
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 | Magnificent by Barry Harris Trio
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $9.99 fantastic trio outing
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 | Today and Now by Coleman Hawkins
Buy used from: $18.99 great later-day blowing from Hawkins
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 | Into Something by Yusef Lateef
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.00 Yusef Lateef is a very eclectic, multi-talented player, and just about all his albums have something to offer
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 | Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk by Steve Lacy
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.33 the premiere soprano saxophonist, doing some wonderful interpretations of Thelonious Monk.
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 | Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia: Complete by Kenny Dorham
Buy new: $16.97 / Used from: $8.99 A great live one from the underrated trumpeter. J.R. Monterose is on tenor.
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 | We Three by Roy Haynes
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.94 a high-energy session with the underrated Phineas Newborn on the keys
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 | Bass on Top by Paul Chambers Quartet
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $7.30 see my review
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 | Another Workout by Hank Mobley
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $5.97 the other side of the classic "Workout"
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 | This Is Criss! by Sonny Criss
Buy used from: $4.48 one of his best albums
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 | Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers by Zoot Sims
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.30 a great one from Zoot
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