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some of blue note's best
By an Amazon.com customer
No Room for SquaresNo Room for Squares by Hank Mobley
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $5.38
one of many great sessions from Mobley. see my review
Inner UrgeInner Urge by Joe Henderson
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $6.11
the top of the mountain for Joe Henderson, though it's a little hard to tell with so many high peaks. see my review
The Real McCoyThe Real McCoy by McCoy Tyner
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $5.71
after this try to find "Expansions", a close second.
Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia: CompleteRound About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia: Complete by Kenny Dorham
Buy new: $16.97 / Used from: $8.99
great line up. check out J.R. Monterose's discography. see my review
The Complete Blue Note RecordingsThe Complete Blue Note Recordings by Herbie Nichols
Buy used from: $48.32
an obscure, brilliant individualist, and a master on the ivory.
Dance with DeathDance with Death by Andrew Hill
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $7.94
great reissue from Hill. I also suggest "Pax", "Black Fire", "Point of Departure", "Passing Ships", "Judgement", and really just about anything he ever did.
The ProcrastinatorThe Procrastinator by Lee Morgan
Buy new: $9.93 / Used from: $7.45
A bit unusual for Lee, but a very good departure.
Happy Frame of MindHappy Frame of Mind by Horace Parlan
Buy used from: $49.30
The best from the unstoppable Horace Parlan.
J.R. MonteroseJ.R. Monterose by J.R. Monterose
Buy used from: $14.00
Monterose's only blue note offer, hard to find, but worth it.
Right Now!Right Now! by Jackie McLean
Buy used from: $13.29
this one's all about Jackie and his alto.
BasraBasra by Pete La Roca
great blowing from Joe Henderson, La Roca was always a solid, if not prolific recorder.
Out of the BlueOut of the Blue by Sonny Red
Buy used from: $36.99
too bad he didn't record more.
Byrd in FlightByrd in Flight by Donald Byrd
Buy used from: $11.98
just might be Byrd's best.
Newk's TimeNewk's Time by Sonny Rollins
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.49
a great one, from the great one. see my review
Empyrean IslesEmpyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.77
"Madien Voyage" is right up there with this one. see my review
Whistle StopWhistle Stop by Kenny Dorham
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $4.79
might be Dorham's best studio effort, Hank Mobley's on.
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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for my money better than "a night at birdland".
The Cape Verdean BluesThe Cape Verdean Blues by Horace Silver Quintet with J.J. Johnson
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $4.79
Yet again another great side session from Henderson.
UndercurrentUndercurrent by Kenny Drew
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $6.48
the definative blue note sound
Blue and SentimentalBlue and Sentimental by Ike Quebec
Buy used from: $4.85
It's hard to pick the best when everything Quebec does is golden. see my review
Easy LivingEasy Living by Ike Quebec
Buy new: $44.98 / Used from: $72.51
hard to find but worth the effort.
True BlueTrue Blue by Tina Brooks
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $6.50
everything tina did was solid, esspecially this one.
Leapin' and Lopin'Leapin' and Lopin' by Sonny Clark
Buy used from: $6.00
the added bonus is the cut with quebec. see my review
Blue TrainBlue Train by John Coltrane
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.75
One of Coltrane's pesonal favorites, mine too.
Out to LunchOut to Lunch by Eric Dolphy
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.66
Dolphy's masterwork
A Swingin' AffairA Swingin' Affair by Dexter Gordon
Buy used from: $3.86
the album that really pulled me into Dexter's playing.
Stick-Up!Stick-Up! by Bobby Hutcherson
Buy new: $11.94 / Used from: $8.34
great line-up, one of Hutcherson's best
UnityUnity by Larry Young
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Once again, Joe Henderson is a monster on the sax.
That's Where It's AtThat's Where It's At by Stanley Turrentine
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one of the man's best. also check out "blue hour", and "look out".
Cool BluesCool Blues by Jimmy Smith
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $4.88
add tina brooks to jimmy smith and the results are very fine.