 | Jacknife by Jackie McLean
Buy used from: $69.71 I think this is one of Jack's first recordings; he wrote the composition "Climax". Great playing by Jackie McLean.
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 | Dream Weaver by Charles Lloyd
Buy new: $12.97 / Used from: $44.26 The first step in a lengthy collaboration between Keith Jarrett and Jack. Jack's great here -- check out his brushwork on "Autumn Sequence".
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 | Forest Flower/Soundtrack by Charles Lloyd
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $6.81 Two classic albums by the Lloyd quartet. You gotta love Jack laying down a funky boogaloo beat on "Sombrero Sam".
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 | Love-In: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium by Charles Lloyd
Buy new: $12.97 / Used from: $12.99 Another great album by the Lloyd group.
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 | Complete In a Silent Way Sessions by Miles Davis
Buy used from: $34.99 Jack's first recording with Miles, on three tracks: "Ascent" and both versions of "Directions".
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 | Complete Is Sessions by Chick Corea
Buy new: $26.98 / Used from: $32.87 Powerful, intense post-bop-to-free music here, grounded by Miles's rhythm section of the time: Jack, Chick Corea, and Dave Holland.
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 | Power to the People by Joe Henderson
Buy new: $28.98 / Used from: $12.99 One of Henderson's greatest albums; challenging post-bop music with faints hints of jazz rock. A rhythm section of Jack, Herbie Hancock, and Ron Carter.
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 | Eric Kloss & the Rhythm Section by Eric Kloss & the Rhythm Section
Buy used from: $9.98 Chick, Dave and Jack meet up for two albums with the great, underrated altoist Eric Kloss. Great music straddling post-bop, rock, and free jazz. Jack lays down funky beats on "Sunshine Superman".
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 | Festival de Juan Pins by Miles Davis
Buy used from: $15.00 The legendary "Lost Quintet" of Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Chick, Dave and Jack. Get your hands on one of this group's unofficial recordings. Maybe Miles's best group ever.
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 | Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $7.98 I'm guessing that you've already heard this classic album. A universe opens.
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 | Infinite Search by Miroslav Vitous
Buy new: $12.97 / Used from: $33.87 An exciting album on the cusp of something new. A very unusual lineup. A classic version of "Freedom Jazz Dance". A hint of the Weather Report sound.
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 | Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It's About That Time by Miles Davis
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $9.95 Wayne Shorter's last appearance with the Miles Davis group. Transitional between the "Lost Quintet" and a funkier, harder-hitting sound. The music's great.
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 | Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West by Miles Davis
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $5.79 A month later. The music is much more rockish and funky. Listen to the thunderous version of "Masqualero". Still some free-ish spots.
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 | At Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East by Miles Davis
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $5.75 Keith and Jack are reunited. I'm not a huge fan of the editing or the duelling keyboards, but when the group locks into a groove it's great.
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 | Live-Evil by Miles Davis
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $9.75 The "Cellar Door" band. Jack lays down fat grooves on "What I Say" and "Inamorata".
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 | On the Corner by Miles Davis
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.00 Jack's last recording with Miles in the 70s. Again, his groove is key.
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 | Timeless by John Abercrombie with Jan Hammer and Jack DeJohnette
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $24.69 A classic album from ECM's early days. Listen to the subtlety of Jack's playing on the ethereal title track.
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 | Gateway by John Abercrombie with Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette
Buy used from: $9.93 Another great ECM album with John Abercrombie and Dave Holland. Some very intense playing that bridges jazz-rock and free jazz. Listen to him duel with John A on "Unshielded Desire".
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 | Special Edition by Jack DeJohnette
Buy used from: $15.99 Jack as a leader with two great reedmen up front -- Arthur Blythe and David Murray. Two Coltrane tunes and three interesting compositions by Jack. If you like free-ish post-bop, definitely get it.
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 | 80/81 by Pat Metheny
Buy new: $35.98 / Used from: $22.94 will finish these later
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 | The Cure by Keith Jarrett Trio with Gary Peacock and Jack De Johnette
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $4.85 |
 | Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note: The Complete Recordings by Keith Jarrett
Buy new: $107.98 / Used from: $61.54 |
 | Homecoming by Gateway
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $5.82 |
 | Whisper Not (Live in Paris 1999) by Keith Jarrett
Buy new: $35.98 / Used from: $18.95 |
 | Always Let Me Go / Live in Tokyo by Keith Jarrett
Buy new: $29.98 / Used from: $15.50 |
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