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"Jazz, like classical music has proven to have a ceaseless enduring character.
Popular music comes and goes and is rarely remembered from one generation to the next.
In contrast, Jazz is enduring and rich in its structural complexity. It captivates the listener.
It is a discipline that few can master. Those who have are truly masters of a difficult art form.
The following listing of artists and titles is a place to start when building a good collection."

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Traditional

Louis Armstrong
The Hot Fives Vol. 1
Columbia

Duke Ellington
At Newport
Columbia

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John Coltrane
A Love Supreme
MCA

John Coltrane
Blue Train
Blue Note

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Miles Davis
Kind of Blue
Columbia

Bill Evans
At the Village Vanguard
Riverside

Benny Goodman
Live at Carnegie Hall
Columbia

Billie Holiday
The Verve Silver Collection
PolyGram

Wes Montgomery
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Riverside

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Art Pepper
Winter Moon
Fantasy

Thelonious Monk
The Unique
Riverside

Dexter Gordon
Both Sides of Midnight
Black Lion

Eric Dolphy
At the Five Spot Vol.1
Prestige

Helen Merrill & Gill Evans
Collaboration
EMArcy/PolyGram

Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Pacific Jazz

Ella Fitzgerald
The Intimate Ella
Verve

Count Basie
April in Paris
Verve

Nat "King" Cole Trio
After Midnight Sessions
Capitol

The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out
Columbia

John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
Impulse

Cannonball Adderly
Somethin' Else
Blue Note

Sarah Vaughan
The Divine Sarah Vaughan
Columbia

Charlie Parker:
The Original Recordings Of Charlie Parker
Verve

Gill Evans
Out of the Cool
MCA

Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
Columbia

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Modern Era

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Wynton Marsalis
Standard Time Vol. 1-6
Columbia

Wynton Marsalis
Thick in the South Vol.1
Columbia

Wynton Marsalis
Uptown Ruler Vol.2
Columbia

Wynton Marsalis
Levee Low Moan Vol.3
Columbia

Wynton Marsalis
The Majesty of the Blues
Columbia

Branford Marsalis
Renaissance
Columbia

Branford Marsalis
Trio Jeepy
Columbia

Branford Marsalis
Bloomington
Columbia

Shirley Horn
You Won't Forget Me
Verve

Abbey Lincoln - Hank Jones
When there is love
Gitanes Jazz

Helen Merrill Featuring Stan Getz
Just Friends
Emarcy

Stan Getz
Compact Jazz
Verve

Diane Schuur
Pure Schuur
GRP Records

Jan Garbarek & Agnes Buen Garnas
Rosenfole
ECM

Joe Pass
Virtuoso
Pablo

David Sandborn
Upfront
Elektra

Rachel Z
Trust The Universe
Columbia

Frank Morgan
Mood Indigo
Antilles

Frank Morgan
A Lovesome Thing
Antilles

Frank Sinatra
In The Wee Small Hours
Capitol

Frank Sinatra
Sinatra At The Sands
Reprise

Joe Henderson
Lush Life
Verve

McCoy Tyner
Revelations
Blue Note

Marcus Roberts
Deep in the Shed
Novus

John Scofield
Time on My Hands
Blue Note

Keith Jarrett
Facing You
ECM

Keith Jarret Trio
Tribute
ECM

Roy Hargrove
Public Eye
Novus/RCA

Dave Holland Quartet
Extensions
ECM

Gerald Albright
Giving Myself To You Atlantic Jazz
Atlantic

Lee Ritenour
Wes Bound
GRP Records

Bob James
Grand Piano Canyon
Warner Bros.

Oscar Peterson
The More I See You
Telarc

Sonny Rollins
Falling in Love with Jazz
Milestone

Stanley Turrentine
More Than a Mood
MusicMasters Jazz

The Glenn Miller Orchestra
"In the Digital Mood"
GRP Records

Cassandra Wilson
Blue Light Til Dawn
Blue Note

Cassandra Wilson
New Moon Daughter
Blue Note

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