Favorite 5 Albums: Jazz

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Has anyone ever seen "High Fidelity" with John Cusack, Jack Black, et al? It's a very enjoyable flick, and one of the themes throughout is they create "Top 5" lists as they hang out at a record store. I think this would be a fun way to explore new music by genre. These are my current "favorite" jazz albums; this is not a declaration that they are the best, though at least the first 4 have to be up there! Here's my start in Jazz, and if it works out we could add Classic Rock, Modern Rock, Classical, etc.

Jay's Top 5 Jazz Albums

1. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
2. Time Out- Dave Brubeck Quartet
3. Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
4. Blue Train - John Coltrane
5. Anniversary - ​Stan Getz

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This is a great idea. I need to start procuring my vinyl jazz collection and there are so many titles I want that it will be interesting to see what everyone comes up with.

As of today my five favs are:

Lee-Way - Lee Morgan
Ready for Freddie - Freddie Hubbard
Where Do You Start - Brad Mehldau Trio
Unity - Larry Young
Being There - Tord Gustavsen Trio
 
Jay... I like your list. The only thing I would change is #5

Jay's Top 5 Jazz Albums

1. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
2. Time Out- Dave Brubeck Quartet
3. Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
4. Blue Train - John Coltrane
5. Anniversary - ​Stan Getz Replace with The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan
 
Great suggestions guys. Doug...love Being There

Here are another set of five that I listen to a lot:

1) The Ray Brown Trio: Soular Energy
2) Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue
3) Bill Evans: Sunday at the Village Vanguard
4) Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage
5) Hank Mobley: Soul Station

Extra Credit:
6) Thelonius Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: at Carnegie Hall
7) Charlie Haden: Private Collection

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Great suggestions guys. Doug...love Being There

Here are another set of five that I listen to a lot:

1) The Ray Brown Trio: Soular Energy
2) Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue
3) Bill Evans: Sunday at the Village Vanguard
4) Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage
5) Hank Mobley: Soul Station

Extra Credit:
6) Thelonius Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: at Carnegie Hall
7) Charlie Haden: Private Collection

Cyril... Great Choices!!! I will have to check out Soular Energy, only one you listed I don't own.
 
There are so many good albums already posted so trying not to duplicate

* Oscar Peterson - We Get Requests

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* Nat Adderley - Work Song

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* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

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* Gene Harris - Black and Blue

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* Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Trio - Midnight Sugar.

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Name of few .... Man...I can go on all day :lol:
 
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Cyril, If you like the Ray Brown Trio, give "Live at the Loa - Summer Wind" a listen.

I'm throwing this out there too for something a little different. Andy Summers, guitarist for The Police, put out a couple of nice Jazz albums that I think are worth mentioning. "Earth & Sky" and "Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk."

Green Chimneys includes "Round Midnight" with Sting on vocals and it is a great performance.
 
Cyril, If you like the Ray Brown Trio, give "Live at the Loa - Summer Wind" a listen.

I'm throwing this out there too for something a little different. Andy Summers, guitarist for The Police, put out a couple of nice Jazz albums that I think are worth mentioning. "Earth & Sky" and "Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk."

Green Chimneys includes "Round Midnight" with Sting on vocals and it is a great performance.

Doug...thx for the heads up I will check them both out.
 
There's some great stuff here already. Hopefully we get a lot more input. I'm always looking to expand my music library. Of course tomorrow my top five will change... :wacko:
 
* Thad Jones - The Magnificent Thad Jones 4 out 5

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* Blue Mitchell - Blue's Moods - MY LONG TIME FAVORITE 5 out of 5

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* Serge Chaloff - Blue Serge 4 out of 5

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* Herb Ellis & Ray Brown - Soft Shoe 5 out of 5 - Not easy to find though

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One conspicuous absence (unless my sleepy eyes missed it):

Wayne Shorter!

My faves include Night Dreamer, Juju, and Adam's Apple
 
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