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The 108 most important recordings to own in Jazz:

You should be able to find almost all of these albums on iTunes.

Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland Volume 1

Joe Henderson - Lush Life, Strayhorn Music

Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland Volume 2

Joe Henderson - Mode for Joe

Art Blakey - Moanin'

Joe Henderson - Page One

Art Blakey - Ugetsu

John Coltrane - & Johnny Hartman

Art Farmer - Modern Art

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

Bill Evans - Intermodulation

John Coltrane - Ballads

Bill Evans - Sunday at Village Vanguard

John Coltrane - Blue Train

Bill Evans - Undercurrent

John Coltrane - Giant Steps

Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby

John Coltrane - Mainstream 1958

Blue Mitchell - The Thing to Do

Johnny Griffin - A Blowin' Session

Bobby Hutcherson - Oblique

Johnny Griffin - Introducing

Bud Powell - The Amazing - Vol. 1

Johnny Hartman - I Just Dropped By to Say Hello

Bud Powell - The Genius Of

Johnny Smith - Moonlight in Vermont

Cannonball Adderley - & Coltrain

June Christy - Something Cool

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else

June Christy - The Misty Miss Christy

Carl Fontana - 5 Star Ed

Kenny Burrell - & John Coltrane

Carl Fontana - The Great Fontana

Kenny Dorham - Una Mas

Charlie Parker - Bird & Diz

Larry Young - Unity

Charlie Parker - Now's The Time

Lee Konitz - Subconscious-Lee

Chet Baker - Playboys

Lee Morgan - Cornbread

Chick Corea - Light as a Feather

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder

Chick Corea - Now He Sings, Now He Sobs

Lester Young - The President Plays w/ the Oscar Peterson Trio

Clifford Brown - Brown/Roach Inc.

McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy

Clifford Brown - More Study in Brown

Miles Davis - Cookin'

Clifford Brown - Study in Brown

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Dexter Gordon - Ballads

Miles Davis - Milestones

Dizzy Gillespie - Duets

Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine

Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High

Miles Davis - Relaxin' with Miles

Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz at Massey Hall

Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight

Dizzy Gillespie - Sonny Side Up

Miles Davis - Seven Steps to Heaven

Duke Ellington - Money Jungle

Miles Davis - Steamin' with Miles Davis

Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch

Milt Jackson - Bags Meets Wes

Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea

Nancy Wilson - Sith C. Adderley

Frank Rosolino - Free For All

Oliver Nelson - Blues & The Abstract Truth

Freddie Hubbard - Hub Tones

Oscar Peterson - Plays Count Basie

Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame

Paul Chambers - Chambers Music

Freddie Hubbard - Ready for Freddie

Red Garland - Groovy

Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay

Slide Hampton - World of Trombones

Gene Ammons - Boss Tenors

Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin'

Grant Green - Born to be Blue

Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time

Grant Green - Feelin' the Spirit

Sonny Rollins - Plus Four

Grant Green - Idle Moments

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

Hank Mobley - Soul Station

Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness

Hank Mobley - The Turnaround!

Sonny Stitt - Constellation

Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles

Stan Getz - For Musician's Only

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

Stan Getz - Stan Getz & Bill Evans

Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner

Stan Kenton - Duet

Horace Silver - Blowin' The Blues Away

Stanley Turrentine - Sugar

Horace Silver - Cape Verdean Blues

Thelonious Monk - With John Coltrane

Horace Silver - Song For My Father

Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil

J.J. Johnson - The Eminent, Volume 1

Wes Montgomery - Full House

Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack

Wes Montgomery - Incredible Jazz Guitar

Joe Henderson - In 'N Out

Wes Montgomery - Smokin at the Half Note

Joe Henderson - Inner Urge

Woody Herman - Keeper of the Flame

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