Jazz (194050s) (Reference)
The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated
(in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from
various sources.
Ahmed Abdul-Malik (192793)
- Jazz Sahara [1958, OJC], B+
- East Meets West: Musique of Ahmed Abdul-Malik [1959, RCA]
Pepper Adams (193086)
- The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams [1957, Savoy], B+
- 10 to 4 at the 5-Spot [1958, OJC]
- Encounter [1968, OJC]
- Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session [1983, Reservoir]
- The Master [197885, Camden, 2 CD]
Cannonball Adderley (192875)
- The Adderley Brothers: The Summer of '55 [1955, Savoy, 2 CD]
- Sophisticated Swing: The Emarcy Small Group Sessions [195658, Verve, 2 CD], A
- Somethin' Else [1958, Blue Note], A
- w/Milt Jackson: Things Are Getting Better [1958, Riverside OJC], B
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco [1959, Riverside OJC]
- At the Lighthouse [1960, Landmark]
- In New York (Keepnews Collection) [1962, Riverside], B
- Lugano, 1963 [1963, TCB]
- Riverside Profiles [195862, Riverside], B+(**)
- Cannonball in Japan [1966, Capitol], B+
- Mercy Mercy Mercy! [1966, Capitol]
- Quintet in Chicago With John Coltrane [(1997), PSM]
- Ballads [(2002), Blue Note]
Nat Adderley (19312000)
- Introducing Nat Adderley [1955, Verve], B+
- Work Song [1960, Riverside/Keepnews Collection], A
- That's Right! [1960, Riverside OJC], B
- In the Bag [1962, OJC]
- Little Big Horn! [1963, Riverside OJC], A
- Sayin' Somethin' [1966, Atlantic]
- You Baby [1968, A&M]
- Calling Out Loud [1968, A&M]
- Blue Autumn [1983, Evidence]
- Work Song [1990, Sweet Basil], B+
- Autumn Leaves [1990, Evidence]
- The Old Country [1990, Enja]
- Thinkin' About Ya [1990, 32 Jazz]
- Good Company [1994, Challenge]
Joe Albany (192488)
- w/Warne Marsh: The Right Combination [1957, Riverside OJC], A
Alvin Alcorn (1912 )
- Live at Earthquake McGoon's Vol. 2 [1969, GHB]
Gene Ammons (192574)
- Young Jug [194862, Chess], B+
- w/Sonny Stitt: All Star Sessions [195055, Prestige OJC], B
- The Happy Blues [1956, OJC]
- Blue Gene [1958, Prestige OJC], A
- Big Sound [1958, Prestige OJC]
- Groove Blues [1958, Prestige OJC]
- Boss Tenor [1960, Prestige OJC], A
- Jug [1961, Prestige OJC], B
- w/Sonny Stitt: Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead from Chicago [1961, Verve]
- The Gene Ammons Story: Organ Combos [196061, Prestige], A
- Bad! Bossa Nova [1962, Prestige OJC], B
- The Gene Ammons Story: Gentle Jug [196162, Prestige]
- A Stranger in Town [196170, Prestige], A
- Fine and Mellow [1972, Prestige], A
- w/Sonny Stitt: God Bless Jug and Sonny: Live at the Left Bank [1973, Prestige], A
- w/Sonny Stitt: Left Bank Encores [1973, Prestige], B+
Ray Anthony (1922 )
- Swing Back to the 40s [1991, Aerospace]
Dorothy Ashby (193286)
- In a Minor Groove [1958, Prestige]
Harold Ashby (19252003)
- The Viking [1988, Gemini]
- I'm Old Fashioned [1991, Stash]
Georgie Auld (191990)
- Jump, Georgie, Jump [194045, Hep]
Chet Baker (192988)
- Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman [1953, Pacific Jazz], B+
- Ensemble [1953, Pacific Jazz], B+
- This Time the Dream's on Me: Chet Baker Quartet Live, Volume 1 [195354, Blue Note]
- Out of Nowhere: Quartet Live, Volume 2 [1954, Blue Note]
- My Old Flame [1954, Blue Note]
- w/Stan Getz: West Coast Live [195354, Blue Note, 2 CD]
- Sings and Plays [1955, Pacific Jazz], A
- Chet Baker in Paris Volume 1 [1955, Emarcy]
- Chet Baker in Paris Volume 2 [1955, Emarcy]
- Chet Baker in Paris Volume 3 [195556, Emarcy]
- Chet Baker Sings [195456, Pacific Jazz]
- w/Art Pepper: The Route [1956, Pacific Jazz], A
- Chet Baker and Crew [1956, Pacific Jazz]
- Big Band [1956, Pacific Jazz], B
- w/Art Pepper: Playboys [1956, Pacific Jazz], B
- The Best of Chet Baker Plays [195356, Pacific Jazz], B+
- The Best of Chet Baker Sings [195356, Pacific Jazz], B
- Chet Baker in Paris [195556, Emarcy]
- The Very Best [195456, Pacific Jazz], A
- Sextet [195457, Pacific Jazz], B
- Prince of Cool [195257, Pacific Jazz, 3 CD], B+
- Chet Baker in New York [1958, Riverside], B+
- Chet (Keepnews Collection) [195859, Riverside], B+(*)
- The Best of Chet Baker [195259, Riverside], B+
- Riverside Profiles [195859, Riverside], A
- The Italian Sessions [1962, RCA], B+
- Verve Jazz Masters 32 [195565, Verve], B
- Lonely Star [1965, Prestige]
- Love Songs [195374, Columbia/Legacy], C+
- Jazz Moods: Cool [197475, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Once Upon a Summertime [1977, Galaxy OJC], B
- The Best Thing for You [1977, A&M]
- In Paris: Volume 2 [1978, West Wind]
- Live at Nick's [1978, Criss Cross]
- Broken Wing [1978, Emarcy]
- The Touch of Your Lips [1979, Steeplechase]
- Chet Baker / Wolfgang Lackerschmid [1979, Inak], B+
- Burnin' at Backstreet [1980, Fresh Sound]
- w/Bud Shank: Live at Fat Tuesday's [1981, Fresh Sound], B+
- Peace [1982, Enja], B
- Chet Baker at Capolinea [1983, Red], B+
- Blues for a Reason [1984, Criss Cross]
- w/Paul Bley: Diane [1985, Steeplechase], B
- I Remember You The Legacy: Volume 2 [1985, Enja]
- Chet's Choice [1985, Criss Cross]
- Strollin' [1985, Enja]
- Live from the Moonlight [1985, Philology, 2 CD]
- When Sunny Gets Blue [1986, Steeplechase]
- Memories: Chet Baker in Tokyo [1987, Paddle Wheel]
- Little Girl Blue [1988, Philology]
- The Last Great Concert: My Favorite Songs, Vol. 1 & 2 [1988, Enja/Justin Time, 2 CD], B
- Career 19521988 [195288, Shout! Factory, 2 CD], A
Kenny Ball (1930 )
- Back at the Start [195962, Lake]
- The Pye Jazz Anthology [196074, Castle, 2 CD]
- Now [1990, Jazzology]
The Banjo Kings
- Favorites [(1986), Fantasy]
Paul Barbarin (18991969)
- Streets of the City [1950, 504 Records]
Chris Barber (1930 )
- Live in 1954/5 [195455, Limelight]
- Echoes of Harlem [1955, Dormouse]
- The Complete Decca Sessions 1954/55 [195455, Lake, 2 CD]
- Ottilie Patterson with Chris Barber's Jazzband [195558, Lake]
- The Chris Barber Concerts [195658, Lake, 2 CD]
- Chris Barber in Concert: Volumes 1 & 2 [1958, Dormouse, 2 CD]
- The Pye Jazz Anthology [195659, Castle, 2 CD]
- The Classic Concerts: 1959/1961 [195961, Chris Barber Collection]
- Trad Tavern [196062, Phillips]
- In Barber's Chair [196062, Lake]
- Chris Barber at the BBC [1963, Upbeat]
- Chris Barber at the BBC Vol. 2 [196163, Upbeat]
- w/Ottilie Patterson: Chris Barber's Blues Book, Vol. 1 / Good Mornin' Blues [196165, BGO], B
- Live in East Berlin [1968, Black Lion]
- Creole Love Call [197981, Timeless]
- 30 Years: Can't We Get Together [195684, Timeless], B+
- Chris Barber Meets Rod Mason's Hot Five [1985, Timeless]
- In His Element [198890, Timeless, 2 CD]
- Panama! [1991, Timeless], A
- Copulatin Jazz [1993, Great Southern], B+
- Live at the BP Studienhaus [1997, Timeless, 2 CD]
- w/Acker Bilk: That's It Then [1997, Timeless]
- Misty Morning [2000, Timeless]
- The First Eleven [2001, Timeless]
- Can't Stop Now (European Tour 2007) [19862007, MVD Audio], B+(**)
Paul Bascomb (191286)
- Bad Bascomb! [1952, Delmark]
Louie Bellson (1924 )
- 150 MPH [1974, Concord]
- Inferno! [197479, Concord]
- Hot [1987, Musicmasters], B+
- East Side Suite [1987, Musicmasters]
- Jazz Giants [1989, Musicmasters]
- Black, Brown and Beige [1992, Musicmasters]
- The Sacred Music of Louie Bellson and the Jazz Ballet [2000, Percussion Power], C+
- w/Clark Terry: Louie & Clark Expedition 2 [2007, Percussion Power], B+(***)
Tex Beneke (19142000)
- The Best of Tex Beneke [194649, Collector's Choice]
- Palladium Patrol [(1995), Aerospace]
Eddie Bert (1922 )
The Big 18
- Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands [1958, RCA]
Acker Bilk (1929 )
- Mr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazzband [195859, Lake]
- The Traditional Jazz Scene Volume 1 [195963, Teldec]
- Stranger on the Shore / A Taste of Honey [196165, Redial]
- In Concert 1968 [1968, Lake], B+
- That's My Home [196070, Philips]
- The Collection [197378, Castle], C
- Acker Bilk in Holland [1983, Timeless]
- It Looks Like a Big Time Tonight [1985, Stomp Off]
- Blaze Away [1987, Timeless, 2 CD]
Ed Blackwell (192992)
- Boogie Live . . . 1958 [1958, All for One]
- Walls-Bridges [1992, Black Lion]
- Ed Blackwell Project, Vol. II: What It Be Like? [1992, Enja], B+
Art Blakey (191990)
- w/James Moody: New Sounds [194748, Blue Note], B
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 [1954, Blue Note], A
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 [1954, Blue Note], A
- At the Cafe Bohemia Vol. 1 [1955, Blue Note], B+
- At the Cafe Bohemia Vol. 2 [1955, Blue Note]
- The Jazz Messengers [1956, Columbia]
- Drum Suite [195657, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Orgy in Rhythm [1957, Blue Note]
- Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk [1958, Atlantic], A
- Moanin' [1958, Blue Note], A
- Paris 1958 [1958, RCA], A
- Holiday for Skins [1958, Blue Note], B+(*)
- At the Jazz Corner of the World [1959, Blue Note, 2 CD], B+
- Africaine [1959, Blue Note]
- The Big Beat [1960, Blue Note]
- A Night in Tunisia [1960, Blue Note], B+
- Roots and Herbs [1961, Blue Note], A
- The Freedom Rider [1961, Blue Note], A
- The Witch Doctor [1961, Blue Note], A
- Mosaic [1961, Blue Note], A
- Buhaina's Delight [1961, Blue Note], A
- The African Beat [1962, Blue Note], B+
- Three Blind Mice, Vol. 1 [1962, Blue Note]
- Three Blind Mice, Vol. 2 [1962, Blue Note]
- Caravan [1962, Riverside OJC], B
- Caravan (Keepnews Collection) [1962, Riverside], B
- Ugetsu [1963, Riverside OJC]
- A Jazz Message [1963, Impulse]
- Free for All [1964, Blue Note], B+
- Indestructible! [1964, Blue Note], A
- The History of Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers [195464, Blue Note, 3 CD]
- 'S Make It [1964, Verve], B
- Art Blakey and the Giants of Jazz: Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival [1972, Monterey Jazz Festival], B+(***)
- The Best of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers [195879, Blue Note]
- Live [1980, Kingdom Jazz]
- Live at Montreux and Northsea [1980, Timeless]
- Album of the Year [1981, Timeless], B
- Straight Ahead [1981, Concord]
- Ken Burns Jazz [195481, Verve], A
- Keystone 3 [1982, Concord]
- New York Scene [1984, Concord]
- Coast to Coast [1984, Concord, 2 CD]
- New Year's Eve at Sweet Basil [1985, Paddle Wheel]
- Art Collection [197885, Concord]
- Coast to Coast [198486, Concord]
- Chippin' In [1990, Timeless], B
- w/Dr. John, David "Fathead" Newman: Bluesiana Triangle [1990, Windham Hill], A
Paul Bley (1932 )
- Introducing Paul Bley [1953, Debut OJC], A
- The Fabulous Paul Bley Quintet [1958, Musidisc], A
- Barrage [1964, ESP]
- Closer [1965, ESP], A
- Paul Bley in Haarlem [1966, TJC]
- Touching [196566, Black Lion], B+
- Mr. Joy [1968, Limelight]
- Improvisie [1971, Free America/Verve], B+
- Open, to Love [1972, ECM], B+
- Axis [1977, IAI]
- Ramblings [1980, Affinity]
- Solo [1987, Justin Time]
- w/John Surman, Bill Frisell, Paul Motian: Paul Bley Quartet [1987, ECM]
- Indian Summer [1987, Steeplechase], B
- Rejoicing [1989, Steeplechase], B+
- BeBopBeBopBeBopBeBop [1989, Steeplechase], A
- w/Jimmy Giuffre, Steve Swallow: The Life of a Trio: Saturday [1989, Owl], B+
- w/Jimmy Giuffre, Steve Swallow: Life of a Trio: Sunday [1989, Owl]
- 12 (+6) in a Row [1990, Hat Art]
- w/Charlie Haden, Paul Motian: Memoirs [1990, Soul Note], B+
- Changing Hands [1991, Justin Time]
- w/Gary Peacock, Tony Oxley, John Surman: In the Evenings Out There [1991, ECM], B
- Paul Plays Carla [1991, Steeplechase]
- Caravan Suite [1992, Steeplechase]
- w/Franz Koglmann; Gary Peacock: Annette [1992, Hat Art], B
- Homage to Carla [1992, Owl]
- Mindset [1992, Soul Note]
- If We May [1993, Steeplechase]
- w/Evan Parker, Barre Phillips: Time Will Tell [1994, ECM], B+
- Synth Thesis [1994, Postcards], B
- Reality Check [1994, Steeplechase]
- Chaos [1994, Soul Note]
- Sankt Gerold [1996, ECM]
- Notes on Ornette [1997, Steeplechase]
- Basics [2000, Justin Time]
- Solo in Mondsee [2001, ECM], B+(**)
- Nothing to Declare [2003, Justin Time], B+(**)
- About Time [2007, Justin Time], B+(*)
Beryl Booker (192276)
- Girl Met a Piano [1952, Emarcy]
- Don Byas with Beryl Booker [1954, Discovery]
Claude Bolling (1930 )
- w/Maurice André: Toot Suite [1981, CBS], C+
- Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Piano [197582, Columbia]
- Rolling With Bolling [197383, Fremeaux, 3 CD]
Earl Bostic (191365)
- Alto Magic in Hi-Fi [1958, King]
- EP Collection [(1999), See for Miles]
Johnny Bothwell (1919 )
- Street of Dreams 1946 [194547, Hep]
- Presenting Johnny Bothwell [1953, Brunswick]
Ruby Braff (19272003)
- Hustlin' and Bustlin' [195154, Black Lion]
- The Mighty Braff [195455, Affinity], B+
- The Best of Ruby Braff [1955, Rhino]
- w/Ellis Larkins: 2 x 2: Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins Play Rodgers and Hart [1955, Vanguard]
- Braff! [1956, Portrait], B+
- This Is My Lucky Day [1957, RCA], A
- Easy Now [1958, RCA]
- w/Buddy Tate: Ruby Braff-Buddy Tate With the Newport All Stars [1967, Black Lion]
- Hear Me Talkin' [1967, Black Lion]
- w/Ellis Larkins: The Grand Reunion [1972, Chiaroscuro]
- Live at the New School [1974, Chiaroscuro]
- Ruby Braff with the Ed Bickert Trio [1979, Sackville]
- Very Sinatra [1982, Red Barron], A
- A Sailboat in the Moonlight [1985, Concord]
- A First [1985, Concord]
- Me, Myself and I [1988, Concord]
- Bravura Eloquence [1988, Concord], B
- w/Dick Hyman: Music from My Fair Lady [1989, Concord]
- w/Dick Hyman: Younger than Swingtime: Music from South Pacific [1990, Concord]
- Ruby Braff and His New England Songhounds: Volume 1 [1991, Concord]
- Ruby Braff and His New England Songhounds: Volume 2 [1991, Concord]
- Cornet Chop Suey [1991, Concord]
- Controlled Nonchalance at the Regattabar, Volume 2 [1993, Arbors], B
- Live at the Regattabar [1994, Arbors], B
- w/Roger Kellaway: Inside and Out [1995, Concord], B
- w/Ellis Larkins: Calling Berlin Vol. 1 [1994, Arbors], A
- w/Ellis Larkins: Calling Berlin Vol. 2 [1994, Arbors], B
- Being With You [1996, Arbors]
- Braff Plays Wimbledon: First Set [1996, Zephyr]
- Braff Plays Wimbledon: Second Set [1996, Zephyr]
- You Can Depend on Me [1998, Arbors]
- The Cape Codfather [1999, Arbors]
- I Hear Music [2000, Arbors]
- Music for the Still of the Night [2001, Arbors]
- You Brought a New Kind of Love [2001, Arbors], B+
- Variety Is the Spice of Braff [2002, Arbors]
- C'est Magnifique [2002, Arbors], B+(**)
Buddy Bregman
- Swinging Kicks [1956, Verve]
Bob Brookmeyer (1929 )
- The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer [195455, OJC]
- Traditionalism Revisited [1957, Pacific Jazz], B+
- Bob Brookmeyer and Friends [1964, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Back Again [1978, Sonet], U
- Old Friends [1994, Storyville]
- New Works / Celebration [1997, Challenge]
- Together [1998, Challenge]
- Waltzing With Zoe [2001, Challenge]
- Get Well Soon [2002, Challenge], B+
Tina Brooks (193274)
- Minor Move [1958, Blue Note], A
- True Blue [1960, Blue Note], A
- Back to the Tracks [1960, Blue Note], A
- The Waiting Game [1961, Blue Note]
Clifford Brown (193056)
- The Beginning and the End [195256, Columbia]
- Memorial Album [1953, Blue Note], A
- Quartet in Paris [1953, OJC]
- Sextet in Paris [1953, OJC]
- The Complete Paris Sessions: Volume 1 [1953, BMG/Vogue], B+
- The Complete Paris Sessions: Volume 2 [1953, BMG/Vogue]
- w/Zoot Sims: Jazz Immortal [1954, Pacific Jazz], B+
- The Complete Blue Note-Pacific Jazz Recordings [195354, Pacific Jazz, 4 CD], A
- w/Max Roach: Brown and Roach Incorporated [1954, Emarcy], B+
- w/Max Roach: Clifford Brown and Max Roach [195455, Verve], A
- w/Max Roach: Study in Brown [1955, Emarcy], A
- w/Max Roach: More Study in Brown [1955, Emarcy], A
- Clifford Brown with Strings [1955, Emarcy], B+
- Jazz Masters [195456, Verve]
- The Ultimate Clifford Brown [195456, Verve]
- Brownie [195456, Emarcy, 10 CD]
Lawrence Brown (190788)
- Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown [1955, Verve], B+
Les Brown (1912 )
- Sentimenal Journey [(1999), ASV]
Ray Brown (19262002)
- w/Milt Jackson: Much in Common [196265, Verve, 2 CD]
- As Good As It Gets [1977, Concord]
- w/Jimmy Rowles: The Duo Sessions: As Good As It Gets / Tasty! [197779, Concord]
- Soular Energy [1984, Concord]
- Bam Bam Bam [1988, Concord]
- Black Orpheus [198991, Paddle Wheel]
- 3 Dimensional [1991, Concord]
- w/Ralph Moore: Moore Makes 4 [1991, Concord], B+
- The Best of the Concord Years [197393, Concord, 2 CD]
- Bassface [1993, Telarc]
- Seven Steps to Heaven [1995, Telarc]
- Live at Scullers [1996, Telarc]
- Some of My Best Friends Are . . . the Sax Players [199596, Telarc], B+
- Some of My Best Friends Are . . . Singers [199798, Telarc]
- Live at Starbucks [1999, Telarc]
- Christmas Songs with Ray Brown [1999, Telarc]
- Some of My Best Friends Are . . . the Trumpet Players [2000, Telarc]
- Some of My Best Friends Are . . . Guitarists [2000, Telarc]
- With Monty Alexander and Russell Malone / Producer's Choice [19932002, Telarc, 2 CD]
Sandy Brown (192975)
- Sandy's Sideman [195356, Lake]
- McJazz and Friends [195658, Lake]
- Work Song [196268, LAke]
- In the Evening [197071, Hep]
Dave Brubeck (1920 )
- The Dave Brubeck Octet [194849, OJC]
- Early Concepts [194849, Proper Pairs, 2 CD]
- w/Paul Desmond: Dave Brubeck / Paul Desmond [195254, Fantasy]
- Jazz at Oberlin [1953, Fantasy OJC], A
- Brubeck Time [1954, Columbia]
- w/Paul Desmond: Interchanges '54 [1954, Columbia], B+
- Jazz Goes to College [1954, Columbia]
- Jazz: Red Hot and Cool [195455, Columbia/Legacy], B+(*)
- Brubeck Plays Brubeck [1956, Columbia/Legacy]
- Time Out [1959, Columbia], A
- w/Jimmy Rushing: Brubeck and Rushing [1960, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Brandenburg Gate: Revisited [1961, Columbia/Legacy]
- Countdown: Time in Outer Space [196162, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Time Further Out [196163, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall [1963, Columbia, 2 CD]
- The Great Concerts [195863, Columbia], A
- Time Changes [196364, Columbia/Legacy], B
- Jazz Impressions of Japan [1964, Columbia]
- Time In [1965, Columbia], B+
- For All Time [195965, Columbia/Legacy, 5 CD], A
- w/Gerry Mulligan: Live at the Berlin Philharmonie [1970, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits [195471, Columbia]
- All the Things We Are [197374, Atlantic], B
- w/Paul Desmond: 1975: The Duets [1975, A&M], B+
- Take 5: A Jazz Hour with Dave Brubeck Quartet [1982, Jazz Hour]
- Ken Burns Jazz [195391, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective [194691, Columbia, 4 CD], B+
- Once When I Was Very Young [1991, Musicmasters], B
- Triple Play [199395, Telarc, 3 CD]
- A Dave Brubeck Christmas [1996, Telarc]
- So What's New? [1997, Telarc]
- 40th Anniversary Tour of the UK [1998, Telarc]
- Park Avenue South [2002, Telarc]
- The Essential Dave Brubeck [19492002, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Private Brubeck Remembers [2004, Telarc, 2 CD], B
- London Flat London Sharp [2005, Telarc], B+
- Indian Summer [2007, Telarc], B+(*)
- 50 Years of Dave Brubeck: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 19582007 [19582007, Monterey Jazz Festival], U
Georg Brunis (190274)
- George Brunies and His Rhythm Kings [196465, Jazzology]
Ray Bryant (1931 )
- Alone with the Blues [1958, OJC]
- Live at Basin Street East [1964, Collectables]
- Here's Ray Bryant [1976, OJC]
- All Blues [1978, Pablo OJC], B+
- Montreux '77 [197677, Pablo OJC]
- Plays Basie and Ellington [1987, Emarcy]
- Blue Moods [198788, Emarcy]
- All Mine All Yours [1989, Emarcy], B+
- Through the Years: Volume 1 [1992, Emarcy]
- Through the Years: Volume 2 [1992, Emarcy]
- Somewhere in France [1993, Label M]
- No Problem [1994, Emarcy]
- Tribute to His Jazz Piano Friends [1997, JVC]
- w/Bobby Henderson, Sir Charles Thompson: Key One Up [(2000), Vanguard]
Raymond Burke (190486)
- w/Cie Frazier, Butch Thompson: Raymond Burke and Cie Frazier with Butch Thompson in New Orleans [1979, 504 Records]
Kenny Burrell (1931 )
- w/John Coltrane: Kenny Burrell with John Coltrane [1958, New Jazz OJC], B
- Blue Lights [1958, Blue Note, 2 CD]
- On View at the Five Spot Café Vol. 1 [1959, Blue Note]
- w/Coleman Hawkins: Bluesy Burrell [196263, OJC], B+
- Midnight Blue [1963, Blue Note]
- w/Jimmy Smith: Blue Bash! [1963, Verve]
- Prestige Profiles [195663, Prestige], B+
- Guitar Forms [196465, Verve], A
- Ellington Is Forever Vol. 1 [1975, Fantasy], A
- Ellington Is Forever Vol. 2 [1977, Fantasy], B
- Ellington a la Carte [1983, Muse]
- Sunup to Sundown [1991, Contemporary], B+
- Lotus Blossom [1995, Concord]
- At the Village Vanguard [Camden, 2 CD]
- 75th Birthday Bash Live! [2006, Blue Note], C+
Sam Butera (1927 )
- Hot New Orleans Nights [195354, Bear Family]
- Wild, Cool and Swingin' [(1999), Capitol]
Billy Butler (192591)
- Legends of Acid Jazz [196970, Prestige]
Billy Butterfield (191788)
- The Uncollected Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra [1946, Hindsight]
- w/Andy Bartha: Take Me to the Land of Jazz [1969, Delmark], B
- Watch What Happens [1977, Jazzology]
Don Byas (191272)
- Midnight at Minton's [1941, High Note]
- Original 1945 Recordings [1945, Tax]
- Don Byas 19441945 [194445, Classics]
- Don Byas 1945 [1945, Classics]
- Don Byas 1945, Vol. 2 [1945, Classics]
- Savoy Jam Party [194446, Savoy], A
- Complete American Small Group Recordings [194446, Definitive, 4 CD], A
- An Introduction to Don Byas: His Best Recordings 19381946 [193846, Best of Jazz], B+
- Don Byas 1946 [1946, Classics]
- Don Byas 1947 [194547, Classics]
- Laura [194549, Dreyfus]
- Complete 19461951 European Small Group Master Takes [194651, Definitive, 3CD]
- Laura [195052, Gitanes], A
- On Blue Star [194752, Emarcy], A
- w/George Johnson: Those Barcelona Days [194748, Fresh Sound], B
- Lover Man [195355, Vogue]
- A Night in Tunisia [1963, Black Lion]
- Walkin' [1963, Black Lion]
Charlie Byrd (19252000)
- Midnight Guitar [1957, Savoy]
- Mr. Guitar [1959, OJC]
- The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd [1960, OJC]
- Classical Byrd [195860, Milestone]
- Latin Byrd [1961, Milestone]
- Byrd at the Gate [1963, OJC]
- Blue Byrd [1978, Concord]
- Tango [1985, Concord]
- Du Hot Club de Concord [1995, Concord]
- Concord Jazz Heritage Series [198097, Concord]
- The Best of the Concord Years [(2000), Concord]
Donald Byrd (1932 )
- Jazz Lab / Modern Jazz Perspective [1957, Collectables]
- Byrd in Hand [1959, Blue Note]
- At the Half Note Café, Vols. 1 & 2 [1960, Blue Note, 2 CD]
- Byrd in Flight [1960, Blue Note]
- The Cat Walk [1961, Blue Note], B
- Groovin' for Nat [1962, Black Lion]
- A New Perspective [1963, Blue Note]
- Electric Bird [1970, Blue Note]
- Black Byrd [1972, Blue Note]
- Early Byrd: The Best of the Jazz Soul Years [196072, Blue Note], B+
- Street Lady [1973, Blue Note]
Brun Campbell (18841953)
- Joplin's Disciple [(2001), Delmark], B+
Conte Candoli (19272001)
- Conte Candoli Quartet [1957, VSOP]
- Portrait of a Count [1996, Fresh Sound]
- Conte-nuity [1999, Fresh Sound]
Sid Catlett (191051)
- Sid Catlett 19441946 [194446, Classics]
Dick Cary (191694)
- Dick Cary and His Tuesday Night Friends [1993, Arbors]
- Dick Cary's Tuesday Night Friends: Got Swing? [2000, Arbors]
Serge Chaloff (192357)
- We the People Bop: Serge Chaloff Memorial [194649, Cool & Blue]
- The Fable of Mabel [1954, 1201 Music], B
- Boston Blow-Up! [1955, Capitol Jazz], A
- Blue Serge [1956, Capitol], A
Paul Chambers (193569)
- Bass on Top [1957, Blue Note], B
- Paul Chambers Stars [1960, Jazz View]
Teddy Charles (1928 )
- New Directions [195153, OJC]
- Collaboration: West [1953, Prestige OJC]
- The Teddy Charles Tentet [1956, Atlantic], B+
Ian Christie (1927 )
- w/Keith Christie: Christie Brothers Stompers [195152, Cadillac]
Sonny Clark (193163)
- Sonny's Crib [1956, Blue Note], B+
- Sonny Clark Trio [1957, Blue Note], A
- Dial "S" for Sonny [1957, Blue Note], A
- Cool Struttin' [1958, Blue Note], A
- My Conception [1959, Blue Note]
- Leapin' and Lopin' [1961, Blue Note], A
Kenny Clarke (191485)
- Special Kenny Clarke, 19381959 [193859, Jazz Time]
- Telefunken Blues [195455, Savoy], B
- Kenny Clarke and Ernie Wilkins [1955, Savoy], B+
- Bohemia After Dark [1955, Savoy], A
- Plays André Hodeir [1956, Gitanes], A
- Pieces of Time [1983, Soul Note]
Buck Clayton (191191)
- The Classic Swing of Buck Clayton [1946, Riverside OJC], B
- Disques Vogue: Buck Clayton in Paris [194953, RCA], B+
- The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions [195356, Mosaic, 6 CD]
- Copenhagen Concert [1959, Steeplechase, 2 CD]
- w/Buddy Tate: Buck and Buddy [1960, Prestige OJC], A
- w/Buddy Tate: Buck and Buddy Blow the Blues [1961, Fantasy OJC], A
- Buck Clayton All-Stars, 1961 [1961, Storyville]
- Baden, Switzerland 1966 [1966, Sackville]
- A Buck Clayton Jam Session [1974, Chiaroscuro], B
- The Buck Clayton Swing Band: Live from Greenwich Village, NYC [1990, Nagel-Heyer]
Jimmy Cleveland
- Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars [1955, Emarcy]
Arnett Cobb (191889)
- The Wild Man of the Tenor Sax, 19431947 [194347, EPM Musique]
- Arnett Blows for 1300 [1947, Delmark], B
- Arnett Cobb, 19461947 [194647, Classics]
- Blow Arnett Blow [1959, Prestige OJC], B+
- Party Time [1959, Prestige OJC], A
- Smooth Sailing [1959, Prestige OJC]
- More Party Time [1960, Prestige OJC], A
- w/Red Garland: Blue and Sentimental [1960, Prestige]
- Arnett Cobb Is Back [1978, Progressive]
- Live at Sandy's [1978, Muse]
- w/Guy Lafitte: Tenor Abrupt: The Complete Black & Blue Sessions [1980, Black & Blue], B+
- Tenor Tribute [1988, Soul Note], B+
Al Cohn (192588)
- Natural Rhythm [1955, RCA]
- Al and Zoot [1957, Chess]
- You 'N' Me [1960, Verve]
- w/Zoot Sims: Body and Soul [1973, 32 Jazz], A
- True Blue [1976, Xanadu]
- Al Cohn's America [1976, Xanadu]
- w/Jimmy Rowles: Heavy Love [1977, Xanadu], B
- No Problem [1979, Xanadu]
- Nonpareil [1981, Concord], A
- Tour de Force [1981, Concord]
- In Concert at East Stroudsberg University [1986, IAJRC]
- Al Cohn Meets the Jazz Seven: Keeper of the Flame [1987, Ronnie Scott], B
- Rifftide [1987, Timeless]
Cozy Cole (190981)
- Cozy Cole 1944 [1944, Classics], A
- Cozy Cole 19441945 [194445, Classics]
Ornette Coleman (1930 )
- Something Else [1958, Contemporary OJC]
- Tomorrow Is the Question [1959, Contemporary OJC]
- The Shape of Jazz to Come [1959, Atlantic], A+
- Change of the Century [1959, Atlantic], A
- This Is Our Music [1960, Atlantic]
- Art of the Improvisers [195960, Atlantic], A
- To Whom Who Keeps a Record [195960, Water], A
- Free Jazz [1960, Atlantic], A
- Ornette on Tenor [1961, Atlantic]
- Beauty Is a Rare Thing [195961, Rhino/Atlantic, 6 CD], A
- Town Hall, 1962 [1962, ESP-Disk], B+(***)
- Chappaqua Suite [1965, Columbia (France), 2 CD], B+
- At the Golden Circle, Stockholm: Volume 1 [1965, Blue Note], A
- At the Golden Circle, Stockholm: Volume 2 [1965, Blue Note], A
- New York Is Now [1968, Blue Note], A
- Love Call [1968, Blue Note]
- Friends and Neighbours: Live at Prince Street [1970, RCA]
- Science Fiction [1971, Columbia]
- The Complete Science Fiction Sessions [197172, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- Crisis [1972, Impulse]
- Skies of America [1972, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Dancing in Your Head [197375, Verve], A
- Body Meta [1975, Verve/Harmolodic], A
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Ornette Coleman [195875, Columbia/Legacy], A
- w/Charlie Haden: Soapsuds, Soapsuds [1977, Verve/Harmolodic], B+
- Of Human Feelings [1982, Antilles], A
- Opening the Caravan of Dreams [1985, Caravan of Dreams], B+
- In All Languages [1985, Caravan of Dreams], A
- Virgin Beauty [1988, Portrait], A
- Tone Dialing [1995, Verve/Harmolodic], B+
- Sound Museum: Three Women [1996, Verve/Harmolodic], B
- Sound Museum: Hidden Man [1996, Verve/Harmolodic], B+
- w/Joachim Kühn: Colors [1996, Verve/Harmolodic], A
- Sound Grammar [2005, Sound Grammar], A
Buddy Collette (1921 )
- Man of Many Parts [1956, Contemporary OJC]
- Flute Talk [1988, Soul Note]
- Jazz for Thousand Oaks [2000, Bridge]
John Coltrane (192667)
- Traneing In [1957, Prestige OJC]
- Blue Trane [1957, Blue Note], A
- w/Paul Quinichette: Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette [1957, Prestige OJC]
- The Bethlehem Years [1957, Bethlehem, 2 CD], B
- Lush Life [195758, Prestige OJC], B
- John Coltrane and the Jazz Giants [195658, Prestige]
- Soultrane [1958, Prestige OJC], A
- Settin' the Pace [1958, Prestige OJC], B+
- Stardust [1958, Prestige], B+(*)
- The Prestige Recordings [195658, Prestige, 16 CD]
- The Best of John Coltrane [195658, Prestige], B+
- Fearless Leader [195658, Prestige, 6 CD], A
- Giant Steps [1959, Atlantic], A
- Giant Steps: Deluxe Edition [1959, Rhino]
- Coltrane Jazz [1959, Atlantic], A
- w/Don Cherry: The Avant Garde [1960, Atlantic], B
- My Favorite Things [1960, Atlantic], A
- Coltrane's Sound [1960, Atlantic], A
- Coltrane Plays the Blues [1960, Atlantic], B+
- Olé Coltrane [1961, Atlantic], A
- The Very Best of John Coltrane [195961, Rhino]
- The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings [195961, Rhino/Atlantic, 7 CD], A
- Africa / Brass Sessions, Vol. 1 and 2 [1961, Impulse], A
- The Complete Africa / Brass Sessions [1961, Impulse, 2 CD], A
- Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master Takes [1961, Impulse]
- The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings [1961, Impulse, 4 CD], A
- European Impressions [1961, Bandstand]
- Live in Stockholm 1961 [1961, Charly]
- The European Tour [1962, Pablo]
- The Complete 1962 Stockholm Concert: Volume 1 [1962, Magnetic]
- The Complete 1962 Stockholm Concert: Volume 2 [1962, Magnetic]
- Bye Bye Blackbird [1962, Pablo OJC]
- Coltrane [1962, Impulse], A
- Ballads [1962, Impulse], A
- Impressions [196163, MCA]
- John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman [1963, Impulse], B+
- Coltrane Live at Birdland [1963, Impulse], A
- Newport '63 [1963, Impulse]
- Dear Old Stockholm [196365, Impulse]
- Afro Blue Impressions [1963, Pablo, 2 CD], A
- Live Trane: The European Tours [196163, Pablo, 7 CD]
- Crescent [1964, Impulse], A
- A Love Supreme [1964, Impulse], A+
- A Love Supreme [Live] [1965, France's Concert]
- A Love Supreme: Deluxe Edition [196465, Impulse, 2 CD], A
- The John Coltrane Quartet Plays [1965, Impulse], A
- One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note [1965, Impulse, 2 CD], B+
- The Gentle Side of John Coltrane [196265, Impulse]
- More John Coltrane for Lovers [195965, Verve], B
- Live in Paris [1965, Charly]
- Ascension [1965, Impulse]
- The Major Works of John Coltrane [1965, Impulse, 2 CD], B+
- Transition [1965, Impulse]
- Living Space [1965, Impulse]
- Sun Ship [1965, Impulse], C+
- Kele Sé Mama [1965, Impulse], B+
- Live in Seattle [1965, Impulse, 2 CD]
- First Meditations [1965, Impulse], B
- Meditations [1965, Impulse], B
- Priceless Jazz [196165, GRP]
- Live at the Village Vanguard Again [1966, Impulse], B+
- The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings [196166, Impulse, 8 CD], A
- Interstellar Space [1967, Impulse]
- Stellar Regions [1967, Impulse], B
- A John Coltrane Retrospective: The Impulse! Years [196167, Impulse, 3 CD]
- Legacy [195767, Impulse, 4 CD]
- The Impulse Story [196167, Impulse], A
- The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology [194667, Rhino/Atlantic, 2 CD], B+
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive John Coltrane [195667, Verve], A
Ken Colyer (192888)
- Club Sessions With Colyer [1956, Lake]
- The Classic Years Vol. 2 [1957, Upbeat]
- Studio 51 Revisited [1958, Lake]
- Colyer Plays Standards [1958, Lake]
- In Concert: 1959 [1959, Dine-a-Mite Jazz], B
- This Is the Blues [196061, Lake]
- When I Leave the World Behind [1963, Lake]
- Colyer's Pleasure [196263, Lake]
- Live at the Dancing Slipper [1969, Azure]
- Ragtime Revisited [1970, Joy]
Eddie Costa (193062)
- Eddie Costa Quintet [1957, VSOP]
- Guys and Dolls Like Vibes [1958, Verve]
Johnny Costa (192296)
- In My Own Quiet Way [1959, Dot]
- Flying Fingers [1990, Chiaroscuro]
- Classic Costa [1990, Chiaroscuro]
- A Portrait of George Gershwin [1993, Chiaroscuro]
- Dream [1995, Chiaroscuro]
Curtis Counce (1926 )
- Landslide [1957, Contemporary OJC]
- Exploring the Future [1958, Boplicity]
Sonny Criss (192777)
- Intermission Riff [1951, OJC]
- Sonny Criss Quartet, 19491957 [194957, Fresh Sound]
- The Complete Imperial Sessions [1956, Blue Note, 2 CD], U
- Memorial Album [194765, DIW]
- This Is Criss! [1966, Prestige OJC]
- Portrait of Sonny Criss [1967, Prestige OJC], B+
- Sonny's Dream [1968, Prestige OJC]
- I'll Catch the Sun [1969, Prestige]
- Crisscraft [1975, 32 Jazz], B+
- Out of Nowhere [1975, 32 Jazz]
- Saturday Morning [1975, Xanadu]
Tadd Dameron (191765)
- Fontainebleau [1956, Prestige OJC]
- w/John Coltrane: Mating Call [1956, Prestige], B+(**)
- The Magic Touch [1962, OJC], B
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (192286)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 19461947 [194647, Classics]
- Cookbook, Vol. 1 [1958, Prestige OJC], B+
- w/Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb: Very Saxy [1959, Prestige OJC], A
- Trane Whistle [1960, Prestige OJC]
- w/Johnny Griffin: The Tenor Scene [1961, Prestige OJC], A
- Live at Minton's [1961, Prestige]
- Blues Up and Down [1961, Milestone]
- Streetlights [1962, Prestige]
- The Best of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis [195862, Prestige], A
- w/Michel Attenoux: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Michel Attenoux [1975, Storyville], B+
- Straight Blues [1976, Prestige]
- Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home [1976, Steeplechase]
- Light and Lovely: The Definitive Black and Blue Sessions [1977, Black & Blue], B+
- Leapin' on Lennox [197478, Black & Blue]
- The Heavy Hitter [1979, 32 Jazz], A
- Simply Sweets [1982, Pablo]
- All of Me [1983, Steeplechase]
Miles Davis (192691)
- Bopping the Blues [1946, Black Lion]
- The Real Birth of the Cool [1948, Bandstand]
- Cool Boppin' [194849, Fresh Sound]
- Birth of the Cool [1949, Capitol], B
- The Complete Birth of the Cool [194850, Blue Note]
- Birdland 1951 [1951, Blue Note], B
- Miles Davis: Volume 1 [195254, Blue Note]
- Miles Davis: Volume 2 [195254, Blue Note]
- Walkin' [1954, Prestige OJC]
- Bags' Groove [1954, Prestige OJC]
- Quintet / Sextet [1955, OJC]
- Miles [1955, OJC]
- Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants [195456, OJC]
- Cookin' [1956, Prestige OJC], A
- Relaxin' [1956, Prestige OJC], A
- Workin' [1956, Prestige OJC], A
- Steamin' [1956, Prestige], A
- Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings [195156, Prestige, 8 CD], B+
- 'Round About Midnight [195556, Columbia], A+
- 'Round About Midnight (Legacy Edition) [195557, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+
- Miles Ahead [1957, Columbia], B+
- L'Ascenseur pour l'Echafaud [1957, Fontana], B+
- Milestones [1958, Columbia], B+
- Ballads and Blues [195058, Blue Note], B
- The Very Best: The Early Years [194958, Blue Note], B+
- Miles and Coltrane [195558, Columbia]
- Miles Davis at Newport 1958 [1958, Columbia/Legacy], B
- '58 Featuring "Stella by Starlight" [1958, Columbia], A
- Mostly Miles [1958, Phontastic]
- Porgy and Bess [1958, Columbia], B+
- The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions [195558, Prestige, 4 CD], A
- Kind of Blue [1959, Columbia], A
- Sketches of Spain [195960, Columbia], A
- Miles Davis in Stockholm Complete [1960, Dragon, 4 CD]
- Some Day My Prince Will Come [1961, Columbia], B
- Friday Night at the Blackhawk: Volume 1 [1961, Columbia]
- Saturday Night at the Blackhawk: Volume 2 [1961, Columbia]
- In Person: Friday Night at the Blackhawk: Volume 1 [1961, Columbia, 2 CD]
- In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk: Volume 2 [1961, Columbia, 2 CD]
- In Person: Friday and Saturday Night at the Blackhawk: Complete [1961, Columbia, 4 CD]
- Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: Complete [1961, Columbia, 2 CD], B
- w/John Coltrane: Miles Davis and John Coltrane: The Complete Columbia Recordings 19551961 [195561, Columbia/Legacy, 6 CD], A
- w/Thelonious Monk: Live at Newport 1958 and 1963 [195863, Columbia, 2 CD]
- Cote Blues [1963, JMY]
- Seven Steps to Heaven [1963, Columbia/Legacy], B
- Miles Davis in Europe [1963, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- My Funny Valentine [1964, Columbia], A
- "Four" and More [1964, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The Complete Concert 1964: My Funny Valentine + Four More [1964, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- Miles in Tokyo [1964, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Miles in Berlin [1964, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Live in Paris [1964, Moon]
- Davisiana [1964, Moon]
- Love Songs [195764, Columbia/Legacy], B+(**)
- Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 19631964 [196364, Columbia/Legacy, 7 CD], A
- The Best of Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 19631964 [196364, Columbia/Legacy], A
- E.S.P. [1965, Columbia], A
- Cookin' at the Plugged Nickel [1965, Columbia], A
- The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel [1965, Columbia, 7 CD], A
- Highlights from the Plugged Nickel [1965, Columbia], A
- Miles in Antibes [196366, Columbia]
- Miles Smiles [1966, Columbia], A
- Sorcerer [1967, Columbia], A
- Nefertiti [1967, Columbia], A
- Miles in the Sky [1968, Columbia], B+
- Filles de Kilimanjaro [1968, Columbia], A
- Miles Davis / Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings [195768, Columbia, 6 CD], B+
- The Miles Davis Quintet, 196568: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings [196568, Columbia, 6 CD], A
- In a Silent Way [1969, Columbia], A
- Bitches Brew [1969, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions [196970, Columbia/Legacy, 4 CD], B+
- Live-Evil [196970, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West [1970, Columbia, 2 CD], B+
- Miles Davis Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970) [1970, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B
- Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at Fillmore East [1970, Columbia, 2 CD], B+
- A Tribute to Jack Johnson [1970, Columbia/Legacy], A+
- The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions [1970, Columbia/Legacy, 5 CD], A
- The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 [1970, Columbia/Legacy, 6 CD], A
- Big Fun [196972, Columbia, 2 CD]
- On the Corner [1972, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
- Miles Davis in Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall [1972, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- Dark Magus: Live at Carnegie Hall [1974, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- Get Up With It [197274, Columbia (France), 2 CD], A
- The Complete On the Corner Sessions [197275, Columbia/Legacy, 6 CD], A
- Agharta [1975, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- Pangaea [1975, Columbia, 2 CD], B+
- The Man With the Horn [1981, Columbia]
- Decoy [1984, Columbia], B
- Love Songs 2 [195684, Columbia/Legacy], B
- You're Under Arrest [1985, Columbia], B
- Aura [1984, Columbia], B+
- Cool & Collected [195684, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Tutu [1986, Warner], B
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Collection [194786, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Amandla [1989, Warner], B+
- The Essential Miles Davis [(2001), Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD]
- Evolution of the Groove [195972, Columbia/Legacy, EP], B
Walter Davis Jr. (193290)
- Davis Cup [1959, Blue Note], B
- In Walked Thelonious [1987, Mapleshade]
- Scorpio Rising [1994, Steeplechase]
Wild Bill Davison (190690)
- The Commodore Master Takes [194346, GRP], B+
- Showcase [1947, Jazzology]
- Wild Bill Davison and His Jazzologists [1954, Jazzology]
- Pretty Wild / With Strings Attached [195657, Arbors]
- 'S Wonderful [1962, Jazzology]
- With Freddy Randall [1966, Jazzology]
- Jazz on a Saturday Afternoon, Vol. 1 [1970, Jazzology], B+
Buddy DeFranco (1923 )
- Buddy DeFranco With Strings [1952, MGM]
- The Buddy DeFranco Quartet [1954, Clef]
- Sweet and Lovely [1955, Verve]
- Cooking the Blues [1955, Verve]
- The Complete Verve Buddy DeFranco / Sonny Clark [195455, Mosaic, 5 LP]
- Mood Indigo [1980, Hep]
- Hark [1985, Pablo OJC]
- w/Terry Gibbs: Holiday for Swing [1988, Contemporary]
- Like Someone in Love [1989, Progressive]
- Chip Off the Old Bop [1992, Concord], B
- w/Dave McKenna: You Must Believe in Swing [1997, Concord]
- w/Dave McKenna: Do Nothing Till You Hear from Us! [1999, Concord], B
- Charlie Cat 2 [2006, Arbors], B+(**)
Paul Desmond (192477)
- w/Gerry Mulligan: Two of a Mind [1962, RCA], A
- w/Gerry Mulligan: Two of a Mind [1962, Bluebird], A
- Take Ten [1963, RCA]
- Glad to Be Unhappy [196364, RCA]
- Easy Living [1964, RCA], B+
- Bossa Antigua [1964, RCA (France)], B
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams [196364, RCA]
- Greatest Hits [196165, RCA]
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings [196165, RCA, 5 CD]
- The Best of the Complete Paul Desmond [196165, RCA]
- The Complete Recordings of the Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall [195965, Mosaic, 4 CD]
- Summertime [1968, A&M]
- Bridge Over Troubled Water [1969, A&M]
- From the Hot Afternoon [1969, Polygram]
- w/Modern Jazz Quartet: Paul Desmond and the Modern Jazz Quartet [1971, Columbia]
- Live [1975, Verve], A
Jimmy Deuchar (193093)
- Opus de Funk [1957, Jasmine]
- Pal Jimmy! [195758, Jasmine]
Vic Dickenson (190684)
- Breaks, Blues and Boogie [194146, Topaz], B+
- Nice Work [195354, Vanguard], A
- The Essential Vic Dickenson [195354, Vanguard], A
- w/Joe Thomas: Mainstream [1958, Koch], B+
- Gentleman of the Trombone [1975, Storyville], A
- Plays Bessie Smith: Trombone Cholly [1976, Gazell], A
Bill Doggett (191696)
- Everybody Dance to the Honky Tonk [1956, King]
- A Salute to Ellington [1958, King]
- Dance Awhile [195358, Deluxe]
- Honky Tonk: The Very Best of Bill Doggett [195459, Collectables], A
- The Many Moods of Bill Doggett [1961, Deluxe], B+
- Bill Doggett Swings [1962, Warner Brothers]
- Goin' Doggett [(1985), Charly]
- Leaps 'N' Bounds [(1991), Charly]
- Everyday, I Have the Blues [1971, Black & Blue], B
Natty Dominique (18961982)
- Natty Dominique's Creole Dance Band [1953, American Music]
Arne Domnérus (1924 )
- w/Bengt Hallberg, Lars Erstrand, Georg Riedel, Egil Johansen: Jazz at the Pawnshop [1976, Proprius], B+
- w/Bengt Hallberg, Lars Erstrand, Georg Riedel, Egil Johansen: Jazz at the Pawnshop 2 [1976, Proprius], B+
- Swedish Rhapsody [198082, Phontastic], A
- Fragment [1982, Phontastic]
- Sketches of Standards [1990, Proprius]
- Sugar Fingers [1993, Phontastic]
- Portrait [194693, Phontastic]
- Happy Together [1995, Ladybird]
- In Concert: Live '96 [1996, Caprice]
- Face to Face [1999, Dragon]
Lou Donaldson (1926 )
- The Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet [195254, Blue Note]
- Lou Takes Off [1957, Blue Note]
- Blues Walk [1958, Blue Note]
- LD + 3: Lou Donaldson With the Three Sounds [1959, Blue Note]
- Here 'Tis [1961, Blue Note], B+(*)
- Gravy Train [1961, Blue Note], A
- Good Gracious [1963, Blue Note], B
- Alligator Boogaloo [1967, Blue Note]
- Midnight Creeper [1968, Blue Note], B+
- The Best of Lou Donaldson, Vol. 1 [195767, Blue Note], B+
Dorothy Donegan (192298)
- Dorothy Romps: A Piano Retrospectrive [195379, Rosetta]
- The Explosive Dorothy Donegan [1980, Progressive]
- Live at the 1990 Floating Jazz Festival [1990, Chiaroscuro], U
- w/Clark Terry: Live at the Floating Jazz Festival 1992 [1992, Chiaroscuro]
Kenny Dorham (192472)
- Kenny Dorham Quintet [1953, OJC]
- Afro-Cuban [1955, Blue Note], A
- Kenny Dorham and the Jazz Prophets Vol. 1 [1956, Chess]
- 'Round About Midnight at the Café Bohemia Vol. 2 [1956, Blue Note]
- 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia [1956, Blue Note, 2 CD]
- Quiet Kenny [1959, New Jazz OJC]
- Jazz Contemporary [1960, Time]
- Matador / Inta Somethin' [196162, Blue Note], B
- Una Mas [1963, Blue Note], B+
- Trompeta Toccata [1964, Blue Note], B+(*)
Kenny Drew (192893)
- Kenny Drew Trio [1956, Riverside], B+
- Pal Joey [1957, Riverside OJC]
- Trio/Quartet/Quintet: The Riverside Collection [195657, OJC]
- Undercurrent [1960, Blue Note]
- Dark and Beautiful [1974, Steeplechase, 2 CD]
- For Sure [1978, Xanadu]
- At the Brewhouse [1993, Storyville]
Dutch Swing College Band
- Live in 1960 [1960, Philips]
- Back in Time [194587, Philips]
Allen Eager (19272003)
- Tenor Saxophone [194647, Savoy]
- In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee [194753, Uptown]
Harry "Sweets" Edison (191599)
- "Sweets" at the Haig [1953, Definitive]
- The Swinger and Mr. Swing [1958, Verve, 2 CD], B+
- w/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis: Edison's Lights [1976, Pablo OJC]
- For My Pals [1988, Pablo], B+
Teddy Edwards (1924 )
- Steady with Teddy [194648, Cool N' Blue]
- Teddy's Ready [1960, Contemporary OJC], B+
- w/Howard McGhee: Together Again! [1961, Contemporary OJC], A
- Good Gravy [1961, Contemporary OJC]
- w/Houston Person: Horn to Horn [1994, Muse], B
Mercer Ellington (191996)
- Digital Duke [1987, GRP]
- Music Is My Mistress [1989, Musicmasters]
Herb Ellis (1921 )
- Nothing but the Blues [195758, Verve], A
- w/Jimmy Giuffre: Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre [1959, Verve], B+
- w/Ray Brown: Soft Shoe [1974, Concord]
- Roll Call [1991, Justice]
Rolf Ericson (192297)
- Stockholm Sweetnin' [1984, Dragon]
- Play Ellington and Strayhorn [1995, Sittel]
- I Love You So ... [1997, Amigo]
Pee Wee Erwin (191381)
- Dr. Jazz Vol. 14: Pee Wee Erwin [1952, Storyville]
Eureka Brass Band
- In Rehearsal, 1956 [1956, American Music, 2 CD]
Bill Evans (192980)
- Everybody Digs Bill Evans [1958, Riverside], B+(***)
- Portrait in Jazz [1959, Riverside], A
- Explorations [1961, OJC]
- Sunday at the Village Vanguard [1961, Riverside OJC], A
- Waltz for Debby [1961, Riverside OJC], A
- At the Village Vanguard [1961, Riverside]
- The Complete Live at the Village Vanguard 1961 [1961, Riverside, 3 CD], A
- Moonbeams [1962, Riverside OJC], B+
- How My Heart Sings! [1962, OJC]
- w/Jim Hall: Undercurrent [1962, Blue Note], B+
- Interplay [1962, Riverside OJC], A
- The Solo Sessions Vol. 1 [1963, Milestone]
- The Solo Sessions Vol. 2 [1963, Milestone]
- At Shelly's Manne Hole [1963, Riverside], B+
- Conversations with Myself [1963, Verve]
- Trio '64 [1963, Verve]
- The Complete Riverside Recordings [195663, Riverside, 12 CD]
- Riverside Profiles [195863, Riverside], A
- Empathy / A Simple Matter of Conviction [196266, Verve]
- At Town Hall [1966, Verve]
- w/Jim Hall: Intermodulation [1966, Verve]
- Further Conversations with Myself [1967, Verve]
- At the Montreux Jazz Festival [1968, Verve], A
- The Complete Bill Evans on Verve [195770, Verve, 18 CD]
- Blue in Green [1974, Milestone]
- w/Stan Getz: But Beautiful [1974, Milestone], B+
- Alone (Again) [1975, OJC]
- w/Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh: Crosscurrents [1977, OJC]
- Getting Sentimental [1978, Milestone], A
- The Paris Concert, Edition One [1979, Blue Note]
- The Paris Concert, Edition Two [1979, Blue Note]
- The Complete Fantasy Recordings [197379, Fantasy, 9 CD]
- The Brilliant [1980, Timeless]
- Consecration 1 [1980, Timeless]
- Consecration 2 [1980, Timeless]
- Turn Out the Stars [1980, Warner Brothers, 6 CD]
- Artist's Choice: Highlights from Turn Out the Stars [1980, Warner Brothers], A
- The Last Waltz [1980, Milestone, 8 CD]
Gil Evans (191288)
- Gil Evans and Ten [1957, OJC]
- New Bottle, Old Wine [1958, Pacific Jazz], B
- Great Jazz Standards [1959, Pacific Jazz], B+
- The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions [195859, Blue Note], B+(***)
- Out of the Cool [1960, Impulse], A
- The Individualism of Gil Evans [1964, Verve], A
- Svengali [1973, ACT]
- Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix [197475, Bluebird], B+
- Priestess [1977, Antilles]
- Rhythm-A-Ning [1987, Emarcy]
- w/Steve Lacy: Paris Blues [1987, Owl], U
Don Ewell (191683)
- Music to Listen to Don Ewell By [1956, Good Time Jazz]
- Man Here Plays Fine Piano [1957, Good Time Jazz]
Don Fagerquist (192774)
- Eight by Eight [1957, VSOP]
Al Fairweather (192793)
- Fairweather Friends Made to Measure [195761, Lake]
Tal Farlow (192198)
- The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow [1956, Verve], B+
- First Set [1956, Xanadu]
- Second Set [1956, Xanadu]
- The Complete 1956 Private Recordings [1956, Definitive, 2 CD]
- Tal Farlow: Jazz Masters 41 [195558, Verve], B+
- The Return of Tal Farlow [1969, Prestige OJC], B+
- Chromatic Palette [1981, Concord]
- Cookin' on All Burners [1982, Concord]
Art Farmer (192899)
- When Farmer Met Gryce [195455, OJC]
- The Art Farmer Quintet [1955, OJC]
- Farmer's Market [1956, Prestige], B
- Portrait of Art Farmer [1958, Contemporary OJC], B+
- Modern Art [1958, Blue Note], A
- w/Benny Golson: Meet the Jazztet [1960, Chess]
- w/Benny Golson: Blues On Down [196061, Chess]
- Out of the Past [196061, Chess]
- w/Benny Golson: Here and Now [1962, Verve], B+
- w/Jim Hall: Live at the Half Note [1963, Atlantic]
- To Sweden with Love [1964, Koch]
- Sing Me Softly the Blues [1965, Atlantic]
- Interaction / Sing Me Softly the Blues [196365, Collectables]
- Work of Art [1981, Concord]
- Manhattan [1981, Soul Note], B+
- Mirage [1982, Soul Note], B
- w/Slide Hampton: In Concert [1984, Enja], B+
- Real Time [1986, Contemporary]
- Back to the City [1986, OJC]
- Something to Live For [1987, Contemporary], A
- Blame It on My Youth [1988, Contemporary], A
- Ph.D. [1989, Contemporary], B+
- Central Avenue Reunion [1989, Contemporary]
- Silk Road [1996, Arabesque]
Victor Feldman (193487)
- Suite Sixteen [1955, OJC]
- Departure Dates [1956, Jasmine]
- In London Vol. 1 [1956, Jasmine]
- In London Vol. 2 [1956, Jasmine]
- With Mallets a Fore Thought [1957, VSOP]
- The Arrival of Victor Feldman [1958, Contemporary OJC], B+
Maynard Ferguson (19282006)
- The Maynard Ferguson Octet [1955, Emarcy]
- The Birdland Dreamband [1956, RCA]
- Jazz Masters 52 [195157, Verve]
- A Message from Newport / Newport Suite [1958, Roulette]
- Maynard '61 [196061, Roulette]
- The Essential Maynard Ferguson [195496, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], U
The Firehouse Five Plus Two [19491969]
- The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story [(1992), Fantasy]
Tommy Flanagan (19302001)
- Overseas [1957, OJC]
- Eclipse [1977, Enja]
- The Best of Tommy Flanagan [197577, Pablo]
- w/Hank Jones: Our Delights [1978, OJC]
- w/Red Mitchell, Elvin Jones: Super Session [1980, Enja]
- Giant Steps: In Memory of John Coltrane [1982, Enja]
- Jazz Poet [1989, Timeless], A
- Beyond the Bluebird [1990, Timeless]
- Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones [1993, Enja]
- Lady Be Good ... For Ella [1993, Groovin' High]
- Sea Changes [1996, Evidence]
- Sunset and the Mockingbird [1998, Blue Note], A
Bob Florence (19322008)
- Jewels [197986, Discovery], U
- Funupmanship [1992, Mama]
- w/Bobby Lamb: Trinity Fair [1995, Hep], U
- Earth [1996, Mama], B+
- Serendipity 18 [1998, Mama]
Jimmy Forrest (192080)
- Night Train [195153, Delmark]
- Most Much! [1961, Prestige OJC], B+
Frank Foster (1928 )
- Soul Outing [1966, OJC]
- Manhattan Fever [196869, Blue Note], A
- Well Water [1977, Piadrum], B
- Shiny Stockings [197778, Denon]
- w/Frank Wess: Two for the Blues [1983, Pablo OJC], B
- Leo Rising [1996, Arabesque]
- We Do It Diff'rent [2002, Mapleshade]
Pete Fountain (1930 )
- The Best of Pete Fountain, Vols. 1 and 2 [MCA]
Panama Francis (19182001)
- All Stars 1949 [1949, Collectables], B
- Gettin' in the Groove [1979, Black & Blue]
Russ Freeman (19262002)
- Trio [195357, Pacific Jazz]
- One on One [1982, Contemporary]
Johnny Frigo (1916 )
- Debut of a Legend [1994, Chesky]
Tony Fruscella (192769)
- Tony Fruscella [1955, Atlantic]
- The Complete Recordings [194859, Jazz Factory, 4 CD]
Curtis Fuller (1934 )
- Curtis Fuller With Red Garland [1957, New Jazz/OJC]
- Blues-ette [1959, Savoy Jazz]
- Blues-ette: Part II [1993, Savoy], B
- Keep It Simple [2003, Savant], B+
Red Garland (192384)
- A Garland of Red [1956, Prestige OJC]
- Soul Junction [1957, Prestige], B+(**)
- High Pressure [1957, OJC]
- Red Garland Revisited! [1957, OJC]
- Manteca [1958, Prestige OJC], B+
- Red Garland at the Prelude Vol. 1 [1959, Prestige]
- Rediscovered Masters Vol. 2 [195961, OJC]
- w/John Coltrane: Prestige Profiles [195761, Prestige], U
Erroll Garner (192677)
- Errol Garner 19441945 [194445, Classics]
- Long Ago and Far Away [195051, Columbia], B
- Erroll Garner 19501951 [195051, Classics]
- The Original Misty [1954, Mercury], B
- Contrasts [1954, Verve]
- The Erroll Garner Collection Volumes 4 and 5: Solo Time! [1954, Emarcy, 2 CD]
- Solitaire [1955, Mercury]
- Compact Jazz [195455, Mercury]
- Concert by the Sea [1955, Columbia], A
- This Is Jazz, Vol. 13 [195057, Columbia]
- The Erroll Garner Collection Vol. 1: Easy to Love [196165, Emarcy], B+
Herb Geller (1928 )
- That Geller Feller [1957, Fresh Sound], A
- Birdland Stomp [1990, Fresh Sound], A
- The Herb Geller Quartet [1993, VSOP], B+
- Plays the Al Cohn Songbook [1994, Hep]
- I'll Be Back [1996, Hep]
- Playing Jazz: The Musical Autobiography of Herb Geller [1997, Fresh Sound], U
- Hollywood Portraits [1999, Hep]
- To Benny and Johnny: With Love From Herb Geller [2001, Hep]
- w/Rein de Graaf: Delightful Duets Volume 2 [2002, Blue Jack Jazz], B+
Stan Getz (192791)
- The Best of the Roost Years [195052, Roulette], A
- At Storyville, Vol 1 and 2 [195153, Roulette], A
- The Complete Roost Recordings [195054, Blue Note, 3 CD], A
- Stan Getz Plays [195254, Verve], B+
- Stan Getz at the Shrine [1954, Verve], B+
- Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds [195355, Verve]
- West Coast Jazz [1955, Verve], A
- The Steamer [1956, Verve]
- Award Winner [1957, Verve], A
- East of the Sun: The West Coast Sessions [195557, Verve, 3 CD], A
- Best of the West Coast Sessions [195557, Verve], A
- w/J.J. Johnson: At the Opera House [1957, Verve], B+
- w/Cal Tjader: Stan Getz with Cal Tjader [1958, OJC]
- In Sweden 195860 [195860, Dragon, 2 CD]
- Stan Getz at Large Plus! Vol. 1 [1960, Jazz Unlimited]
- Stan Getz at Large Plus! Vol. 2 [1960, Jazz Unlimited]
- Recorded Fall 1961 [1961, Verve]
- Jazz Samba [1962, Verve]
- Jazz Samba Encore [1963, Verve]
- w/Joao Gilberto: Getz / Gilberto [1964, Verve], A
- Nobody Else But Me [1964, Verve], B+
- The Girl from Ipanema The Bossa Nova Years [196264, Verve, 4 CD], A
- Round Midnight: Stan Getz [196264, Verve]
- Focus [1965, Verve], A
- Mickey One [1965, Verve], B
- Sweet Rain [1967, Verve], A
- Dynasty [1971, Verve, 2 CD]
- w/Francy Boland, Kenny Clarke: Change of Scenes [1971, Verve], B
- The Artistry of Stan Getz: The Best of the Verve Years, Volume 1 [195271, Verve, 2 CD], A
- The Artistry of Stan Getz: The Best of the Verve Years, Volume 2 [195271, Verve, 2 CD], B+
- Verve Jazz Masters 8 [195271, Verve]
- Billy Highstreet Samba [1981, Emarcy], A
- The Dolphin [1981, Concord], A
- Spring Is Here [1981, Concord]
- My Old Flame [1981, Concord, 2 CD]
- Pure Getz [1982, Concord]
- Blue Skies [1982, Concord], B+
- Live in Paris [1982, Dreyfus]
- w/Chet Baker: Quintessence Vol. 1 [1983, Concord], B
- Anniversary [1987, Emarcy], A
- Serenity [1987, Emarcy], B+
- Bossas and Ballads: The Lost Sessions [1989, Verve], A
- Yours and Mine [1989, Concord], A
- Soul Eyes [1989, Concord]
- w/Kenny Barron: People Time [1991, Verve Gitanes, 2 CD], A
- A Life in Jazz: A Musical Biography [195291, Verve], A
- The Very Best of Stan Getz [195291, Verve], A
- More Getz for Lovers [195291, Verve], B+(**)
Terry Gibbs (1924 )
- One More Time [1959, Contemporary]
- Main Stem [1961, Contemporary]
- Bopstacle Course [1974, Xanadu]
- Memories of You [1991, Contemporary]
- Feelin' Good [2005, Mack Avenue], B+
Dizzy Gillespie (191793)
- w/Charlie Parker: Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 [1945, Uptown], B+
- Shaw 'Nuff [194546, Musicraft], A
- Groovin' High [194546, Savoy], A
- Dizzy Gillespie 19451946 [194546, Classics]
- Night in Tunisia [194347, Dreyfus]
- Dizzy Gillespie and His Big Band in Concert [1948, GNP Crescendo]
- w/Max Roach: Dizzy Gillespie / Max Roach in Paris [194849, Disques Vogue], B+
- Cubana Be, Cubana Bop [194649, Dreyfus]
- Dizzy Gillespie Volumes 1 and 2 [194649, RCA Tribune, 2 CD]
- Groovin' High: Classic Recordings 19421949 [194249, Naxos Jazz]
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings [193749, RCA, 2 CD], A
- Night in Tunisia: The Very Best of Dizzy Gillespie [194649, Bluebird/Legacy], A
- Dizzy Gillespie 19471949 [194749, Classics]
- The Dizzy Gillespie Story [194550, Savoy Jazz], B
- Dizzy Gillespie 19491950 [194950, Classics]
- The Dizzy Gillespie Story 19391950 [193950, Proper, 4 CD]
- School Days [1951, Savoy]
- Odyssey: 19451952 [194552, Savoy Jazz, 3 CD], A
- Dizzy Gillespie in Paris Volume 1 [1953, Disques Vogue], A
- Dizzy Gillespie in Paris Volume 2 [195253, Disques Vogue], A
- w/Stan Getz: Diz and Getz [195354, Verve]
- Afro [1954, Verve]
- For Musicians Only [1956, Verve], B+
- Dizzy in South America [1956, Consolidated Artists]
- Live, 1957 [1957, Jazz Unlimited]
- Birks Works [195657, Verve, 2 CD], B
- Sonny Side Up [1957, Verve]
- At Newport [1957, Verve], B
- w/Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt: Duets [1958, Verve], A
- Copenhagen Concert [1959, Steeplechase], B+
- Gillespiana / Carnegie Hall Concert [196061, Verve], A
- An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet [1961, Verve]
- Something Old, Something New [1963, Verve], B+
- Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris [1963, Philips]
- Dizzy: The Music of John Birks Gillespie [195063, Verve], B+
- Verve Jazz Masters [195264, Verve]
- Ultimate Dizzy Gillespie [195464, Verve]
- Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best of the Verve Years [195464, Verve, 2 CD]
- The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra [1965, Blue Note]
- Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac [1967, Impulse], B
- Dizzy's Big 4 [1974, Pablo OJC], A
- Montreux '77 [1977, OJC]
- w/Max Roach: Max + Dizzy, Paris 1989 [1989, A&M, 2 CD], B+
- Career 19371992 [193792, Shout! Factory, 2 CD], A
- Complete Dial Masters: Modern Jazz Trumpets [(1997), Jazz Classics]
Jimmy Giuffre (1921 )
- The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet [1956, Collectables]
- The Jimmy Giuffre 3 [1956, Atlantic], B
- Hollywood and Newport, 19571958 [195758, Fresh Sound]
- The Easy Way [1959, Verve], B
- 1961 [1961, ECM, 2 CD], B
- Emphasis, Stuttgart 1961 [1961, Hat Art]
- Flight, Bremen 1961 [1961, Hat Art]
- Free Fall [1962, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- The Train and the River [1975, Candid Choice]
- w/Lee Konitz, Bill Connors, Paul Bley: Giuffre / Konitz / Connors / Bley [1978, Improvising Artists], B+
- Eiffel [1987, Celp]
- River Station [1991, Celp]
- Fly Away, Little Bird [1992, Owl]
- w/Paul Bley, Steve Swallow: Conversations With a Goose [1996, Soul Note], B+
Benny Golson (1929 )
- New York Scene [1957, Contemporary OJC]
- The Other Side of Benny Golson [1958, Riverside OJC], B
- Gone with Golson [1959, OJC]
- Groovin' With Golson [1962, Prestige OJC], A
- Free [196062, Chess/GRP], B+
- Three Little Words [1965, Jazz House]
- Live [1989, Dreyfus]
- Benny Golson Quartet [1990, Laserlight], B+
- Domingo [1991, Dreyfus], B+
- I Remember Miles [1992, Evidence]
- Tenor Legacy [1996, Arkadia]
- Remembering Clifford [1998, Milestone]
- That's Funky [2000, Arkadia], B+
- One Day, Forever [2001, Arkadia]
- Terminal 1 [2004, Concord], B+
Paul Gonsalves (192074)
- Ellingtonia Moods and Blues [1960, RCA], B+(*)
- Gettin' Together [1960, Jazzland OJC], B+
- Tell It the Way It Is! [1963, Impulse], B+
- w/Earl Hines: Paul Gonsalves Meets Earl Hines [197072, Black Lion]
Dexter Gordon (192390)
- Long Tall Dexter [194547, Savoy, 2 LP], B+
- Settin' the Pace [194547, Savoy], A
- The Chase: The Complete Dial Sessions [1947, Stash], A
- Bopland [1947, Savoy Jazz, 3 CD], A
- Daddy Plays the Horn [1955, Shout! Factory], A
- The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon [1960, OJC]
- Doin' Alright [1961, Blue Note], B+
- Dexter Calling . . . [1961, Blue Note], B+
- Go! [1962, Blue Note], B+
- A Swingin' Affair [1962, Blue Note], B+
- Our Man in Paris [1963, Blue Note], A
- One Flight Up [1964, Blue Note], B
- Gettin' Around [1965, Blue Note], B+(**)
- Clubhouse [1965, Blue Note], B+(***)
- The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions [196165, Blue Note, 6 CD]
- The Classic Blue Note Recordings [196165, Blue Note, 2 CD], A
- Body and Soul [1967, Black Lion]
- The Panther! [1970, OJC]
- Ça' Purange [1972, OJC]
- Round Midnight [1974, Steeplechase]
- More Than You Know [1975, Steeplechase], B+
- Biting the Apple [1976, Steeplechase]
- Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard [1976, Columbia, 2 CD]
- Live at Carnegie Hall [1978, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Manhattan Symphonie [1978, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Nights at the Keystone: Volume 1 [197879, Blue Note]
- Nights at the Keystone: Volume 2 [197879, Blue Note]
- Nights at the Keystone: Volume 3 [197879, Blue Note], B+
- Mosaic Select 14 [197879, Mosaic Select, 3 CD], A
- Jazz Moods: 'Round Midnight [197685, Columbia/Legacy], B
Joe Gordon (192863)
Wardell Gray (192155)
- Tenor Sax [1949, Prestige]
- Central Ave. [1949, Prestige]
- Complete Sunset and New Jazz Masters [194650, Jazz Factory]
- The Wardell Gray Story [194652, Proper Box, 4 CD]
- Wardell Gray's Los Angeles Stars [1952, Prestige]
- Memorial, Vol. 1 [194953, Prestige OJC], A
- Memorial, Vol. 2 [195052, Prestige OJC], A
Bennie Green (192377)
- Bennie Green Blows His Horn [1955, Prestige OJC]
- Soul Stirrin' [1958, Blue Note], B+
- Mosaic Select [(2003), Mosaic, 3 CD]
Johnny Griffin (19282008)
- Introducing Johnny Griffin [1956, Blue Note], B
- Chicago Calling [1956, Blue Note]
- Johnny Griffin Quartet [1956, Verve], B+
- A Blowing Session [1957, Blue Note], B
- The Congregation [1957, Blue Note], A
- Way Out [1958, OJC]
- Johnny Griffin Sextet [1958, Riverside OJC], A
- w/Eddie Lockjaw Davis: Tough Tenors [1960, Jazzland OJC], B+
- Salt Peanuts [1964, Black Lion]
- Blues for Harvey [1973, Inner City]
- Live in Tokyo [1976, Inner City]
- The Return of the Griffin [1978, Galaxy OJC]
- Bush Dance [1978, Galaxy]
- Live / Autumn Leaves [198081, Verve]
- Tough Tenors Back Again! [1984, Storyville]
- The Cat [1990, Antilles], B+
- Dance of Passion [1992, Antilles]
- w/Martial Solal: In and Out [2000, Dreyfus]
Tiny Grimes (191689)
- w/Coleman Hawkins: Blues Groove [1958, Prestige OJC], B+
- w/Jerome Richardson: Tiny in Swingville [1959, Swingville OJC]
Gigi Gryce (192783)
- Nica's Tempo [1955, Savoy], B+
- The Rat Race Blues [1960, Prestige OJC], B
Vince Guaraldi (192876)
- Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus [1962, OJC]
- w/Bola Sete: Vince Guaraldi / Bola Sete and Friends [1963, Fantasy]
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown [1964, Fantasy]
- Vince Guaraldi at Grace Cathedral [1965, Fantasy]
- A Charlie Brown Christmas [1965, Fantasy]
- The Charlie Brown Suite and Other Favorites [1968, Bluebird], B
- Cast Your Fate to the Wind [(1991), Fantasy]
Johnny Guarnieri (191785)
- Johnny Guarnieri 19441946 [194446, Classics]
- Fatscinatin' [1978, Star Line]
- Echoes of Ellington [1984, Star Line]
Lars Gullin (192876)
- Lars Gullin Vol. 1 195556 [195556, Dragon]
- Lars Gullin Vol. 2 1953 [1953, Dragon], A
- Lars Gullin Vol. 3 1954/55: Late Summer [195455, Dragon]
- Lars Gullin Vol. 4 1959/60: Stockholm Street [195960, Dragon], A
- The Great Lars Gullin Vol. 5 [195455, Dragon, LP]
- In Germany 1955 and 1956 Vol. 1 [195556, Anagram]
- In Germany 1955, 1956 and 1959 Vol. 2 [195559, Anagram]
- Portrait of My Pals [1964, EMI]
- Aeros Aromatic Atomica Suite [197273, EMI]
Al Haig (192482)
- The Al Haig Trio Esoteric [1954, Fresh Sound], A
- Al Haig Trio [1954, Fresh Sound]
- Invitation [1974, Spotlite]
- Solitaire [1976, Spotlite]
- Al Haig Today! [(1991), Fresh Sound], U
Jim Hall (1930 )
- Jazz Guitar [1957, Pacific Jazz]
- Good Friday Blues: The MJT Plus Three [1960, Pacific Jazz]
- Alone Together [1972, OJC]
- Concierto [1975, CTI]
- Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival [1979, Challenge]
- All Across the City [1989, Concord]
- Something Special [1993, Musicmasters]
- Dedications and Inspirations [1993, Telarc]
- Dialogues [1995, Telarc]
- Textures [1996, Telarc], B
- Panorama [1996, Telarc]
- By Arrangement [1998, Telarc]
- w/Joe Lovano, George Mraz, Lewis Nash: Grand Slam: Live at the Regattabar [2000, Telarc]
- Jim Hall and Basses [2001, Telarc]
- Magic Meeting [2004, ArtistShare], A
- Duologues [2005, CAM Jazz]
- w/Geoff Keezer: Free Association [2005, ArtistShare], B
Chico Hamilton (1921 )
- Gongs East! [1958, Discovery], B
- Three Faces of Chico [1959, Warner Brothers], B
- Three Faces of Chico/Gongs East! [195859, Collectables], B
- Man from Two Worlds [1962, Impulse]
- The Dealer [196266, Impulse]
- Arroyo [1990, Soul Note], U
- Trio! [1992, Soul Note]
- My Panamanian Friend [1992, Soul Note], U
- Juniflip [20035, Joyous Shout], B
- Believe [2005, Joyous Shout], B
- Sixth Avenue Romp [2006, Joyous Shout], B
- Heritage [2006, Joyous Shout], B
Jimmy Hamilton (191794)
- Swing Low Sweet Clarinet [1960, Everest]
- Can't Help Swinging [1961, Milestone]
John Hardee (191884)
- Hardee's Partee: The Forgotten Texas Tenor [194649, Ocium], A
Wilbur Harden (1925 )
- Countdown [1958, Savoy]
- Jazz Way Out [1958, Savoy]
- w/John Coltrane: The Complete Savoy Sessions [(1999), Savoy]
Joe Harriott (192873)
- Free Form [1960, Redial], A
- Abstract [196162, Redial]
- Indo-Jazz Suite [1966, Atlantic]
Bill Harris (191673)
- Bill Harris and Friends [1957, Fantasy OJC], B+
Bill Harris (1925 )
- The Fabulous Bill Harris [195786, VSOP]
Gene Harris (19332000)
- Introducing the Three Sounds [1958, Blue Note]
- Listen Here! [1989, Concord Jazz]
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 23 [1992, Concord Jazz]
- Live in London [1996, Resonance], B+(***)
Ake Hasselgård (192248)
- w/Benny Goodman: At Click [1948, Dragon]
- The Permanent Hasselgard [194548, Phontastic]
Hampton Hawes (192877)
- The Trio, Vol. 1 [1955, Contemporary OJC], A
- The Trio, Vol. 2 [1955, Contemporary OJC], A
- Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes [1956, Contemporary OJC]
- All Night Session: Volume 1 [1956, Contemporary OJC]
- All Night Session: Volume 2 [1956, Contemporary OJC]
- All Night Session: Volume 3 [1956, Contemporary OJC], B
- w/Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell: Four! [1958, OJC]
- For Real [1958, OJC]
- The Sermon [1958, OJC]
- The Green Leaves of Summer [1964, Contemporary OJC]
Tubby Hayes (193573)
- The Swinging Giant Volume 2 [195657, Jasmine]
- The First and Last Words [195759, Jasmine]
- The Eighth Wonder [1959, Jasmine]
- w/Clark Terry: New York Sessions [1961, Columbia], A
- Late Spot at Scott's [1962, Redial]
- Down in the Village [1962, Redial]
- Night and Day [1963, Jazz House]
- For Members Only [1967, Mastermix]
Roy Haynes (1926 )
- w/Phineas Newborn, Paul Chambers: We Three [1958, Prestige/New Jazz], B+(**)
- Out of the Afternoon [1962, Impulse]
- True or False [1986, Evidence]
- When It's Haynes It Roars [1992, Dreyfus]
- Te Vou! [1994, Dreyfus]
- Praise [1998, Dreyfus], B
- w/Danilo Perez, John Patitucci: The Roy Haynes Trio Featuring Danilo Perez and John Patitucci [2000, Verve], A
- Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker [2001, Dreyfus]
- Love Letters [2003, Eighty-Eights/Columbia], A
- Fountain of Youth [2004, Dreyfus], B+
Jimmy Heath (1926 )
- The Thumper [1959, Riverside OJC], B
- Really Big! (Keepnews Edition) [1960, Riverside], A
- The Quota [1961, OJC]
- Triple Threat [1962, OJC]
- Swamp Seed [1963, OJC]
- On the Trail [1964, OJC]
- Picture of Heath [1975, Xanadu]
- Changes [197487, Camden, 2 CD]
- You or Me [1995, Steeplechase]
Ted Heath (190069)
- Big Band Percussion / Big Band Bash [(1999), Collector's Choice]
Bob Helm (1914 )
- Hotter Than That [199495, Stomp Off]
Mel Henke
- La Dolce Henke [(1997), Scamp]
Ernie Henry (192657)
- Seven Standards and a Blues [1957, OJC]
- Last Chorus [1957, Riverside OJC]
Eddie Heywood (191589)
- Eddie Heywood 1944 [1944, Classics]
Milt Hinton (19102000)
- Basses Loaded [1955, RCA]
- Old Man Time [1989, Chiaroscuro, 2 CD]
- Laughing at Life [1994, Columbia]
Art Hodes (190493)
- Sessions at Blue Note [1944, Dormouse]
- The Jazz Record Story [194346, Jazzology]
- w/Volly DeFaut: Up in Volly's Room [1972, Delmark], A
- Tribute to the Greats [197678, Delmark]
- w/Milt Hinton: Just the Two of Us [1981, Muse]
- Someone To Watch Over Me [1981, Muse]
- Pagin' Mr. Jelly [1988, Candid], B+
- Keepin' Out of Mischief Now [1988, Candid]
- The Parkwood Creative Concept Sessions: Volume 1 Solos [198789, Parkwood], B+
Bill Holman (1927 )
- In a Jazz Orbit [1958, VSOP]
- Bill Holman Meets the Norwegian Radio Big Band [1987, Taurus]
- A View from the Side [1995, JVC]
- Brilliant Corners: The Music of Thelonious Monk [1997, JVC], B
Elmo Hope (192367)
- Trio and Quintet [195357, Blue Note], B+
- Meditations [1955, Prestige OJC]
- Trio [1959, Contemporary OJC], B
- Plays His Original Compositions [1961, Fresh Sound]
- Homecoming [1961, Riverside OJC]
- Sound From Rikers Island [1963, Fresh Sound]
- The Final Sessions: Vol. 1 [1966, OJC]
- The Final Sessions: Vol. 2 [1966, OJC]
- The Final Sessions [1966, Evidence, 2 CD]
Chubby Jackson (1918 )
- w/Bill Harris: The Essential Keynote Collection, Vol. 10: Small Herds [(1987), Mercury]
Milt Jackson (192399)
- Milt Jackson [194852, Blue Note], A
- Wizard of the Vibes [194852, Blue Note]
- Meet Milt Jackson [1955, Savoy]
- The Jazz Skyline [1956, Savoy], A
- Jackson's-Ville [1956, Savoy], A
- Plenty, Plenty Soul [1957, Atlantic], B
- Ballads and Blues / Bags and Flutes [195657, Collectables]
- w/Coleman Hawkins: Bean Bags [1958, Koch]
- w/John Coltrane: Bags and Trane [1959, Atlantic]
- w/Wes Montgomery: Bags Meets Wes! [1961, Riverside], B+(**)
- Centerpiece / At the Kosel Nenkin [1976, Pablo]
- w/Count Basie: Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 1 [1978, Pablo OJC], B+
- w/Count Basie: Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 2 [1978, Pablo OJC]
- Ain't But a Few of Us Left [1981, Pablo OJC]
- It Don't Mean a Thing If You Can't Tap Your Foot to It [1984, Pablo OJC]
- w/Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Explosive! [1999, Warner Brothers]
Willis Jackson (193287)
- Call of the Gators [1950, Delmark], B+
- Legends of Acid Jazz [1959, Prestige]
- Keep On a-Blowin' [195962, Prestige]
- w/Pat Martino: Willis Jackson with Pat Martino [1964, Prestige]
- Bar Wars [1977, Muse], A
- w/Von Freeman: Lockin' Horns [1978, 32 Jazz], U
Illinois Jacquet (19222004)
- Illinois Jacquet All Stars Studio Recordings 19451947 [194547, Blue Moon], B+
- Jumpin' at Apollo [194547, Delmark], A
- Illinois Jacquet 19461947 [194647, Classics]
- The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 19451950 [194550, Mosaic, 4 CD]
- The Illinois Jacquet Story [194451, Proper Box, 4 CD], A
- The Black Velvet Band [194767, RCA Bluebird], B+
- w/Ben Webster: The Kid and the Brute [195354, Verve], B+
- Flying Home: The Best of the Verve Years [195158, Verve], B+
- Illinois Jacquet [1962, Columbia]
- Banned in Boston [1962, Portrait], B
- Desert Winds [1964, Verve], B+
- Bottoms Up [1968, Prestige OJC]
- The King [196869, Prestige OJC]
- The Soul Explosion [1969, Prestige OJC]
- The Blues, That's Me [1969, Prestige OJC], A
- The Comeback [1971, Black Lion]
- The Man I Love: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions [1973, Black & Blue], A
- Jacquet's Got It [1987, Label M], B+
Ahmad Jamal (1930 )
- Poinciana [1952, Chess]
- The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings [195155, Epic/Legacy], A
- At the Pershing / But Not for Me [1958, Chess], B+
- Ahmad's Blues [1958, Jazz Society]
- Cross Country Tour: 19581961 [195861, Chess]
- The Awakening [1970, Impulse]
- Freeflight [1971, Impulse]
- Live in Concert [1981, Black Label]
- Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 [1985, Atlantic]
- Live in Paris '92 [1992, Birdology]
- Chicago Revisited Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase [1992, Telarc], B+
- I Remember Duke, Hoagy and Strayhorn [1994, Telarc]
- The Essence of Ahmad Jamal, Part 1 [(1994), Birdology]
- Big Byrd: The Essence, Part 2 [1997, Birdology]
- Nature: The Essence, Part 3 [1998, Atlantic]
- A L'Olympia [2000, Dreyfus]
Bobby Jaspar (192663)
- Phenil Isopropl Amine [1958, Emarcy]
Jazz at the Philharmonic [19441983]
- The First Concert [1944, Verve], A
- Carnegie Hall 1949 [1949, Pablo]
- The Complete Jazz at the Philharmonic on Verve 19441949 [194449, Verve, 10 CD]
- Frankfurt, 1952 [1952, Pablo], B
- JATP in Tokyo [1953, Pablo, 2 CD]
- Stockholm '55, The Exciting Battle [1955, Pablo]
- JATP in London, 1969 [1969, Pablo]
- Jazz at the Santa Monica Civic '72 [1972, Pablo, 3 CD]
- JATP at the Montreux Festival, 1975 [1975, Pablo]
Bill Jennings (1919 )
- Stompin' with Bill [(1991), Collectables]
- w/Jack McDuff: Legends of Acid Jazz: Glide On [(1999), Prestige]
Budd Johnson
- Blues a la Mode [1958, Laserlight]
- w/Nat Adderley, Harry Edison, Ray Nance, Clark Terry: Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants [1960, Riverside OJC], A
- Let's Swing [1960, Prestige OJC], A
- The Stanley Dance Sessions [195867, Lone Hill Jazz], A
- The JPJ Quartet [196971, Storyville]
- Mr Bechet: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions [1974, Black & Blue], A
- The Old Dude and the Fundance Kid [1984, Uptown]
J.J. Johnson (19242001)
- J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets [194649, Savoy]
- Savoy, Prestige and Sensation: Complete Early Master Takes [194649, Definitive]
- Trombone By Three [1949, OJC]
- Jay and Kai [194754, Savoy]
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 [1954, Blue Note], A
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 [195355, Blue Note], A
- The Birdlanders [1954, Fresh Sound]
- Jay and Kai + 6 [1956, Columbia]
- Live at the Café Bohemia [1957, Fresh Sound]
- J.J. Inc. [1960, Columbia], B+
- The Trombone Master [195760, Columbia], B+
- The Great Kai and J.J. [1960, Impulse], B+
- J.J.'s Broadway [1963, Verve], B
- Proof Positive [1964, Impulse]
- Say When [196466, RCA Bluebird]
- The Total [1966, RCA]
- Yokohama Concert [1977, Pablo]
- Concepts in Blue [1980, Pablo OJC]
- We'll Be Together Again [1983, Pablo]
- w/Al Grey: Things Are Getting Better All the Time [1983, Pablo OJC]
- Quintergy: Live at the Village Vanguard [1988, Antilles], B
- Standards: Live at the Village Vanguard [1988, Antilles]
- Vivian [1992, Concord], B+
- Let's Hang Out [1992, Emarcy]
- The Brass Orchestra [1996, Verve], B
- Heroes [1996, Verve], A
Hank Jones (1918 )
- The Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet [1955, Savoy], A
- The Hank Jones Quartet [1956, Savoy], A
- The Talented Touch / Porgy and Bess [195859, Okra-Tone], B+
- Hank [1976, All Art], A
- Master Class [197778, 32 Jazz], B+
- Bluesette [197879, Black & Blue]
- w/Bill Evans [2], Red Mitchell: Moods Unlimited [1982, Evidence], B+
- w/Red Mitchell: Duo [1987, Timeless]
- The Oracle [1989, Emarcy], A
- Lazy Afternoon [1989, Concord], B+
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Volume 16 [1990, Concord]
- Jazzpar 91 Project [1991, Storyville]
- Handful of Keys: The Music of Fats Waller [1992, Emarcy], B+
- Upon Reflection: The Music of Thad Jones [1993, Verve], A
- w/Cheick-Tidiane Seck: Sarala [1996, Verve], B+
- Favors [1997, Verve]
- w/Frank Wess: Hank and Frank [2003, Lineage], B+(**)
- For My Father [2004, Justin Time], B+(***)
Jo Jones (191185)
- The Essential Jo Jones [195558, Vanguard], B+
- The Main Man [1976, Pablo OJC], B
Jonah Jones (19092000)
- Jonah Jones 19361945 [193645, Classics]
- Jazz Legacy: Jonah's Wail [1954, Inner City]
- Jazz Kaleidoscope [1954, Bethelehem]
- Jonah Jones at the Embers [1956, Groove]
- Muted Jazz [1957, Capitol]
- Jumpin' with Jonah [1958, Capitol], B+
- I Dig Jonah: The Jonah Jones Capitol Collection [195763, Collector's Choice]
Philly Joe Jones (192385)
- Blues for Dracula [1958, OJC]
Quincy Jones (1933 )
- This Is How I Feel About Jazz [195657, Impulse]
- Back on the Block [1989, Qwest], B
Thad Jones (192386)
- The Fabulous Thad Jones [1954, Debut OJC], A
- Detroit-New York Junction [1956, Blue Note], B+(***)
- The Magnificent Thad Jones [1956, Blue Note], A
- Mad Thad [1956, Fresh Sound]
- The Jones Brothers: Keepin' Up with the Joneses [1958, Verve], B+
- Mean What You Say [1966, Milestone OJC]
- w/Mel Lewis: Live at the Village Vanguard [1967, Blue Note], A
- w/Mel Lewis: Consummation [1970, Blue Note]
- w/Mel Lewis: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis [196970, LRC]
- Greetings and Salutations [197577, Four Leaf Clover]
- w/Mel Lewis: Thad Jones and the Mel Lewis Quartet [1977, A&M]
- Live at Montmartre [1978, Storyville], B+
Clifford Jordan (193193)
- w/John Gilmore: Blowing in from Chicago [1957, Blue Note], B
- Spellbound [1960, OJC]
- Starting Time [1961, OJC]
- Bearcat [1962, OJC]
- These Are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly [1965, Koch], B+
- Glass Bead Games [1973, Strata East]
- Highest Mountain [1975, Muse]
- Night of the Mark VII [1975, 32 Jazz], B+
- Royal Ballads [1986, Criss Cross]
- Live at Ethell's [1987, Mapleshade]
- w/Ran Blake: Masters from Different Worlds [1989, Mapleshade], B
- Four Play [1990, DIW]
- Down Through the Years: Live at Condon's, New York [1991, Milestone], B
Duke Jordan (19222006)
- Jor-Du [1954, Vogue]
- Trio and Quintet [1955, Savoy], A
- Duke Jordan New York / Bud Powell Paris [1960, Vogue]
- Flight to Jordan [1960, Blue Note], A
- Duke's Delight [1975, Steeplechase]
- Duke Jordan Solo Masterpieces Vol. 1 [1979, Steeplechase], A
- Duke Jordan Solo Masterpieces Vol. 2 [1979, Steeplechase]
- When You're Smiling [197985, Steeplechase, 2 CD]
- Kiss of Spain [1989, Emarcy]
Taft Jordan (191581)
- Mood Indigo [196061, Prestige]
Max Kaminsky (190894)
- When Summer Is Gone [1977, Chiaroscuro]
Richie Kamuca (193077)
- Jazz Erotica [1959, Fresh Sound]
- West Coast Jazz in Hi-Fi [1959, OJC], B
Fred Katz (1919 )
- Folk Songs for Far Out Folk [1958, Reboot Stereophonic], B+(*)
Wynton Kelly (193171)
- Piano [1958, Riverside OJC]
- Kelly Blue [1959, Riverside OJC], A
- Kelly at Midnite [1960, Vee Jay]
- Stockholm 1960 [1960, Royal Jazz]
- Takin' Charge [196061, Charly], B+
- Someday My Prince Will Come [1961, Collectables], B+
- It's All Right [1964, Verve], B+
- w/Wes Montgomery: Smokin' at the Half Note [1965, Verve], A
- Full View [1966, OJC], A
- Live at the Left Bank Jazz Society 1967 [1967, Fresh Sound, 2 CD]
- Live at the Left Bank Jazz Society 1968 [1968, Fresh Sound, 2 CD]
Stan Kenton (191179)
- Stan Kenton 1946 [1946, Classics]
- Stan Kenton 1947 [1947, Classics]
- The Innovations Orchestra [195051, Capitol, 2 CD]
- Stan Kenton 19501951 [195051, Classics]
- Stan Kenton 1951 [1951, Classics]
- New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm [1952, Capitol]
- Easy Go [195052, Capitol]
- City of Glass [194753, Capitol]
- The Concerts in Miniature Broadcasts 195253 [195253, Artistry]
- Live in Munich 1953 [1953, Sounds of Yesteryear, 2 CD]
- Live at the Macumba Club Vol. 1 [1956, Magic]
- Live at the Macumba Club Vol. 2 [1956, Magic]
- Kenton In Hi-Fi [195658, Capitol], B+
- Standards in Silhouette [1959, Capitol]
- At Ukiah [1959, Status]
- In New Jersey [1959, Status]
- Cuban Fire [195660, Capitol], B
- Mellophonium Magic [1961, Status]
- Mellophonium Moods [1962, Status]
- Jazz Profile [194567, Blue Note], B
- A Retrospective [194368, Capitol, 4 CD]
- Fire, Fury and Fun [1974, Creative World]
- Street of Dreams [197376, Creative World]
- Live Hits and Rarities [195276, Status]
Barney Kessel (19232004)
- To Swing or Not to Swing [1955, Contemporary OJC], B+
- The Poll Winners [1957, OJC]
- Poll Winners Three [1959, OJC]
- Some Like It Hot [1959, Contemporary OJC]
- Feeling Free [1969, OJC]
- Red Hot and Blues [1988, Contemporary]
King Curtis (193471)
- The New Scene of King Curtis [1960, New Jazz OJC], B+
- The Best of King Curtis [196265, Blue Note]
- Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis [(1994), Razor & Tie]
Lee Konitz (1927 )
- Subconscious-Lee [194950, Prestige OJC], A
- Quintets [1953, Vogue]
- w/Gerry Mulligan: Konitz Meets Mulligan [1953, Pacific Jazz], A
- w/Bob Brookmeyer: Lee Konitz / Bob Brookmeyer in Paris [195354, Disques Vogue]
- With Warne Marsh [1955, Warner Brothers]
- The Real Lee Konitz [1957, 32 Jazz]
- w/Ralph Burns, Jimmy Giuffre: Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre [195159, Verve, 2 CD], B
- Live at the Half Note [1959, Verve, 2 CD], A
- Motion [1961, Verve, 3 CD], A
- Motion [1961, Verve], A
- The Lee Konitz Duets [1967, Milestone OJC], B
- European Episode [1968, CAM Jazz]
- Impressive Rome [1968, CAM Jazz]
- I Concentrate on You [1974, Steeplechase], A
- Jazz a Juan [1974, Steeplechase], A
- Satori [1974, OJC]
- Lone-Lee [1974, Steeplechase]
- Oleo [1975, Sonet]
- The Lee Konitz Nonet [1976, Roulette]
- Figure and Spirit [1976, Progressive]
- Pyramid [1977, Improvising Artists]
- w/Hal Galper: Windows [1977, Steeplechase], B+
- From Newport to Nice [195580, Philology]
- Dedicated to Lee [1983, Dragon]
- w/Martial Solal: Star Eyes Hamburg 1983 [1983, Hatology]
- Wild as Springtime [1984, Candid]
- Round and Round [1988, Musicmasters], B+
- w/Franco D'Andrea: 12 Gershwin in 12 Keys [1988, Philology], U
- Zounds [1990, Soul Note]
- w/Barry Harris: Lullaby of Birdland [1991, Candid], A
- Unleemited [1992, Owl]
- Jazz Nocturne [1992, Evidence], A
- So Many Stars [1992, Philology]
- Rhapsody [1993, Evidence], B
- Brazilian Rhapsody [1995, Musicmasters], B
- Dearly Beloved [1996, Steeplechase]
- Unaccompanied in Yokohama [1996, PSFD]
- w/Franco D'Andrea: Inside Cole Porter [1996, Philology], B+
- w/Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden: Alone Together [1996, Blue Note], B+
- w/Paul Bley: Out of Nowhere [1997, Steeplechase], B+
- Dig Dug Dog [1997, Columbia]
- Another Shade of Blue [1997, Blue Note], A
- Three Guys [1998, Enja]
- Sound of Surprise [1999, RCA], A
- Some New Stuff [1999, DIW]
- Richlee [2000, Steeplechase]
- w/Alan Broadbent: Live-Lee [2000, Milestone], B+
- w/Alan Broadbent: More Live-Lee [2000, Milestone], B+
- Parallels [2001, Chesky]
- w/Iris De Paula: Duas Contas [2002, Philology]
- Jonquil [2003, Blue Jack Jazz], B+(**)
- The Soprano Sax Album: Standards [2005, Philology]
- w/Ohad Talmor: Portology [2006, Omnitone], B+(**)
Steve Lacy (19342004)
- Soprano Sax [1957, Prestige OJC]
- Reflections [