Best Unknown Jazz Album

I'll probably make a more extensive here later this evening, after I get home from work, but the first album that jumped to mind that fits the "best unknown jazz recording" is a duet by Bill Evans and Jim Hall titled "Undercurrent". One of my all-time faves that got a 5-star rating from Downbeat in the early 1960's. More suggestions later.......

Agreed about Undercurrents. They also recorded another album together but I can't remember the name and haven't heard it.

Hmmm... Best unknown jazz album. It must me out there somewhere, but nobody knows. I have a 70s Dave Grusin LP I never grow tired of. I am packing to move, so it is wrapped up. I think it is called something like "Wondering Again". It is a Sheffield Labs direct to disk recording.

Sugarbrie, the title is "Discovered Again" and yes it is wonderful. This album is one of Sheffield's finest. It is very dynamic and I have used it for years to do stress testing of systems. It can easily find the flaws in a system. Thank you for the reminder and the opportunity to second your selection.

I love Count Basie on "For The First Time", and with Oscar Peterson on "Satch And Josh". These guys are hardly unknown, but these efforts are way undervalued in their catalogues. Similarly Duke Ellington's album "For Blanton". Check out Jessica Williams "Jessica's Blues" - I defy anyone to dislike this album. For some relatively unknown Kiwi artists try pianist Mike Nock (I love "Ondas" on ECM), and an "acquired taste" jazz singer called Malcolm MacNeill "Skylark".