Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album?


Just got back into analog after not having a turntable for 38 years. That was a Thorens TD 320. Now I have a VPI. Building a jazz album collection now since jazz seems to be what I enjoy now. I have barely 12 albums from Miles Davis, Art Blakey, King Curtis, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Ike Quebec and Illinios Jacquet. Can you suggest a must have album? I generally like great sax, and percussion and sometimes a good vocalist, but I am open to anything that sounds GREAT. Also, if there is a particular label, issue or type of album. Thanks in advance.

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Esbjorn Svennson Trio “Plays Monk”

The Ray Brown Trio   “Soular Energy” 

Les Meccan & Eddie Harris  “Swiss Movement”

Stan Getz “Bossas and Ballards” 

Kurt Elling “The Gate”

Benny Green Trio “Greens”

Art Pepper “The Trip”

Mary Lou Williams Trio “Free Spirits”

Frank Morgan “A Lovesome Thing”

Wayne Shorter”Speak No Evil”

@gareents- I got turned on to Horace Tapscott a while ago; that live double album, side 3, is killer. Through him I also got onto Nate Morgan--Journey Into Nigritia is pretty amazing. He was not only was part of that underground ensemble, but worked with Chaka Khan! Not well-known players but fascinating stuff.

Chuck Mangione, Jazz flugelhorn player, main squeeze,

Don Ellis, Live at Fillmore, Jazz trumpet player with big band. Phenomenal arranger. did Soundtrack for French connection, Hackman was in this one as you probably know

 

Grant Greene - idle hands

Freddie Hubbard - open sesame

Bill Evans - waltz for debbie 

Chet Baker - sings

Jackie McLean - destination out

John Coltrane- coltrane’s sound

Joe Henderson - page one