Top 10 Jazz recordings ever

Sarah Vaughan accompanied by, Clifford Brown, Paul Quinichette, Herbie Mann.... Ella Fitzgerald, Let No Man Write my Epitaph, Ella Fitzgerald with Joe pass, Kellye Gray, Standards in Gray, to name a few.

Hope this helps.

A great many folks would argue that any jazz education should start with Miles Davis Kind of Blue, if you were going to name just one.

Miles Davis:Sketches Of Spain
Chick Corea Akoustic Band:Alive
Ray Brown:Superbass
Dave Brubeck:Take 5
Sonny Rollins:Way Out West
Harry James:The King James Sessions
Bill Evans:Live at The Village Vanguard
Branford Maralis:Trio Jeepy
Joshua Redmond:Wish

...just to name a few

Agree with Learsfool.

Top 10 ever... I don't know. Sorry, I don't listen to much vocal jazz, but instrumental greats:

"Paris Blues" Horace Silver
"Lush Life" John Coltrane
"Maiden Voyage" Herbie Hancock
"Standard Coltrane" John Coltrane
"Speak No Evil" Wayne Shorter

Must Have Box Sets:
"Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968(this was the 2nd great quintet) Box Set/ excellent quality recordings, and a huge bargain at current prices! (6 CD set)

"Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 Miles Davis and John Coltrane;" This will get you the "must have" "Kind of Blue" session too. Box Set is a huge bargain at current prices! (6 CD set)

Must Haves:
"Tenor Madness" Sonny Rollins
"Saxophone Collosus" Sonny Rollins
"Way Out West" Sonny Rollins
"The Sound of Sonny" Sonny Rollins