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1
 The Mike Westbrook Concert Band - Marching Song Vol. 1 & 2 (1969)
Charles Mingus - Cumbia and Jazz Fusion (1976)
Freddie Hubbard - Super Blue (1978)
Anderson/Drake/Jordan/Parker - 2 Days in April (1999)
2
 Lester Young - The Pres (1950)
Red Garland - Red Alone (1960)
Kenny Barron - Sunset to Dawn (aka Soft Spoken Here) (1973)
Anderson/Drake/Jordan/Parker - 2 Days in April (1999)
3
 Kenny Drew - This is New (1957)
Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue (1965)
Cecil Taylor Unit / 3 Phasis (1978)
Jimmy Knepper Quintet - Dream Dancing (1986)
McCoy Tyner - New York Reunion (1991)
4
 Booker Little - Out Front (1961)
Yusef Lateef - Part of the Search (1973)
Cecil Taylor Unit / 3 Phasis (1978)
Freddie Hubbard - Super Blue (1978)
Karl Berger - Crystal Fire (1991)
McCoy Tyner - New York Reunion (1991)
5
 Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers (1956)
Yusef Lateef - Part of the Search (1973)
Cecil Taylor Unit / 3 Phasis (1978)
Karl Berger - Crystal Fire (1991)
Wadada Leo Smith & Anthony Braxton - Organic Resonance (2003)
Prince Lasha & The Odean Pope Trio - The Mystery of Prince Lasha (2005)
6
 Johnny Griffin - A Blowing Session (1957)
Woody Shaw/Anthony Braxton - The Iron Men (1977)
Cecil Taylor Unit / 3 Phasis (1978)
Geri Allen/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian - Segments (1989)
Harold Mabern Trio - Don't Know Why (2003)
7
 Dizzy Gillespie - Birks' Works (1957)
Bill Evans/Jim Hall - Intermodulation (1966)
Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1970)
Chick Corea - The Song of Singing (1970)
Max Roach - Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971)
Geri Allen/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian - Segments (1989)
8
 Dizzy Gillespie - Birks' Works (1957)
The New Elvin Jones Trio - Puttin' It Together (1968)
Chick Corea - The Song of Singing (1970)
Max Roach - Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971)
Timeless All-Stars - Timeless Heart (1983)
Geri Allen/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian - Segments (1989)
9
 Freddie Hubbard - Hub Cap (1961)
Sonny Simmons Trio - Transcendence (1996)
10
 Anthony Braxton - 3 Compositions of New Jazz (1968)
Miles Davis - Black Beauty (1970)
Charles Gayle Quartet feat. John Tchicai - Always Born (1988)
Steve Lacy - Actuality (1995)
Joshua Redman - Freedom in the Groove (1996)
Chick Corea - Past, Present & Futures (2001)
11
 Ella Fitzgerald - Ella in London (1974)
Bob Moses - When Elephants Dream of Music (1982)
Charles Gayle Quartet feat. John Tchicai - Always Born (1988)
William Parker - In Order to Survive (1993)
Joshua Redman - Freedom in the Groove (1996)
Arthur Blythe - Focus (2002)
Byard Lancaster 4tet - Pam Africa (2005)
12
 Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself (1957)
Oscar Peterson Trio at the Concertgebouw (1958)
Pharoah Sanders - Live (1981)
Bob Moses - When Elephants Dream of Music (1982)
Joshua Redman - Freedom in the Groove (1996)
Byard Lancaster Quartet - Ancestral Link Hotel (2005)
13
 James Zitro (1967)
Woody Shaw/Anthony Braxton - The Iron Men (1977)
Billy Bang Quintet - Invitation (1982)
Charles Gayle Trio - Homeless / Spirits Before (1988)
Joshua Redman - Freedom in the Groove (1996)
Billy Bang - Vietnam: The Aftermath (2001)
14
 Bobby Hutcherson - Stick-Up! (1966)
Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom (1967)
Billy Bang Quintet - Invitation (1982)
Charles Gayle Trio - Homeless / Spirits Before (1988)
Billy Bang - Vietnam: The Aftermath (2001)
15
 Jemeel Moondoc Trio - Live at Glenn Miller Cafe (2002)
William Parker Trio - ...And William Danced (2002)
16
 Miles Davis - Seven Steps to Heaven (1963)
Jim Hall - Concierto (1975)
17
 Johnny Griffin - Introducing Johnny Griffin (1956)
Bobby Hutcherson - Cirrus (1974)
Slide Hampton Quintet - Roots (1985)
Charles Gayle - Consecration (1993)
18
 Roland Kirk - Domino (1962)
Bobby Hutcherson - Cirrus (1974)
Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet - The Year of the Elephant (2002)
Ed Thigpen - Out of the Storm (1966)
19
 Portrait of Art Farmer (1958)
Andrew Hill - Grass Roots (1968)
Ed Thigpen - Out of the Storm (1966)
Pharoah Sanders - Live (1981)
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet - The Year of the Elephant (2002)
20
 Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1 (1965)
Ed Thigpen - Out of the Storm (1966)
Pharoah Sanders - Live (1981)
21
 McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy (1967)
Chick Corea - Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1 & 2 (1971)
Grant Green Live at the Lighthouse (1972)
Cedar Walton Quartet - Bluesville Time (1985)
Keith Jarrett - The Cure: Live at Town Hall (1990)
22
 Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (1949)
Curtis Counce - You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce! (1957)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
Chick Corea - Piano Improvisations, Vol. 1 & 2 (1971)
Greg Osby - Inner Circle (1999)
Tim O'Dell & Tatsu Aoki - Ancient Pines (2004)
23
 Stan Getz - Early Stan (1953)
John Coltrane - The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording (1967)
Freddie Hubbard - Fastball: Live at the Left Bank (1967)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stone Flower (1970)
Jim Hall - Concierto (1975)
Billy Higgins - Bridgework (1980)
Steve Lacy - Ballets (1981)
Milt Jackson - A London Bridge (1982)
Greg Osby - Inner Circle (1999)
24
 Teddy Edwards - Heart and Soul (1962)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stone Flower (1970)
Jarrett/Garbarek/Danielsson/Christensen - Belonging (1974)
Milt Jackson - A London Bridge (1982)
Other Dimensions in Music (1989)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Sirius Calling (2003)
25
 Max Roach - Drums Unlimited (1966)
Jarrett/Garbarek/Danielsson/Christensen - Belonging (1974)
Sarah Vaughan - How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978)
Ornette Coleman - Of Human Feelings (1979)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Sirius Calling (2003)
26
 Archie Shepp - The Magic of Ju-Ju (1967)
Roy Brooks - The Free Slave (1970)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Sirius Calling (2003)
27
 Clark Terry - Serenade to a Bus Seat (1957)
John Coltrane - Crescent (1964)
Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra (1969)
Regeneration (Stanley Cowell) (1975)
Reggie Workman - Cerebral Caverns (1995)
28
 Lee Morgan - Lee-Way (1960)
Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom (1967)
Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra (1969)
Reggie Workman - Cerebral Caverns (1995)
29
 Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two - At The Blackhawk (1960)
Wayne Shorter Quintet - Night Dreamer (1964)
Ornette Coleman - New York is Now / Love Call (1968)
Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra (1969)
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stone Flower (1970)
Steve Coleman - Rhythm in Mind (1991)
30
 Jackie McLean - One Step Beyond (1963)
Claude Lawrence Trio - Presenting (1997)
Joe Morris w/ DKV Trio - Deep Telling (1998)

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