Sputnik Voted. Jazz.
There were some so so recordings and some smooth jazz but the rest are all good picks. If you are new to the genre these are the albums to go through according to the small number of people that voted. |[sj] - smooth jazz and related; [jr] - jazz rock and related| I can do classical music next if you want, otherwise I'm done with these lists. |
| 1 |  | Charles Mingus
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
21
nakedwesmile, Cyclotron, SaneTBP, Phlegm, dimsim3478, Havey, NeroCorleone80, adr, Hep Kat, Ryus, AnimalsAsSummit, SharkTooth, ciregno, JamieTwort, demigod!, Relinquished, DrMaximus, manosg, hikingmetalpunk, Royl123, lef456 |
| 2 |  | John Coltrane
A Love Supreme
14
Cyclotron, NeroCorleone80, Onirium, p4p, SharkTooth, ciregno, DikkoZinner, anobsoletevernacular, ParanoidAndroid96, JasonCarne, manosg, Snowdog808, Torontonian, Royl123 |
| 3 |  | Miles Davis
Kind of Blue
7
ComeToDaddy, Keyblade, NeroCorleone80, DikkoZinner, TWIGtheWONDERKID, manosg, Royl123 |
| 4 |  | Miles Davis
In a Silent Way
5
SaneTBP, adr, AnimalsAsSummit, zakalwe, anobsoletevernacular |
| 5 |  | The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out
5
ComeToDaddy, Hep Kat, ParanoidAndroid96, JasonCarne, Frippertronics |
| 6 |  | Miles Davis
Bitches Brew
4
Onirium, ciregno, anobsoletevernacular, Snowdog808 |
| 7 |  | Keith Jarrett
The Köln Concert
4
elbaliem, Onirium, TWIGtheWONDERKID, Frippertronics |
| 8 |  | Albert Ayler
Spiritual Unity
3
nakedwesmile, Cyclotron, JamieTwort |
| 9 |  | John Coltrane
Ascension
3
Havey, AnimalsAsSummit, Relinquished |
| 10 |  | Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
3
OvDeath, ParanoidAndroid96, hikingmetalpunk |
| 11 |  | Cecil Taylor
Unit Structures
2
nakedwesmile, JWT155 |
| 12 |  | Eric Dolphy
Out To Lunch
2
Ryus, JamieTwort |
| 13 |  | William Parker
The Peach Orchard
2
SaneTBP, Havey |
| 14 |  | Ornette Coleman
The Shape of Jazz to Come
2
Hep Kat, DrJohn |
| 15 |  | John Coltrane
Giant Steps
2
SharkTooth, DrJohn |
| 16 |  | George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
2
JWT155, TWIGtheWONDERKID |
| 17 |  | Bohren & Der Club Of Gore
Sunset Mission
2 [sj]
ComeToDaddy, Alastor |
| 18 |  | Mindflowers
IMPROgressive
2 [jr]
Keyblade, demigod! |
| 19 |  | Peter Brotzmann
Machine Gun
1
DrMaximus |
| 20 |  | John Coltrane
My Favorite Things
1
Keyblade |
| 21 |  | John Coltrane
The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording
1
DrMaximus |
| 22 |  | Lee Morgan
Search for the New Land
1
JohnnyOnTheSpot |
| 23 |  | Weather Report
I Sing The Body Electric
1
ExcentrifugalForz |
| 24 |  | Charles Mingus
Let My Children Hear Music
1
hikingmetalpunk |
| 25 |  | John Coltrane
Meditations
1
Torontonian |
| 26 |  | Pharoah Sanders
Karma
1
OvDeath |
| 27 |  | Dorothy Ashby and Frank Wess
In a Minor Groove
1
OvDeath |
| 28 |  | Bill Evans
Waltz for Debby
1
p4p |
| 29 |  | Duke Ellington
Ellington Uptown
1
JWT155 |
| 30 |  | Alice Coltrane
Journey in Satchidananda
1
Ryus |
| 31 |  | Sun Ra
Lanquidity
1
Relinquished |
| 32 |  | Sun Ra
Jazz in Silhouette
1
Frippertronics |
| 33 |  | Sonny Rollins
Saxophone Colossus
1
DrJohn |
| 34 |  | Dexter Gordon
Our Man in Paris
1
Aftertheascension |
| 35 |  | Joe Harriott & Amancio D'Silva Quartet
Hum Dono
1
zakalwe |
| 36 |  | Lee Morgan
The Sidewinder
1
zakalwe |
| 37 |  | Herbie Hancock
Head Hunters
1
demigod! |
| 38 |  | Esbjorn Svensson Trio
Viaticum
1
jefflebowski |
| 39 |  | Art Blakey
Moanin'
1
lef456 |
| 40 |  | Bill Evans
Interplay
1
Torontonian |
| 41 |  | Dizzy Gillespie
Afro
1
Spec |
| 42 |  | Bar Kokhba
Lucifer: Book of Angels Volume 10
1
p4p |
| 43 |  | Miles Davis
Sketches of Spain
1
DikkoZinner |
| 44 |  | Paul Desmond
Glad to Be Unhappy
1
JasonCarne |
| 45 |  | Return to Forever
Romantic Warrior
1 [jr]
Snowdog808 |
| 46 |  | Jean-Luc Ponty
Imaginary Voyage
1 [jr]
Madbutcher3 |
| 47 |  | Allan Holdsworth
Wardenclyffe Tower
1 [jr]
Madbutcher3 |
| 48 |  | Pat Metheny
Offramp
1 [sj]
Madbutcher3 |
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