Dave's Favorite Jazz Albums

The jazz list contains some of my favorite jazz albums, certainty not all. I own all these albums. I started listening to jazz in high school, around 30 years ago.

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Max Roach - We Insist! Freedom Now Suite

Max Roach - We Insist! Freedom Now Suite

2

Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!

Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!

3

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

4

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

5

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

6

John Coltrane - Ascension

John Coltrane - Ascension

7

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

8

Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come

Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come

9

Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz

Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz

10

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)

11

Miles Davis - In a Silent Way

Miles Davis - In a Silent Way

12

SPIRITUAL UNITY Albert Ayler

SPIRITUAL UNITY Albert Ayler

13

Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun

Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun

14

Dave Holland Conference of the Birds

Dave Holland Conference of the Birds

15

Anthony Braxton - For Alto (1970)

Anthony Braxton - For Alto (1970)

16

Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil

17

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

18

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

19

Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue

Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue

20

Paul Bley Trio ‎– Closer

Paul Bley Trio ‎– Closer

21

Paul Bley - Open, to Love

Paul Bley - Open, to Love

22

George Lewis - Homage to Charles Parker

George Lewis - Homage to Charles Parker

23

Cecil Taylor - For Olim (1987)

Cecil Taylor - For Olim (1987)

24

Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures

Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures

25

The Cecil Taylor Unit

The Cecil Taylor Unit

26

Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby

Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby

27

Jimmy Giuffre - Free Fall

Jimmy Giuffre - Free Fall

28

Jackie McLean - Destination Out!

Jackie McLean - Destination Out!

29

Jackie McLean - Let Freedom Ring

Jackie McLean - Let Freedom Ring

30

David Murray Octet - Home

David Murray Octet - Home

31

David Murray Octet - Ming

David Murray Octet - Ming

32

Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller

Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller

33

David S. Ware String Ensemble - Threads

David S. Ware String Ensemble - Threads

34

John McLaughlin - Extrapolation

John McLaughlin - Extrapolation

35

Henry Threadgill - Makin' a Move

Henry Threadgill - Makin' a Move

36

Henry Threadgill Sextet - Rag, Bush and All

Henry Threadgill Sextet - Rag, Bush and All

37

Bill Frisell - Before We Were Born

Bill Frisell - Before We Were Born

38

Charles Gayle - Touchin' on Trane

Charles Gayle - Touchin' on Trane

39

Bobby Watson Quartet ‎– Love Remains

Bobby Watson Quartet ‎– Love Remains

40

David Torn - Cloud About Mercury

David Torn - Cloud About Mercury

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