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Important, Essential, or Otherwise Acclaimed Albums - Page 2

It took rather long to make this giant list, and how one defines the words important, essential, or acclaimed may depend upon the person. I did not exactly try to be object as possible but I did try to include as much variety as I could.
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Buddy Holly and the Crickets- The "Chirping" Crickets
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- The "Chirping" Crickets
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Miles Davis - Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud
Miles Davis - Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud
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Count Basie and His Orchestra + Neal Hefti Arrangmentents - Basie (195
Count Basie and His Orchestra + Neal Hefti Arrangmentents - Basie (195
43
Leonard Bernstein - Le Sacre Du Printemps (1958)
Leonard Bernstein - Le Sacre Du Printemps (1958)
44
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
45
Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1
Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1
46
John Coltrane - Blue Train
John Coltrane - Blue Train
47
Buddy Holly (Buddy Holly, 1958)
Buddy Holly (Buddy Holly, 1958)
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Miles Davis - Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis - Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet
49
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
50
Bernard Hermann - Vertigo
Bernard Hermann - Vertigo
51
Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin'
Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin'
52
Little Richard - Little Richard
Little Richard - Little Richard
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Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
54
Miles Davis - Milestones
Miles Davis - Milestones
55
Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
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Jacques Brel - N° 4
Jacques Brel - N° 4
57
John Lee Hooker - I'm John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker - I'm John Lee Hooker
58
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Moanin
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Moanin
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Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue
Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue
60
Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess
Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess
61
João Gilberto - Chega De Saudade
João Gilberto - Chega De Saudade
62
Allen Ginsberg - Reads HOWL and Other Poems
Allen Ginsberg - Reads HOWL and Other Poems
63
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
64
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
65
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
66
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
67
Miles Davis - Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis - Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet
68
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
69
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
70
Bill Evans Trio - Portrait in Jazz
Bill Evans Trio - Portrait in Jazz
71
Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
72
Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
73
Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! (1960)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! (1960)
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Ornette Coleman - Change of the Century
Ornette Coleman - Change of the Century
75
Miles Davis- Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis- Sketches of Spain
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Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
77
Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
78
Etta James - At Last
Etta James - At Last
79
George Russell Sextet - Ezz-Thetics
George Russell Sextet - Ezz-Thetics
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