LUNA’s Top Jazz Vinyl Picks
We don’t rank records – instead, we put together this current list of in-print jazz LPs that we love from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and today. From soul jazz to bop to fusion and yeah…even vocal jazz and a taste of the avant-garde. Dig in and find what moves you!
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Cannonball Adderley
Somethin’ Else(1958; Blue Note)
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out(1959; Columbia)
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Ornette Coleman
The Shape of Jazz To Come(1959; Atlantic)
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Alice Coltrane
Ptah the El Daoud(1970; Impulse!)
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John Coltrane
A Love Supreme(1965; Impulse!)
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Miles Davis
Kind of Blue(1959; Columbia)
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Eric Dolphy
Out To Lunch!(1964; Blue Note)
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Bill Evans
Waltz For Debby(1962; Riverside)
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Ronnie Foster
Two Headed Freap(1972; Blue Note)
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Ryo Fukui
Scenery(1976; Trio)
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Stan Getz & João Gilberto
Getz / Gilberto(1964; Verve)
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Grant Green
Green Is Beautiful(1970; Blue Note)
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Herbie Hancock
Headhunters(1973; Columbia)
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Billie Holiday
Songs For Distingue Lovers(1957; Verve)
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Ahmad Jamal
At the Pershing: But Not For Me(1958; Argo)
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Jackie McLean
Destination... Out!(1964; Blue Note)
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Thelonious Monk
Monk's Dream(1963; Columbia)
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Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery
Smokin' at the Half Note(1965; Verve)
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Sonny Rollins
Saxophone Colossus(1957; Prestige)
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Nina Simone
At Town Hall(1959; Colpix)
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Lonnie Liston Smith
Cosmic Funk(1974; Flying Dutchman)
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Sun Ra
Lanquidity(1978; Philly Jazz)
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McCoy Tyner
Time For Tyner(1969; Blue Note)
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Larry Young
Unity(1966; Blue Note)
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Yussef Kamaal
Black Focus(2016; Brownswood)