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Muhal Richard Abrams The Hearinga Suite
Pepper Adams 10 to 4 at the Five Spot
Cannonball Adderley Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Nat Adderley Work Song
Toshiko Akiyoshi Desert Lady Fantasy
Henry Allen World on A String
Mose Allison Allison Wonderland: Anthology, RhinoAllison Wonderland: Anthology
Gene Ammons The Happy Blues
Ray Anderson What Because
Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines, Vol. 4
Louis Armstrong The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
Louis Armstrong The Hot Fives & Hot Sevens, Vol. 3
Albert Ayler Love Cry
Albert Ayler Spiritual Unity
Chet Baker The Complete Pacific Jazz Studio Recordings
Ray Baretto Portraits in Jazz and Clave
Kenny Barron Things Unseen
Gary Bartz Live @ The Jazz Standard: Soulstice
Count Basie April in Paris
Count Basie Complete Decca Recordings (3-CD Set)
Mario Bauza The Tanga Suite
Sidney Bechet Master Takes: RCA Victor Sessions
Sidney Bechet The Legendary Sidney Bechet
Bix Beiderbecke Singin' the Blues, Vol. 1
Bix Beiderbecke Vol. 1: Singing the Blues
Louie Bellson Live from New York
Tony Bennett 40 Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
George Benson Beyond the Blue Horizon
Chu Berry Indispensable
Barney Bigard Bucket's Got a Hole in It
Ed Blackwell Ed Blackwell Project
Eubie Blake 86 Years of Eubie Blake (The)
Art Blakey A Night at Birdland Vols. 1 & 2 (2 CDs)
Art Blakey The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Art Blakey's 1960 Messengers
Terence Blanchard Wandering Moon
Jimmy Blanton Duke Ellington Centennial Edition, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Carla Bley Goes to Church
Hamiet Bluiett Young Warrior, Old Warrior
Lester Bowie Works
Anthony Braxton Dortmund
Michael Brecker Tales from the Hudson
Dee Dee Bridgewater Live at Yoshi's
Bob Brookmeyer Paris Suite
Clifford Brown Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown
Lawrence Brown Slide Trombone
Ray Brown Seven Steps to Heaven
Dave Brubeck Jazz at Oberlin
Dave Brubeck Time Out
Kenny Burrell Ellington is Forever
Gary Burton Departure
Don Byas 1944-1945
Don Byron Bug Music
Cab Calloway 1950-1951
Harry Carney Duke Ellington: The Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings
Benny Carter Further Definitions
Betty Carter The Audience with Betty Carter
James Carter Chasin' the Gypsy
John Carter Dauwhe
Regina Carter Motor City Moments
Ron Carter Mr. Bow Tie
Sid Catlett Louis Armstrong, 1940-1942
Paul Chambers Bass on Top
Don Cherry Art Deco
Charlie Christian The Genius of the Electric Guitar
Kenny Clarke Clarke-Boland Big Band
Buck Clayton Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions
Cozy Cole 1944-1945
Nat Cole The Complete Capitol Trio Recordings
Ornette Coleman The Shape of Jazz to Come
Steve Coleman Rhythm in Mind
John Coltrane Blue Train
John Coltrane Giant Steps
John Coltrane Live at Birdland
Chick Corea Music Forever and Beyond: the Selected Works of Chick Corea
Chick Corea Now He Sings, How He Sobs
Paquito D'Rivera 40 Years of Cuban Jam Sessions
Tadd Dameron The Magic Touch of Tadd Dameron
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis The Tenor Scene
Miles Davis Bitches Brew (4 CD Set)
Miles Davis Complete Birth of the Cool (The)
Miles Davis Kind of Blue
Miles Davis Milestones
Miles Davis Round About Midnight
Miles Davis Sorcerer
Richard Davis Live at Sweet Basil
Wild Bill Davison Commodore Master Takes
Joey DeFrancesco Goodfellas
Buddy DeFranco Complete Verve Recordings of Buddy DeFranco with Sonny Clark
Jack DeJohnette Dancing With Nature Spirits
Paul Desmond Paul Desmond: Jim Hall Recordings
Vic Dickenson The Essential Vic Dickenson
Baby Dodds Louis Armstrong, The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven
Johnny Dodds Blue Clarinet Stomp
Eric Dolphy Out to Lunch
Kenny Dorham Best of Kenny Dorham: The Blue Note Years
Jimmy Dorsey Contrasts
Tommy Dorsey Yes, Indeed!
Dave Douglas Soul on Soul
Eddie Durham Lester Young, Kansas City Sessions
Charles Earland Black Talk
Billy Eckstine Everything I Have is Yours
Harry Edison Edison's Lights
Roy Eldridge Little Jazz
Duke Ellington Blanton-Webster Band (The) - 3 CD Set
Herb Ellis Roll Call
Bill Evans Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans The Complete Riverside Recordings
Gil Evans There Comes a Time
Herschel Evans Count Basie, The Complete Decca Recordings (1937-39)
Jon Faddis Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (The)
Tal Farlow Cookin' On All Burners
Art Farmer Something To Live For
Maynard Ferguson The Complete Maynard Ferguson on Roulette
Ella Fitzgerald Complete Ella in Berlin (The): Mack the Knife
Ella Fitzgerald The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks
Tommy Flanagan Beyond the Bluebird
Frank Foster Leo Rising
Pops Foster The Louis Russell Collection
Bud Freeman Something to Remember You By
Curtis Fuller Complete BN/UA Curtis Fuller Sessions (The)
Gil Fuller The Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1937-1949
Erroll Garner Concert by the Sea
Jimmy Garrison John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
Stan Getz Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz The Roost Quartets
Terry Gibbs Dream Band Vol. 1
Dizzy Gillespie Jazz at Massey Hall
Dizzy Gillespie The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (2 CD Set)
Benny Golson Domingo
Paul Gonsalves Gettin' Together
Jerry Gonzalez Rumba Para Monk
Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert (2 CD Set)
Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Dexter Gordon Go
Wycliffe Gordon Slidin' Home
Stephane Grappelli Live In London
Freddie Green Natural Rhythm
Grant Green The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark
Sonny Greer Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Al Grey Truly Wonderful
Johnny Griffin Blowin' Session
Frank "Machito" Grillo Mucho, Macho Machito
George Gruntz 25 Years
Charlie Haden Quartet West, Haunted Heart
Jim Hall Panorama: Live at Village Vanguard
Lionel Hampton
Herbie Hancock Best of Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years
Herbie Hancock Gershwin's World
W.C. Handy Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
Roy Hargrove Habana
Roy Hargrove The Vibe
Barry Harris First Time Ever
Bill Harris Bill Harris and Friends
Eddie Harris Artists Choice: The Eddie Harris Anthology
Stefon Harris Black Action Figure
Billy Hart Amethyst
Johnny Hartman John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Coleman Hawkins Body and Soul
Roy Haynes Roy Haynes Trio
J.C. Heard The Detroit Jazz Tradition -- Alive & Well
Jimmy Heath Peer Pleasure
Percy Heath Heath Brothers, As We Were Saying
Neal Hefti Count Basie, Basie at Birdland
Julius Hemphill Julius Hemphill Big Band
Fletcher Henderson Indispensable
Joe Henderson The Milestone Years
Jon Hendricks Freddie Freeloader
Woody Herman The Thundering Herds
Woody Herman Thundering Herds 1945-1947
J.C. Higginbotham The Luis Russell Collection
Billy Higgins Billy Higgins Quintet
Earl Hines The Indispensable Earl Hines
Milt Hinton Laughing At Life
Johnny Hodges The Complete Johnny Hodges Sessions
Billie Holiday Strange Fruit: 1937-39
Dave Holland Prime Directive
Bill Holman A View from the Side
Shirley Horn The Main Ingredient
Freddie Hubbard Straight Life
Helen Humes Helen Humes and the Muse All Stars
Bobby Hutcherson Skyline
Abdullah Ibrahim Live at Montreux
Milt Jackson Reverence and Compassion
Quenton "Butter" Jackson The Complete RCA Recordings of Duke Ellington
Illinois Jacquet The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50
Ahmad Jamal Big Byrd: the Essence Part 2
Harry James Snooty Fruity
Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note: The Complete Recordings
Keith Jarrett Staircase (2 CD Set)
Eddie Jefferson The Jazz Singer
Leroy Jenkins Themes & Improvisations
Budd Johnson Let's Swing!
Howard Johnson Gravity!!!
J.J. Johnson Standards: Live at the Village Vanguard
J.J. Johnson The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Vols. 1 & 2
James P. Johnson The Original James P. Johnson 1942-1945
Pete Johnson 1944-1946
Elvin Jones The Complete Blue Note Sessions
Etta Jones Reverse the Charges
Jo Jones The Essential Jo Jones
Philly Joe Jones Blues for Dracula
Quincy Jones Walking in Space
Thad Jones The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Louis Jordan Just Say Moe! Mo' of the Best of Louis Jordan
Sheila Jordan One for Junior
Wynton Kelly Someday My Prince Will Come
Stan Kenton New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm
Stan Kenton Retrospective
Freddie Keppard The Complete Freddie Keppard
Barney Kessel Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing
John Kirby 1939-1941
Andy Kirk Mary's Idea
Rahsaan Roland Kirk Complete Recordings of Roland Kirk
Lee Konitz Alone Together
Lee Konitz Subconscious Lee
Gene Krupa Uptown
Steve Lacy Live at Sweet Basil
Scott LaFaro Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby
Oliver Lake Dedicated To Dolphy
Eddie Lang Stringin' the Blues
Yusef Lateef Every Village Has a Song
Hubert Laws Storm Then the Calm
George Lewis Changing With The Times
John Lewis Wonderful World of Jazz
Mel Lewis The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Abbey Lincoln The World is Falling Down
Melba Liston Randy Weston, The Spirits of our Ancestors
Joe Lovano Quartets
Jimmy Lunceford Stomp it Off
Herbie Mann At the Village Gate
Branford Marsalis Contemporary Jazz
Wynton Marsalis Black Codes (from the Underground)
Wynton Marsalis Blood On the Fields
Christian McBride Sci Fi
Jack McDuff Brother Jack McDuff Live!
Jimmy McGriff Soul Survivors
Al McKibbon Tumbao Para Los Congueros Di Mi Vida
John McLaughlin The Promise
Jackie McLean Nature Boy
Marian McPartland Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man & Other Billie Holiday Classics
Jay McShann Blues from Kansas City
Pat Metheny Rejoicing
Bubber Miley Early Ellington
Glenn Miller The Essential Glenn Miller
Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
Roscoe Mitchell Hey Donald
Hank Mobley Soul Station
Thelonious Monk Best of Thelonious Monk: The Blue Note Years
Wes Montgomery Incredible Jazz Guitar
Wes Montgomery The Complete Riverside Recordings
James Moody Moody's Party
Airto Moreira Free
Lee Morgan Search for the New Land
Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton Centennial: His Complete Victor Recordings
Bennie Moten Basie Beginnings
Famoudou Don Moye Afrikan Song
Gerry Mulligan The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker
David Murray David Murray Octet Plays Trane
Sunny Murray 13 Steps on Glass
Ray Nance Body and Soul
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton The Complete RCA Recordings of Duke Ellington
Lewis Nash Rhythm is My Business
Fats Navarro Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron: The Complete Blue Note and Capitol Recordings
Oliver Nelson Blues and the Abstract Truth
James Newton The African Flower
Chico O'Farrill Cuban Blues: Chico O'Farrill Sessions
Joe Oliver Sugar Foot Stomp
Sy Oliver Oliver's Twist & Easy Walker
Kid Ory Legendary Kid
Oran "Hot Lips" Page 1938-1940
Walter Page Count Basie, The Complete Decca Recordings
Charlie Parker Yardbird Suite: Ultimate Charlie Parker Collection
Joe Pass Guitar Virtuoso
Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius
Nicholas Payton Nick @ Night
Duke Pearson Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band
Art Pepper The Trip
Danilo Perez The Journey
Charli Persip No Dummies Allowed
Oscar Peterson Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson/Affinity
Oscar Pettiford Deep Passion
Jean-Luc Ponty Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology
Bud Powell Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings
Bud Powell Jazz Giant
Tito Puente El Rey
Don Pullen Kele Mou Bana
Sun Ra Fate in a Pleasant Mood
Don Redman 1931-1933
Joshua Redman Beyond
Django Reinhardt Djangology
Buddy Rich Mercy, Mercy
Sam Rivers Rivbea All-Star Orchestra, Inspiration
Max Roach Freedom Now Suite
Shorty Rogers The Complete Atlantic and EMI Jazz Recordings
Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins Plus 4
Sonny Rollins The Complete Prestige Recordings
Frank Rosolino Free For All
Charlie Rouse Epistrophy
Jimmy Rushing The Essential Jimmy Rushing
George Russell Ezz-Thetics
George Russell New York, NY
Pee Wee Russell We're in the Money
Pharoah Sanders Rejoice
Mongo Santamaria Skin on Skin: Mongo Santamaria Anthology (1958-1995)
Artie Shaw The Complete Gramercy Five Sessions
Woody Shaw Complete CBS Studio Recordings (The)
George Shearing Walkin' - Live at the Blue Note
Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil
Horace Silver Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 2
Horace Silver The Horace Silver Retrospective
Zoot Sims Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers
Frank Sinatra In the Wee Small Hours
Zutty Singleton Louis Armstrong, Complete Hot Fives and Hot Sevens
Jimmy Smith Back At the Chicken Shack
Stuff Smith The Complete Verve Recordings
Willie Smith Best of Willie Smith
Willie Smith Willie "The Lion" Smith 1938-1940
Bob Stewart Goin' Home
Rex Stewart Big Reunion (The)
Slam Stewart Dialogue
Sonny Stitt Endgame Brilliance: Constellation & Tune-Up
Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Recordings
Art Tatum Piano Starts Here
Art Taylor Mr. A.T.
Billy Taylor Music Keeps Us Young
Cecil Taylor Great Concert of Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor Silent Tongues
Jack Teagarden The Indispensable
Clark Terry Oscar Peterson Trio with Clark Terry
Toots Thielemans Only Trust Your Heart
Leon Thomas Spirits Known and Unknown
Henry Threadgill Carry the Day
Cal Tjander Black Orchid
Mel Torme Fujitsu-Concord Festival (1990)
Dave Tough Rex Stewart and the Ellingtonians
Lennie Tristano Intuition
Frankie Trumbauer Volume 1: Tram! 1923-1929
Big Joe Turner Big, Bad & Blue: The Big Joe Turner Anthology
Steve Turre In the Spur of the Moment
McCoy Tyner Sahara
Chucho Valdes Briyumba Palo Congo
 Various Jazz Classics Compact Disc for Concise Guide to Jazz
 Various Jazz Classics Compact Disc for Jazz Styles
 Various Ken Burns Jazz: Story of America's Music (5 CD Set)
Sarah Vaughan Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. 1
Joe Ventui Alone at the Palace
Fats Waller Turn On The Heat: The Fats Waller Piano Solos
Cedar Walton Composer
Wilbur Ware Chicago Sound
Dinah Washington The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury Vol. 5
Grover Washington, Jr. Mister Magic
Randy Waston Uhuru Africa/Highlife
Doug Watkins Soulnik
Julius Watkins Les Jazz Modes
Jeff "Tain" Watts Citizen Tain
 Weather Report I Sing the Body Electric
Chick Webb Spinnin' the Web
Ben Webster See You at the Fair
Dicky Wells Dicky Wells in Paris
Frank Wess Tryin' To Make My Blues Turn Green
Claude Williams Swingin' the Blues
Cootie Williams Big Challenge (The)
Joe Williams Count Basie Swings/Joe Williams Sings
Mary Lou Williams Zoning
Tony Williams Tokyo Live
Cassandra Wilson Blue Lights 'Til Dawn
Gerald Wilson Theme for Monterey
Teddy Wilson Central Avenue Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon The 'Spoon Concerts
Britt Woodman Mingus/Epitaph
Phil Woods All Bird's Children
Reggie Workman Cerebral Caverns
Larry Young Complete Blue Note Recordings
Lester Young The Complete Lester Young Sessions on Verve
Trummy Young w/Louis Armstrong: Ambassador Satch
Joe Zawinul Dialects
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