A partial essential jazz list for a jazz newbie (who loved the Blue Note Sound)
I created the following list for a jazz tyro. It's more hard bop centric - but that's the sound they wanted Ahmad Jamal – Ahmad’s Blues Andrew Hill, Black Fire Andrew Hill, Point of Departure Anthony Williams, Spring Art Blakey – A Night in Tunisia Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Complete Blue Note Recordings Art Blakey, A Night at Birdland Volume 1 Art Blakey, A Night at Birdland Volume 2 Art Blakey, Free For All Art Blakey, Mosaic Art Tatum - Capital Music collections Bill Evans, “The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961” (Riverside, 2005). Billie Holiday – Lady in Satin Bobby Hutcherson Happenings Bobby Hutcherson, Components Bobby Hutcherson, Total Eclipse Bud Powell, The Amazing Volume 1 But Powell, The Scene Changes Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Somethin’ Else Cannonball Adderley, Somethin’ Else Cassandra Wilson, New Moon Daughter Cassandra Wilson, Traveling Miles Charlie Mingus - Ahh, Um Charlie Parker – Charlie Parker With Strings Charlie Parker & Dizz...