Metacritic/EOY Aggregate: 2025 New Compilations of Old/Various Music: Jazz
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Ranking
- Charles Mingus: Mingus in Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts (1977, Resonance -2CD) {15}: AAJ:*, JC_r:1, Mj:*; am:*, jbbr:9, jmb:+, jpb:+ -- A:80/2, TH:A-
- Kenny Dorham: Blue Bossa in the Bronx: Live From the Blue Morocco (1957, Resonance) {13}: AAJ:*, JC_r:5, PO:*; am:*, am_z:+, jha:+, jlbi:+ -- A:80/1, TH:***
- Freddie Hubbard: On Fire: Live From the Blue Morocco (1967, Resonance) {12}: AAJ:*, JC_r:3; am:*, am_z:+, jha:+, jlbi:+, jmb:+ -- A:90/1, TH:**
- Horace Silver: Silver in Seatte: Live at the Penthouse (1965, Blue Note) {12}: JC_r:2; am:*, am_z:+, jgy:+, jha:+ -- TH:A-
- Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 (Burning Ambulance) {10}: CM:+, JC_r:4, G:* -- TH:A-
- Melvin Gibbs: Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2 (2006-25, Hausu Mountain) {10}: JC:+, PO:*, Qt:82, W:18; am:*, vce:5 -- A:69/3, TH:**
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Seek & Listen: Live at the Penthouse (1967, Resonance -2CD) {10}: JC_r:8, PO:*; jpb:+, jmb:+ -- TH:A-
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate (1964, Resonance) {9}: JC_r:6, PO:*; jgy:+, jmb:+ -- TH:***
- Thelonious Monk: Bremen 1965 (Sunnyside) {9}: JC_r:15; am:*, am_z:+, jlb:+ -- TH:A-
- Irène Schweizer/Rüdiger Carl/Johnny Dyani/Han Bennink: Irène's Hot Four (1981, Intakt) {9}: CM:+, JC_r:10; jbbr:+ -- TH:A-
- The Bottle Tapes (1996-2005, Corbett vs. Dempsey) {9}: JC_r:14, PO:19* -- TH:A-
- Sun Ra: Nuits de la Fondation Maeght () {8}: JC_r:+, PO:*; am:*, am_z:+, jha:+ -- A:90/1, TH:***
- John Surman: Flashpoints and Undercurrents (1969, Cuneiform) {8}: CM:+, JC_r:+, PO:*, TN:*; am:* -- A:80/1, TH:***
- Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley: Flashing Spirits (1988, Burning Ambulance) {8}: JC_r:9; jbbr:+ -- TH:A-
- Roy Brooks: The Free Slave (1970, Time Traveler) {7}: JC_r:12; jse:+ -- TH:A-
- Stanley Cowell: Musa: Ancestral Streams (1974, Strata-East) {7}: JC_r:7; jsa:+ -- TH:***
- Bill Evans: Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings (1959-61, Craft -3CD) {7}: JC_r:+; am:*, am_z:+, jlb:+ -- TH:***
- Jimmy Lyons: Live From Studio Rivbea: 1974 & 1976 (NoBusiness) {7}: CM:+, JC_r:+; jpa:+ -- TH:A-
- Ryan Truesdell: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2 (2014, Outside In Music) {7}: AAJ:*, JC:+, JC_r:+ -- TH:A-
- Dave Burrell/Sam Woodyard: The Lost Session: Paris 1979 (NoBusiness) {6}: JC_r:16 -- TH:A-
- Ella Fitzgerald: The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum (Verve) {6}: JC_r:+; am:*, am_z:+, jsa:+ -- A:80/1, TH:**
- Mary Halvorson Quartet: John Zorn's Bagatelles: Volume 1 (2019, Tzadik) {6}: TN:*; am:* -- A:80/1, TH:A-
- Joe Henderson: Multiple (Craft) {6}: JC_r:+, TN:* -- TH:A-
- William Hooker: A Time Within: Live at the New York Jazz Museum, January 14, 1977 (Valley of Search) {6}: JC_r:+, PO:*, TN:* -- TH:***
- Yusef Lateef: Golden Flower: Live in Sweden (1967-72, Elemental Music) {6}: JC_r:+; am:*, am_z:+ -- TH:***
- James Moody: 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note March 26, 2005 (Origin) {6}: JC_r:18 -- TH:A-
- Music Inc. [Charles Tolliver/Stanley Cowell/Cecil McBee/Jimmy Hopps]: Live at Slugs' Volume I & II (1970, Strata-East) {6}: JC_r:11, jgy:+ -- TH:***
- Art Pepper: Geneva 1980 (Omnivore) {6}: AAJ:*, JC_r:+, TN:* -- TH:***
- Horace Tapscott's Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: Live at Widney High December 26th, 1971 (The Village) {6}: JC_r:+, PO:* -- TH:A-
- Peter Brötzmann Trio: Hurricane (2015, Old Heaven Books) {5}: JC_r:+; jpa:+ -- TH:***
- Ellery Eskelin: Trio New York About (or On) First Visit (2011-13, Ezz-Thetics) {5}: JC_r:+ -- TH:A-
- Shamek Farrah: First Impressions (1974, Strata-East) {5}: JC_r:+PO:* -- TH:***
- Griot Galaxy: Live on WUOM 1979 (Two Rooms) {5}: JC_r:+ -- TH:A-
- Phil Haynes & Free Country: Liberty Now! (1996-2025, Corner Store Jazz) {5}: JC:+, JC_r:+PO:* -- TH:**
- Keith Jarrett: New Vienna (2016, ECM) {5}: JC:+, JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Frank Kimbrough: The Call (2010, Sunnyside) {5}: AAJ:*, JC_r:20 -- TH:**
- Stephen McCraven: Wooley the Newt (1979, Moved-by-Sound) {5}: JC_r:+, PO:* -- TH:***
- Misha Mengelberg/Sabu Toyozumi: The Analects of Confucius (2000, NoBusiness) {5}: JC_r:+ -- TH:A-
- Charles Mingus: Mingus at Monterey (1964, Candid) {5}: JC_r:+; jlb:+, jpb:+ -- TH:**
- Bobby Naughton Trio: Housatonic Rumble: Live at Charlie's Tap (1985, NoBusiness) {5}: JC_r:+; jpa:+ -- TH:***
- Kristen Noguès & John Surman: Diriaou (1998, Souffle Continu) {5}: JC_r:+ -- TH:A-
- Art Pepper: An Afternoon in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert (1980, Elemental Music) {5}: CM:+; am:* -- A:80/1, TH:***
- The Charlie Rouse Band: Cinnamon Flower: The Expanded Edition (Resonance) {5}: AAJ:*, JC_r:+; jpb:+ -- TH:*
- Pharoah Sanders: Love Is Here: The Complete Paris 1975 ORTF Recordings (Transcendence Sounds, 2CD) {5}: AAJ:*, JC_r:13 -- TH:**
- Larry Stabbins/Keith Tippett/Louis Moholo-Moholo: Live in Foggia (1985, Ogun) {5}: JC_r:+ -- TH:A-
- François Tusques/Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra: Après La Marée Noire: Vers Une Musique Bretonne Nouvelle (1979, Souffle Continu) {5}: JC_r: -- TH:A-
- François Tusques/Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra: Vol. 4: Jo Maka (1977, Souffle Continu) {5}: JC_r:+ -- TH:A-
- Rashied Ali Quintet Featuring Frank Lowe: Sidewalks in Motion (2001, Survival) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Kenny Barron: Sunset to Dawn (1973, Time Traveler) {4}: AAJ:*, JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Strasbourg 82 (Gearbox) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Jaki Byard: Blues for Smoke (1960, Candid) {4}: AAJ:*, JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Don Cherry/Latif Khan: Music/Sangam (1978, Heavenly Sweetness) {4}: JC_r:+; jma:+ -- TH:**
- Jacques Coursil: Black Suite (1969, BYG) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Stanley Cowell/Billy Harper/Reggie Workman/Billy Hart: Such Great Friends (1983, Strata-East) {4}: -- TH:A-
- Miles Davis: The Musings of Miles (1955, Craft) {4}: JC_r:+; jlbi:+ -- TH:**
- Marco Eneidi Quartet: Wheat Fields of Kleyehof (2004, Balance Point Acoustics) {4}: PO:* -- TH:***
- Bill Evans: Further Ahead: Live in Finland 1964-1969 (Elemental Music) {4}: JC_r:+; jpb:+ -- TH:**
- Bill Evans Trio: Moon Beams (1962, Craft) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Ivan Farmakovskiy: Epic Power (2010, SteepleChase) {4}: DB:* -- TH:***
- Shamek Farrah & Sonelius Smith: The World of the Children (1976, Strata-East) {4}: JC_r:+, PO:* -- TH:**
- Fred Frith/Shelley Burgon: The Life and Behavior (2002-05, Relative Pitch) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Carlos Garnett: Cosmos Nucleus (1976, Time Traveler) {4}: JC_r:+; am:*, am_z:+ -- TH:*
- Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Stitt/Sonny Rollins: Sonny Side Up (1957, Verve) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Arkady Gotesman: Music for an Imaginary Ballet (2000-25, NoBusiness) {4}: -- TH:A-
- Billy Harper: Trying to Make Heaven My Home (1979, MPS) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Ibex Band: Stereo Instrumental Music (1976, Muzikawi) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Khan Jamal: Give the Vibes Some (1974, Souffle Continu) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Masabumi Kikuchi: Hanamichi: The Final Studio Recording Vol. II (2013, Red Hook) {4}: JC:+, JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Oliver Lake: Live From Studio Rivbea 1975 & 1976 [Rivbea Live! Series, Volume 4] (NoBusiness) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Joni Mitchell: Joni's Jazz (Rhino -4CD) {4}: JC_r:+, U:*; am:*, am_z:+ -- S:78/4
- Lee Morgan: Here's Lee Morgan (1960, Craft) {4}: JC_r:+; jlbi:+ -- TH:**
- Mujician: In Concerts (1993-2010, Jazz in Britain) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Sun Ra: Uncharted Passages: New York Piano Soliloquies 1977-79 (Modern Marmonic) {4}: JC_r:+; jbbr:+ -- TH:**
- Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia: Live at Leverkusen 1994 (Repertoire) {4}: JC_r:+; jsa:+ -- TH:**
- Charles Tolliver Music Inc: Compassion (1977, Strata-East) {4}: -- TH:A-
- Charles Tolliver's Music Inc: Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival (1972, Strata-East) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Charles Tolliver With Gary Bartz/Herbie Hancock/Ron Carter/Joe Chambers: Right Now . . . and Then (1968, Strata-East) {4}: -- TH:A-
- Jessica Williams: Blue Abstraction: Prepared Piano Project 1985-1987 (Pre-Echo Press) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Motoharu Yoshizawa/Kim Dae Hwan: Way of the Breeze (1993, NoBusiness) {4}: -- TH:A-
- Spiritual Jazz 18: Behind the Iron Curtain: Esoteric, Modal, and Progressive Jazz From Central and Eastern Europe (1962-1988) (Jazzman) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Strata-East: The Legacy Begins (1968-75, Strata-East -4CD) {4}: JC_r:+ -- TH:***
- Gato Barbieri: Standards Lost and Found 2 (1968, Red) {3}: -- TH:***
- Charles Brackeen: Rhythm X (1968, Strata-East) {3}: -- TH:***
- The Brass Company: Colors (1974, Strata-East) {3}: -- TH:***
- Anthony Braxton: B-X0 N0-47A (1969, BYG) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Kenny Burrell With Art Blakey: On View at the Five Spot Café: The Complete Masters (1959, Blue Note) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- George Colligan: Live at the Jazz Standard (2014, Whirlwind) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Miles Davis: Miles '55: The Prestige Recordings (Craft) {3}: AAJ:*, JC_r:+; jlb:+
- The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe: A Spirit Speaks (1974, Strata-East) {3}: JC_r:+; am:*, am_z:+ -- TH:B
- Manu Dibango: Dibango 82 (1982, We Want Sounds) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Fred Frith: Fred Frith and the Gravity Band (Klanggalerie) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Herb Geller Quartet: Barcelona Session (1990, Fresh Sound) {3}: -- TH:***
- Dexter Gordon: Landslide (1961-62, Blue Note) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Green Cosmos: Abendmusiken (1981-82, Frederiksberg) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Billy Harper: Capra Black (1973, Strata-East) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- John Hicks: Hells Bells (1975, Strata-East) {3}: -- TH:***
- Roland Kirk Quartet: Domino: Live at Radio Bremen TV-Studios 1963 (MIG) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Charles Kynard: Woga (1972, We Want Sounds) {3}: -- TH:***
- Mike LeDonne's Groover Quartet: Turn It Up!: Live at the Sidedoor (2004-24, Cellar Music -2CD) {3}: JC:+ -- TH:**
- Louis Stewart: I Thought About You (1977, Livia) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Rob Mazurek: Alternate Moon Cycles [IA11 Edition] (2012, International Anthem) {3}: TN:* -- TH:**
- Nellie McKay: Gee Whiz: The Get Away From Me Demos (Omnivore) {3}: -- TH:***
- Gerry Mulligan: Nocturne (1992, Red) {3}: AAJ:* -- TH:**
- Music Inc. [Charles Tolliver/Stanley Cowell/Cecil McBee/Jimmy Hopps]: Music Inc.'1970, Strata-East (04-25) {3}: TH:**
- Cecil Payne: Zodiac (1972, Strata-East) {3}: -- TH:***
- Alan Silva and His Celestrial Communication Orchestra: Luna Surface (1969, BYG) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Soft Works: Abracadabra (2002, MoonJune) {3}: -- TH:***
- Sun Ra: Stray Voltage (1970s-80s, Modern Harmonic) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- John Taylor: Tramanto (2002, ECM) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Masahiko Togashi: Session in Paris Vol. 1: Song of Soil (1979, We Want Sounds) {3}: PO:* -- TH:**
- Charles Tolliver: Live in Berlin: At the Quasimodo (1988, Strata-East) {3}: -- TH:***
- Alts 'N Outs: The Other Side of Blue Note (1958-64, Blue Note) {3}: JC_r:+ -- TH:**
- Jean-Jacques Avenel/Daunik Lazro: Duo: Bibliothèque De Massy 13 Novembre 1980 (Fou -24) {2}: JC_r:+; jpa:+
- Derek Bailey/John Stevens: The Duke of Wellington (1989, Confront) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Ray Barretto Y Su Orquesta: Celia · Ray · Adalberto: Tremendo Trio! (1983, Craft) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Blackbyrds: City Life (1975, Craft/Jazz Dispensary) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Paul Bley Trio: Floater & Syndrome: The Upright Piano Sessions Revisited (1962-63, Ezz-Thetics) {2}: JC_r:+, TN:*
- Clifford Brown/Max Roach: Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954-55, Verve) {2}: JC_r:+; jse:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Jaki Byard: Blues for Smoke (1960, Candid) {2}: -- TH:**
- John Coltrane: The John Coltrane Quartet Plays (1965, Verve) {2}: JC_r:+; jse:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Miles Davis: Live at the Plugged Nickel: December 23, 1965: Second Set (Columbia/Legacy) {2}: JC_r:+; jma:+ -- TH:[A]
- Armen Donelian: Stargazer (Sunnyside) {2}: -- TH:**
- Bill Evans: Explorations (1961, Craft -24) {2}: AAJ:* -- TH:[***]
- Bill Evans: Portraits at the Penthouse: Live in Seattle (1966, Resonance) {2}: JC_r:+; jha:+
- Ella Fitzgerald: Live at the Concertgebouw 1961 (The Lost Recordings) {2}: -- TH:**
- Erik Friedlander and Michael Nicolas: John Zorn's Bagatelles: Vol. 2 (2019, Tzadik) {2}: -- TH:**
- Vince Guaraldi Trio: Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964, Craft -2CD) {2}: -- TH:**
- Joe Henderson: Our Thing to In 'n Out Revisited (Ezz-Thetics) {2}: JC_r:+, TN:*
- John Hicks: Steadfast (1975, Strata-East) {2}: -- TH:**
- Noah Howard Quartet: Schizophrenic Blues (1977, Cien Fuegos) {2}: JC_r:+; jpa:+
- Bobby Hutcherson: Montara (1975, Blue Note) {2}: JC_r:+; jse:+
- Michael Gregory Jackson: Frequency Equilibrium Koan (1977, Moved-by-Sound) {2}: JC_r:+, PO:*
- Steve Lacy Three: Live Lugano 1984 First Visit (Ezz-Thetics) {2}: JC_r:+, TN:*
- Agustin Pereyra Lucena: Puertos De Alternativa (1988, Far Out) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Edison Machado: Edison Machado & Boa Nova (1978, Far Out) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Cecil McBee: Mutima (1974, Strata-East/Mack Avenue) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Makaya McCraven: PopUp Shop (2015, International Anthem -EP) {2}: -- TH:**
- Michel Doneda & Frédéric Blondy: Points of Convergence (2014, Relative Pitch) {2}: -- TH:**
- Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Himself (1957, Craft) {2}: JC_r:+; jlbi:+ -- TH:[B]
- Lee Morgan: The Procrastinator (1967, Blue Note) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Yusuf Mumin: Journey to the Ancient (We Want Sounds) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Jovino Santos Neto Quartet: Mais Que Tudo: Live at Kerry Hall 1995 (Origin) {2}: -- TH:**
- David "Fathead" Newman/Ellis Marsalis/Cornell Dupree: Return to the Wide Open Spaces (1990, Amazing/Steady Boy) {2}: -- TH:**
- James Newton Quartet: Live in Willisau Switzerland 1983 (Rhythm 'n' Flow) {2}: JC_r:+; jbbr:+
- Mark O'Leary Group: I See Further Than You (2001, TIBProd.) {2}: -- TH:**
- Billy Parker's Fourth World: Freedom of Speech (1974, Strata-East) {2}: -- TH:**
- William Parker: In Order to Survive (1993, Black Saint) {2}: JC_r:+; jlb:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Michel Petrucciani Trio: Jazz Club Montmartre (1988, Storyville -24) {2}: JC_r:+; jsa:+ -- TH:[***]
- The Piano Choir: Handscapes 2 (1974, Strata-East) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Charlie Rouse: Two Is One (1974, Strata-East) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- Ray Russell Quartet: The Complete Spontaneous Event: Live 1967-1969 (Jazz in Britain -24) {2}: JC_r:+; jsa:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Pharoah Sanders: The Complete Pharoah Sanders Theresa Recordings (1980-87, Mosaic -7CD) {2}: JC_r:19
- Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble: Live at Antibes (1970, BYG) {2}: -- TH**
- Simon Spang-Hanssen: Afrolantic (2002, Spangster) {2}: JC:+, JC_r:+
- Sun Ra: On Jupiter (1979, Saturn/Strut) {2}: -- TH:**
- The New York Bass Violin Choir: The New York Bass Violin Choir (Strata-East) {2}: -- TH:**
- Clifford Thornton: Ketchaoua (1969, BYG Actuel) {2}: -- TH:**
- Steve Tintweiss and the Purple Why: Live in Tompkins Square Park 1967 (Inky Dot Media) {2}: -- TH:**
- Masahiko Togashi: Session in Paris Vol. 2: Colour of Dream (1979, We Want Sounds) {2}: -- TH:**
- Charles Tolliver Music Inc & Orchestra: Impact (1975, Strata-East) {2}: -- TH:**
- Trigger: John Zorn's Bagatelles: Vol. 3 (2019, Tzadik) {2}: TN:* -- TH:*
- Charles Tyler Ensemble: Voyage From Jericho (1974, Frederiksberg) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- McCoy Tyner/Joe Henderson: Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' (1966, Blue Note -24) {2}: JC_r:17 -- TH:[***]
- Tony Williams: Civilization (1986, Blue Note) {2}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- New Awakening: Adventures in British Jazz 1966-1971 () {2}: JC_r:+; am:* -- A:80/1
- Salsa de la Bahia Vol. 3: A Colection of SF Bay Area Salsa and Latin Jazz: Renegade Queens (1991-2025, Patois, 2CD) {2}: JC:+; jmb:8 -- TH:*
- AMM/Sachiko M: Testing (2004 Matchless) {1}: JC_r:+
- Albert Ayler Trio: Prophecy Live First Visit (1964, Ezz-Thetics) {1}: TN:*
- Albert Ayler With Don Cherry: Europe 1964 (ORG Music) {1}: JC_r:+
- Derek Bailey/Paul Lovens/Jon Rose: Podewil (1992, The Jon Rose Archive) {1}: JC_r:+
- Chet Baker: Five From '65: The Quintet Summer Sessions (New Land) {1}: JC_r:+
- Doug Beavers: Titanes Del Trombón [Remastered] (2015, Circle 9) {1}: JC_r:+
- Han Bennink & Misha Mengelberg: ICP010 (1971, ICP) {1}: -- TH:*
- David Binney: Grains of Light (2009-13, Mythology) {1}: JC_r:+
- Paul Bley: Open, to Love (1973, ECM) {1}: AAJ:* -- TH:[*]
- Jaimie Branch: Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise [IA11 Edition] (2019, International Anthem) {1}: JC_r:+
- Ted Brown: Just You, Just Me (2013, New Artists) {1}: JC_r:+
- Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy: African Skies (1993, Listening Position) {1}: PO:*
- John Coltrane: A Love Supreme [60th Anniversary Edition] (1964, Impulse!) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A+]
- John Coltrane: A Love Supreme [Monophonic Edition] (1964, Impulse!) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A+]
- John Coltrane: The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (Impulse! -7LP) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A]
- Chick Corea: Piano Improvisations Vol. 1 (1971, ECM) {1}: -- TH:[*]
- Bob Crosby: Classic Decca Recordings of Bob Crosby and His Orchestra and Bob Cats (1933-1942) (Mosaic) {1}: JC_r:+
- Walter Davis Jr: A Being Such as You (1979, Red) {1}: -- TH:*
- Miles Davis: Agharta (1975, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Miles Davis: Walkin' (1954, Craft) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[***]
- Miles Davis Quintet: Miles in France 1963 & 1964 [The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8] (Columbia/Legacy -6CD -24) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Christy Doran's May 95 Sextet: Same but Different (Unit) {1}: AAJ:*
- Kenny Drew Trio: Kenny Drew Trio (1956, Craft) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[B+]
- Don Ellis: How Time Passes to Essence Revisited (1960-62, Ezz-Thetics -24) {1}: JC_r:+
- Bill Evans: In Norway: The Kongsberg Concert (1970, Elemental Music, 2CD -24) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[***]
- Mickey Finn: Antiruggine (2012, Hora) {1}: JC_r:+
- Terry Gibbs Dream Band: Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959 (Whaling City Sound -24) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Dexter Gordon: Our Man in Paris (1963, Blue Note) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Jim Hall: Concierto [50th Anniversary Edition] (1975, Sony Music/Elemental Music) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[***]
- Roy Hargrove's Crisol: Grande-Terre (1998, Verve -24) {1}: JC:+ -- TH:[***]
- Nancy Harrow: Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1960, Candid) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Andrew Hill: Grass Roots (1968, Blue Note) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[*]
- Noah Howard Group: Berlin Concert (1975, Cien Fuegos) {1}: JC_r:+
- Al Jarreau & NDR Big Band: Ellington (2016, ACT Music -24) {1}: JC_r:+
- Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian: The Old Country: More From the Deer Head Inn (1992, ECM -24) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[*]
- Keith Jarrett: At the Deer Head Inn: The Complete Recordings (1992, ECM -4LP) {1}: AAJ:*
- Keith Jarrett: At the Deer Head Inn: The Complete Recordings (1992, ECM -4LP) {1}: JC_r:+
- Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers: African Party [Deluxe Edition] (Innovative Collective/BBE Music) {1}: AAJ:*
- Russ Johnson/Christian Weber/Dieter Ulrich: To Walk on Eggshells (2009, Ezz-Thetics) {1}: JC_r:+
- Clifford Jordan: Glass Bead Games (1973, Strata-East/Mack Avenue) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Henry Kaiser: Domo Arigato Derek Sensei (1976-2006, Balance Point Acoustics) {1}: JC_r:+
- Roland Keijser Kvartett: Öppet 03/Tre (1968-69, Caprice) {1}: JC_r:+
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (1967, Verve) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A]
- Daunik Lazro/Tristan Honsinger/Jean-Jacques Avenel: True & Whole Tones in Rhythms (Dunois ▪ 9 Mai 1982) (Fou -24) {1}: JC_r:+
- Mike LeDonne's Groover Quartet: Turn It Up! (2004-24, Cellar Music) {1}: AAJ:*
- Joe Maneri/Tyson Rogers & Jacob Braverman: In the Shadow First Visit (2002, Ezz-Thetics) {1}: TN:*
- Bobby Matos & the Combo Conquistadores: My Latin Soul (1968, Mr. Bongo) {1}: JC_r:+
- Bennie Maupin: The Jewel in the Lotus (1974, ECM) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[B]
- Marian McPartland: At the Peninsula Library 1972 (Liberation Hall) {1}: JC_r:+
- Hank Mobley: Roll Call (1960, Blue Note) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Thelonious Monk: With Sonny Rollins 1953 to 1957 Revisited (Ezz-Thetics) {1}: JC_r:+
- Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960, Craft) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Wes Montgomery With the Wynton Kelly Trio: Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966, Resonance) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[***]
- Oscar Moore: The Enchanting Guitar of Oscar Moore: The 1945-1965 Years (Fresh Sound) {1}: JC_r:+
- Mark O'Leary Quartet: White Album (TIBProd.) {1}: -- TH:*
- King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band: Centennial (1923, Archeophone -4CD -24) {1}: JC_r:+
- Charles Owens Quartet: The Last Late Nights (2003, La Reserve) {1}: JC_r:+
- Charlie Parker: Bird in Kansas City (1941-51, Verve -24) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[**]
- Evan Parker: The Heraclitean Two-Step, Etc. (1994-2024, False Walls -4CD -24) {1}: JC_r:+
- Joe Pass: Virtuoso (1973, Craft) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[**]
- Oscar Peterson: Around the World (1969-81, Mack Avenue/Two Lions) {1}: JC_r:+
- Andre Previn: Early Years 1945-53 (Acrobat -24) {1}: JC_r:+
- Ike Quebec: The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions (1959-62, Blue Note, 2CD) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Emily Remler: Cookin' at the Queens: Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988 (Resonance, 2CD -24) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Sam Rivers: A New Conception (1966, Blue Note) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[***]
- Max Roach: We Insist: Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (1960, Vinyl Me Please) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- The Dave Robbins Big Band: Happy Faces (1963-65, Cellar Music) {1}: JC_r:+
- Dom Salvador: Simplicity (1993, Salvador) {1}: AAJ:*
- Pharoah Sanders: Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (1973, Strata East/Mack Avenue) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[***]
- Scandinavian Art Ensemble With Tomasz Stanko: The Copenhagen Session Vol. 2 (2016, April) {1}: JC_r:+
- Toshiyuki Sekine Trio: Strode Road (1978, Craftman) {1}: JC_r:+
- Wayne Shorter: Celebration, Volume 1 (2014, Blue Note -24) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Wayne Shorter: Introducing Wayne Shorter (1960, Craft) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[A-]
- Nina Simone: Let It All Out: Selected Singles 1961-1978 (Ace) {1}: JC_r:+
- Snakeoil [Tim Berne]: In Lieu Of (2012, Screwgun) {1}: JC_r:+
- Snakeoil [Tim Berne]: Snakeoil OK (2013, Screwgun) {1}: JC_r:+
- Soft Machine: Floating World Live [Remastered] (1975, MoonJune) {1}: AAJ:*
- Tomasz Stanko Quartet: September Night (2004, ECM -24) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:[***]
- Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra: Strange Strings (1967, Cosmic Myth -24) {1}: JC:+
- Sun Ra: Hidden Fire (1988, Strut) {1}: JC_r:+
- Masayuki Takayanagi: Holy Holy (1985, Jinya Disc) {1}: JC_r:+
- Masayuki Takayanagi: Stardust (1979, Jinya Disc) {1}: JC_r:+
- John Taylor: Close to Mars (2006, CAM Jazz) {1}: JC_r:+
- Fred Van Hove: Wim Fanfare - Free Music (1975-1988) (Cortizona Heritage) {1}: AAJ:*
- Mal Waldron: Candy Girl (1975, Strut) {1}: JC_r:+ -- TH:*
- The Charlie Watts Orchestra: Live Fulham Town Hall (1986, BMG) {1}: JC_r:+
- The Lost-Secret Dave Wells' Trombone City Band: Live at Carmelo's (1983, Fresh Sound) {1}: -- TH:*
- Mike Westbrook: The Cortège: Live at the BBC 1980 (Cadillac) {1}: JC_r:+
- Amanda Whiting: The Liminality of Her [Deluxe Edition] (2024, First Word) {1}: JC_r:+
- 3 Concerts Per a A.T.: In Der Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover (Corbett vs. Dempsey) {1}: -- TH:*
- Classic Vanguard Jazz Piano Sessions (1953-58, Mosaic -6CD) {1}: JC_r:+
- Classic Vanguard Small Group Swing Sessions (1953-57, Mosaic -7CD -24) {1}: JC_r:+
- Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions (1943-49, Mosaic -11CD -24) {1}: JC_r:+
- Music Is a Message From Space (Corbett vs. Dempsey) {1}: -- TH:*
- Scarborough Jazz Festival Present: 2024 Live Festival Compilation (self-released) {1}: AAJ:*
- The Alien Territory Archives: A Collection of Experimental and Irrelevant Music From 1970s San Diego (1968-81, Nyahh) {1}: JC_r:+
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