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Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Mar 13 • LP
100
critic score
(5)
66
user score
(2,059)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis
Oct • LP
75
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(839)
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
Chet Baker
Chet Baker Sings
1956 • Reissue
90
critic score
(1)
87
user score
(786)
Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus erectus
The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop
Pithecanthropus erectus
Jul • LP
100
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(670)
Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
Mar 5 • LP
98
critic score
(4)
76
user score
(581)
Louis Prima - The Wildest!
Louis Prima
The Wildest!
Nov 1 • LP
100
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(392)
Elvis Presley - Elvis
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Oct 19 • LP
100
critic score
(3)
69
user score
(376)
Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington
Ellington at Newport
Sep • Live
100
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(323)
The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life
The Louvin Brothers
Tragic Songs of Life
Oct • LP
100
critic score
(1)
56
user score
(286)
Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday
Lady Sings the Blues
Dec • LP
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(235)
Glenn Gould - Bach: The Goldberg Variations
Glenn Gould
Bach: The Goldberg Variations
Mar 1 • LP
100
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(222)
Billie Holiday - Solitude
Billie Holiday
Solitude
1956 • Compilation
60
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(220)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
May 15 • LP
95
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(166)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Gospel Train
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Gospel Train
Jul • LP
70
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(153)
Moondog - Moondog
Moondog
Moondog
1956 • LP
85
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(130)
Harry Belafonte - Calypso
Harry Belafonte
Calypso
1956 • LP
100
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(129)
Miles Davis - Miles
The New Miles Davis Quintet
Miles
Apr • LP
70
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(129)
Ravi Shankar - Music of India (Three Classical Rāgas)
Ravi Shankar
Music of India (Three Classical Rāgas)
1956 • LP
100
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(121)
Miles Davis - Collectors' Items
Miles Davis
Collectors' Items
Dec • LP
90
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(110)
Miles Davis & Milt Jackson - Quintet / Sextet
Miles Davis & Milt Jackson
Quintet / Sextet
Aug • LP
70
critic score
(2)
64
user score
(106)
Michio Miyagi - 宮城道雄名曲選集 [Masterpieces of Koto]
Michio Miyagi
宮城道雄名曲選集 [Masterpieces of Koto]
1956 • LP
77
user score
(104)
Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
1956 • LP
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(93)
The Kossoy Sisters - Bowling Green and Other Folk Songs From the Southern Mountains
The Kossoy Sisters
Bowling Green and Other Folk Songs From the Southern Mountains
Aug 19 • LP
94
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(91)
Odetta - Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
Odetta
Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues
1956 • LP
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(81)
Fats Domino - This Is Fats Domino!
Fats Domino
This Is Fats Domino!
Dec • LP
66
user score
(72)
Maysa - Convite para Ouvir Maysa
Maysa
Convite para Ouvir Maysa
1956 • LP
80
user score
(71)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Max Roach and Clifford Brown at Basin Street
Max Roach & Clifford Brown
Max Roach and Clifford Brown at Basin Street
1956 • LP
95
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(68)
Miles Davis - Blue Haze
Miles Davis
Blue Haze
Oct • Reissue
70
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(65)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
1956 • LP
100
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(63)
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio - Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio
Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio
1956 • LP
71
user score
(60)
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Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington
1956 • LP
90
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(59)
Miles Davis - Dig
Miles Davis
Dig
Jan • Compilation
85
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(56)
Sonny Rollins - Plus 4
Sonny Rollins
Plus 4
Aug • LP
87
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(55)
Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Tenor Madness
Oct • LP
95
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(55)
Moondog - More Moondog
Moondog
More Moondog
1956 • LP
90
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(47)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Fritz Reiner - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Mar 23 • LP
72
user score
(46)
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
Apr • Compilation
95
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(45)
Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius De Moraes, Roberto Paiva - Orfeu Da Conceição
Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius De Moraes
Orfeu Da Conceição
Jan 1 • LP
77
user score
(42)
Julie London - Lonely Girl
Julie London
Lonely Girl
1956 • LP
80
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(38)
Billie Holiday - Velvet Mood
Billie Holiday
Velvet Mood
1956 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(37)
Thelonious Monk - The Unique Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
The Unique Thelonious Monk
Aug • LP
85
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(37)
Miles Davis - Miles Davis and Horns
Miles Davis
Miles Davis and Horns
1956 • Compilation
60
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(36)
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Fontessa
1956 • LP
90
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(36)
Ahmad Jamal - Chamber Music of the New Jazz
Ahmad Jamal
Chamber Music of the New Jazz
Jan 1 • LP
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(34)
Miles Davis - Miles Davis, Volume 1
Miles Davis
Miles Davis, Volume 1
Jan • Compilation
70
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(32)
The Platters - The Platters
The Platters
The Platters
1956 • LP
69
user score
(30)
Lennie Tristano - Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano
Jan 2 • LP
90
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(30)
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Bluejean Bop!
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Bluejean Bop!
Nov • LP
100
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(30)
Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie
May • LP
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(29)
Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet
Sonny Rollins & The Modern Jazz Quartet
Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet
Dec 3 • Compilation
70
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(29)
Sonny Rollins - Worktime
Sonny Rollins
Worktime
1956 • LP
85
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(26)
Miles Davis - Miles Davis, Volume 2
Miles Davis
Miles Davis, Volume 2
Feb • Compilation
85
critic score
(2)
64
user score
(26)
Phineas Newborn Jr. - Here Is Phineas
Phineas Newborn Jr.
Here Is Phineas
Aug • LP
100
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(26)
Bud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 2
Bud Powell
The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 2
1956 • Compilation
90
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(25)
Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française - 1er panorama de musique concrète
Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française
1er panorama de musique concrète
Jun • LP
79
user score
(25)
Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers - Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Oct • Compilation
100
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(25)
Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color
1956 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
63
user score
(24)
Charles Mingus - Mingus at the Bohemia
Charles Mingus
Mingus at the Bohemia
Aug • Live
85
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(24)
Big Joe Turner - The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz
Big Joe Turner
The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz
Sep 13 • LP
90
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(22)
The Jazz Messengers - The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia, Volume 1
The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia, Volume 1
Apr • Live
70
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(21)
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