1959 Jazz Album Releases

1959
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Aug 17
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Kind of Blue
100
critic score
(5)
90
user score
(2,469)
Sep 14
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
100
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(628)
Dec 14
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out
100
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(527)
Nov
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come
Ornette Coleman
The Shape of Jazz To Come
100
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(442)
Jan
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Moanin'
100
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(353)
Feb
Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue
Nina Simone
Little Girl Blue
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(181)
Mar 9
Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess
Miles Davis
Porgy and Bess
100
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(143)
Sep 1
Miles Davis Quintet - Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet
95
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(127)
May 1
Sun Ra & His Arkestra - Jazz in Silhouette
Sun Ra & His Arkestra
Jazz in Silhouette
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(66)
Mar
Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Bill Evans
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(57)
Aug
Idrees Sulieman, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell & Tommy Flanagan - The Cats
Idrees Sulieman, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell & Tommy Flanagan
The Cats
100
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(52)
Jan
Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt & Dizzy Gillespie - Sonny Side Up
Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt & Dizzy Gillespie
Sonny Side Up
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(49)
Jan 1
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
90
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(41)
Jan 1
Frank Sinatra - Come Dance with Me!
Frank Sinatra
Come Dance with Me!
100
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(40)
Jan
Chet Baker - Chet
Chet Baker
Chet
80
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(39)
Oct
John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette - Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette
John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette
Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette
80
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(34)
1959
Frank Sinatra - No One Cares
Frank Sinatra
No One Cares
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(33)
Jan 1
Nina Simone - The Amazing Nina Simone
Nina Simone
The Amazing Nina Simone
90
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(31)
Mar 6
Sun Ra - Sound Sun Pleasure
Sun Ra
Sound Sun Pleasure
80
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(29)
May
Charles Mingus - A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry
Charles Mingus
A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry
60
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(26)
Mar 23
Bobby Darin - That's All
Bobby Darin
That's All
90
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(24)
May
Miles Davis - Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
Miles Davis
Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants
100
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(24)
Nov
Ornette Coleman - Tomorrow Is the Question!
Ornette Coleman
Tomorrow Is the Question!
80
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(24)
Sep 12
Nina Simone - Nina Simone at Town Hall
Nina Simone
Nina Simone at Town Hall
90
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(20)
1959
Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder (From the Soundtrack of the Motion Picture)
Duke Ellington
Anatomy of a Murder (From the Soundtrack of the Motion Picture)
80
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(17)
Jan 1
Henry Mancini - The Music from Peter Gunn
Henry Mancini
The Music from Peter Gunn
100
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(17)
Jun 6
Thelonious Monk - 5 by Monk by 5
Thelonious Monk
5 by Monk by 5
80
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(17)
1959
Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago
Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago
90
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(15)
Nov
The Horace Silver Quintet - Blowin' the Blues Away
The Horace Silver Quintet
Blowin' the Blues Away
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(15)
Dec
Jimmy Smith - The Sermon!
Jimmy Smith
The Sermon!
80
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(13)
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Mar
Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time
Sonny Rollins
Newk's Time
80
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(12)
Apr
The Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet - Pres & Teddy
The Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet
Pres & Teddy
100
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(10)
Nov
Miles Davis - Jazz Track
Miles Davis
Jazz Track
79
user score
(10)
Jun 14
Oscar Peterson - Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(9)
1959
Donald Byrd - Byrd in Hand
Donald Byrd
Byrd in Hand
90
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(5)
1959
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe
Chet Baker
Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe
58
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(5)
1959
Wes Montgomery - Far Wes
Wes Montgomery
Far Wes
90
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(5)
1959
Oscar Peterson - Plays the Cole Porter Song Book
Oscar Peterson
Plays the Cole Porter Song Book
90
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(4)
Jan
Jimmy Smith - House Party
Jimmy Smith
House Party
80
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(3)
Jun
Martin Denny - Quiet Village
Martin Denny
Quiet Village
90
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(3)
Aug
Jackie McLean - New Soil
Jackie McLean
New Soil
90
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(3)
Aug
Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
65
user score
(3)
1959
Philly Joe Jones - Drums Around the World
Philly Joe Jones
Drums Around the World
60
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(2)
1959
Beverly Kenney - Born to Be Blue
Beverly Kenney
Born to Be Blue
80
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(2)
1959
Beverly Kenney - Like Yesterday
Beverly Kenney
Like Yesterday
90
critic score
(1)
63
user score
(2)
May 28
George Shearing & Peggy Lee - Beauty and the Beat!
George Shearing & Peggy Lee
Beauty and the Beat!
80
critic score
(1)
61
user score
(2)
1959
Count Basie & Billy Eckstine - Basie / Eckstine Incorporated
Count Basie & Billy Eckstine
Basie / Eckstine Incorporated
55
user score
(1)
1959
Jeri Southern - Jeri Southern Sings Cole Porter
Jeri Southern
Jeri Southern Sings Cole Porter
80
critic score
(1)
89
user score
(1)
1959
Anne Phillips - Born to Be Blue
Anne Phillips
Born to Be Blue
74
user score
(1)
1959
Charles Lembé Et Son Orchestra - "Écho du Cameroun"
Charles Lembé Et Son Orchestra
"Écho du Cameroun"
72
user score
(1)
Sep
Bill Evans & Bob Brookmeyer - The Ivory Hunters: Double Barrelled Piano
Bill Evans & Bob Brookmeyer
The Ivory Hunters: Double Barrelled Piano
70
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(1)
Oct
The Curtis Fuller Sextet - Sliding Easy
The Curtis Fuller Sextet
Sliding Easy
60
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(1)
Oct 19
Kay Starr - Movin'!
Kay Starr
Movin'!
60
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(1)
1959
Buddy Morrow - Impact
Buddy Morrow
Impact
1959
Jerome Richardson - Roamin' with Richardson
Jerome Richardson
Roamin' with Richardson
80
critic score
(1)
1959
Ramsey Lewis Trio
An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio
40
critic score
(1)
Apr 20
Cal Tjader - Monterey Concerts
Cal Tjader
Monterey Concerts
100
critic score
(1)
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