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Oct 10
Frank Zappa
Hot Rats
90
critic score
(3)
88
user score
(1,918)
Jul 30
Miles Davis
In a Silent Way
100
critic score
(3)
89
user score
(1,859)
May
Pharoah Sanders
Karma
93
critic score
(4)
90
user score
(1,343)
Oct 1
Moondog
Moondog
100
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(254)
May
Sonny Sharrock
Black Woman
80
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(154)
Feb 5
Miles Davis
Filles de Kilimanjaro
93
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(133)
Sep
Don Cherry
Eternal Rhythm
100
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(77)
1969
Sun Ra & His Arkestra
Atlantis
90
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(73)
Nov 15
Brigitte Fontaine & Art Ensemble of Chicago
Comme à la Radio
89
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(67)
Mar 1
Frank Sinatra
My Way
60
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(50)
1969
Manfred Schoof
European Echoes
60
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(43)
1969
Don Cherry
"mu" First Part
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(34)
1969
The Peter Brötzmann Sextet/Quartet
Nipples
60
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(29)
1969
Alice Coltrane
Huntington Ashram Monastery
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(28)
Sep 1
The Tony Williams Lifetime
Emergency!
97
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(23)
May
Wayne Shorter
Schizophrenia
95
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(22)
1969
Art Ensemble of Chicago
People in Sorrow
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(18)
1969
Archie Shepp
Blasé
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(17)
Jan 1
Nina Simone
Nina Simone and Piano!
50
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(16)
1969
John Coltrane
Selflessness: Featuring My Favorite Things
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(16)
Jun
Yusef Lateef
Yusef Lateef's Detroit Latitude 42° 30° Longitude
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(15)
May
Dorothy Ashby
Dorothy's Harp
79
user score
(14)
Apr 30
Horace Tapscott
The Giant Is Awakened
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(13)
Mar
Jaki Byard
The Jaki Byard Experience
100
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(13)
1969
Art Ensemble of Chicago
A Jackson in Your House
83
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(13)
Jul
McCoy Tyner
Time for Tyner
83
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(11)
1969
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Volunteered Slavery
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(10)
1969
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Message to Our Folks
72
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(9)
1969
Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton [B-X° / N O I 47ᴬ]
60
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(8)
1969
Brazilian Octopus
Brazilian Octopus
80
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(6)
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Mar
Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons
Firebirds
100
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(6)
1969
Marion Brown
Porto Novo
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(5)
Aug 11
Grachan Moncur III
New Africa
80
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(5)
Jun 30
Chick Corea
Is
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(5)
May
Lee Morgan
Charisma
80
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(4)
Nov
Cold Blood
Cold Blood
80
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(3)
1969
Alexander Von Schlippenbach
The Living Music
70
user score
(3)
1969
Eddie Gale
Black Rhythm Happening
90
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(3)
Mar
Jimmy Smith / Wes Montgomery
Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes
80
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(3)
1969
Bill Evans
What's New
80
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(3)
Aug 12
Archie Shepp
Yasmina, a Black Woman
60
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(3)
Dec 15
Charles Earland
Black Talk!
100
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(3)
Jan 1
Afro-Soultet
Afrodesia
80
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(2)
Jan
Jackie McLean
'Bout Soul
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(2)
1969
The Larry Page Orchestra
Presenting The Larry Page Orchestra
76
user score
(2)
1969
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Reese and the Smooth Ones
60
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(2)
1969
Julie London
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
70
critic score
(1)
61
user score
(2)
1969
The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet
Change Is
69
user score
(2)
1969
L'Infonie
L'Infonie
61
user score
(2)
Sep
Stanley Turrentine / Shirley Scott
Common Touch
60
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(1)
1969
John Stevens Spontaneous Music Ensemble
John Stevens Spontaneous Music Ensemble
63
user score
(1)
Feb
Ray Charles
I’m All Yours Baby!
60
critic score
(1)
30
user score
(1)
Jan 1
Gene Ammons
The Boss is Back!
80
critic score
(1)
47
user score
(1)
1969
Larry Coryell
Coryell
80
critic score
(1)
58
user score
(1)
1969
The Malombo Jazz Makers
Down Lucky's Way
100
user score
(1)
1969
Al Shorter
Orgasm
85
user score
(1)
1969
Phil Harris
Phil Harris
70
user score
(1)
1969
Mike Westbrook Concert Band
Marching Song Vol. 1
68
user score
(1)
1969
Jojje Wadenius
Goda' goda'
100
user score
(1)
1969
Kosta Lukacs Combo
Mr. Guitar
100
user score
(1)
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