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1.
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
August 17th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
92
362 reviews
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2.
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come
October 1st, 1959
Avant-Garde Jazz
USER SCORE
90
46 reviews
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3.
John Coltrane - Blue Train
January 1st, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
89
79 reviews
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4.
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
September 14th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
89
60 reviews
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5.
Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus
January 1st, 1956
Jazz
USER SCORE
89
29 reviews
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6.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
December 14th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
43 reviews
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7.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
January 1st, 1958
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
29 reviews
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8.
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
April 1st, 1955
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
86
67 reviews
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9.
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
April 1st, 1954
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
84
34 reviews
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10.
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard
March 1st, 1957
Rock & Roll
USER SCORE
83
30 reviews
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11.
Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
March 6th, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
82
36 reviews
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12.
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
March 23rd, 1956
Rock & Roll
USER SCORE
81
64 reviews
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