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1. Time Out (1959)
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dave Brubeck's defining masterpiece, Time Out is one of the most rhythmically innovative albums in jazz history, the first to consciously explore ... More
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2. Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits (1966)
by Dave Brubeck
While greatest-hits albums from jazz artists are sometimes dubious propositions, Dave Brubeck is the rare exception to the rule. Brubeck concentrated ... More
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3. The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane: 1955-1961 (2001)
by Miles Davis & John Coltrane
This compilation is taken from the masterful and wondrous box set issued late in the year 2000. It is assembled with the kind of care only producers ... More
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4. The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall (1963)
by Dave Brubeck
For all those who have a big axe to grind with Brubeck, for all those who claim the band was only successful because they were predominantly white, ... More
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5. A Dave Brubeck Christmas (1996)
by Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck covers a host of favorite carols on this solo outing. His chime-like "Joy to the World" and striding "Winter Wonderland" are treasures. ... More
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6. Birth of the Cool (1956)
by Miles Davis
So dubbed because these three sessions -- two from early 1949, one from March 1950 -- are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed, ... More
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7. Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
by Stan Getz / Oscar Peterson Trio
In that quintessential breakthrough year of modern jazz -- 1957 -- Norman Granz was fond of pairing the legendary drummerless trio of Oscar Peterson ... More
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8. Jazz Goes to College (1954)
by Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dave Brubeck (piano) began his Columbia Records association on a second album of material that his quartet had cut during its spring of 1954 tour of ... More
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9. Jazz Impressions of New York (1965)
by Dave Brubeck
This CD, a straight reissue of the original LP, contains 11 songs written for the soundtrack of the long-forgotten television series Mr. Broadway. It ... More
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10. Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (1958)
by Dave Brubeck
In 1958, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, one of the most popular jazz groups in the world, played 80 concerts in 14 countries during a three-month period. ... More
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11. The Best of Chet Baker Sings (1989)
by Chet Baker
To much of the pop (as opposed to the jazz) audience, Chet Baker was known not as an able cool jazz trumpeter, but as a romantic balladeer. The two ... More
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12. The Essential Dave Brubeck (2003)
by Dave Brubeck
It's hard to summarize the highlights of a career as long and prolific as Dave Brubeck's in a two-CD compilation. If you're going to settle for that, ... More
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13. Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music (2000)
by Various Artists
In conjunction with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' ten-part 2000 PBS special, Columbia/Legacy and Verve teamed up to issue a special series of ... More
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14. Portrait in Jazz [Riverside Bonus Tracks] (1959)
by Bill Evans Trio
This 1959 studio session features Bill Evans with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, his earliest important trio and first working group ... More
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16. Original Album Classics: Dave Brubeck (2010)
by Dave Brubeck
The Original Album Classics series by Sony/BMG in Germany is an attempt to clear shelves of catalog titles that are lying about, but it inadvertently ... More
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17. Yule Struttin' (1990)
by Various Artists
This CD has ten performances of Christmas songs from 1990 plus a few earlier recordings (Chet Baker's "Winter Wonderland," Count Basie's "Jingle ... More
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18. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 (2005)
by Bill Evans
The music recorded by Bill Evans on June 25, 1961, has long since acquired legendary status. Evans, a brilliant pianist whose unique voicings have ... More
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19. Jazz at Oberlin (1953)
by Dave Brubeck Quartet
Although a touch underrated, Jazz at Oberlin is one of the early Dave Brubeck classic recordings. The interplay between the pianist-leader and ... More
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20. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
by Vince Guaraldi Trio
Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz called on pianist extraordinaire Vince Guaraldi and his trio to compose and perform music that would reflect the ... More
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21. Jazz Impressions of Japan (1964)
by Dave Brubeck
Thirteen years into their tenure, the Dave Brubeck Quartet was still able to mine the creative vein for new means of expression. Despite the hits and ... More
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22. Time Out [50th Anniversary Legacy Edition] (1959)
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
The 50th Anniversary Edition of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's bona fide classic, Time Out, was issued in May of 2009 by Sony Legacy. Its place in jazz ... More
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23. A Merry Christmas! (2003)
by Stan Kenton
When bandleader Stan Kenton was approached to record an album of holiday music in 1961 he agreed, on one condition -- no songs about singing snowmen ... More
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