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1	Porgy and Bess (1958) more music like this by Miles Davis/Gil Evans Tomes are available annotating the importance of this recording. The musical and social impact of Miles Davis, his collaborative efforts with Gil Evans, and in particular their reinvention of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess are indeed profound. However, the most efficient method of extricating the rhetoric and opining is to experience the ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $11.06!
2	Ballads (1962) more music like this by John Coltrane Quartet Throughout John Coltrane's discography there are a handful of decisive and controversial albums that split his listening camp into factions. Generally, these occur in his later-period works such as Om and Ascension, which push into some pretty heady blowing. As a contrast, Ballads is often criticized as too easy and as too much of a compromise ... see all copies from $3.29! new only from $3.29!
3	Miles Ahead (1957) more music like this by Miles Davis This album is perhaps most significant for the process it set in motion -- the collaboration between Gil Evans and Miles Davis that would produce Porgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain, two of Davis' best albums. That said, this album is a miracle in itself, the result of a big gamble on the part of Columbia Records, who put together Evans and Davis ... see all copies from $6.82! new only from $6.82!
4	Sun Song (1956) more music like this by Sun Ra Originally issued as Jazz By Sun Ra in 1956, Sun Song was the first long-player to feature the enigmatic bandleader. However, his various bands -- or "Arkestras" as Ra proclaimed them -- had been issuing 78 and 45 rpms since the mid '50s. This recording initiated a much larger audience to the multifarious and otherwise logical post-bop rhythms of ... see all copies from $10.65! new only from $10.65!
5	The Bethlehem Years (1957) more music like this by John Coltrane This double-disc collection contains three sessions saxophonist John Coltrane recorded for Bethlehem as a sideman at the end 1957. Disc one contains the original album Winners Circle, an all-star date that included, among others, Donald Byrd, Freddie Green, Oscar Pettiford, Gene Quill, Philly Joe Jones, Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, and Eddie Costa. ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $11.83!
6	The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions (1961) more music like this by John Coltrane This two-disc collection gathers the results of two recording sessions from April and May 1961 with the John Coltrane Orchestra. As the title indicates, The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions includes both volumes of the work and relocates "The Damned Don't Cry" -- originally issued on the Trane's Modes compilation -- to this more chronologically ... see all copies from $25.09! new only from $25.09!
7	Not in Our Name (2005) more music like this by Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra Charlie Haden brings back yet another incarnation of his Liberation Music Orchestra to tape. This intermittent project began at the height of the Vietnam War in 1969 and was recorded for Impulse. Carla Bley has been the only constant member of this project. She plays piano and does the arranging of these eight tunes. Other members include ... see all copies from $16.81! new only from $16.81!
8	The Essential Mingus Big Band (2001) more music like this by Mingus Big Band A fine "best of" collection drawn from the Mingus Big Band's five-disc output since 1993. The disc captures the flow and live energy of the band's regular Thursday-night gig at Fez Under Time Café in New York. The highlights are many: Ronnie Cuber's baritone sax work on "Moanin'" and his touching narration on "Nostalgia in Times Square"; Kenny ... see all copies from $14.97! new only from $14.97!
9	Big Band Theory (1993) more music like this by Carla Bley Carla Bley's 1993 recording Big Band Theory features her 18-piece orchestra playing three rather moody and atmospheric originals, plus a straightforward rendition of Charles Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." Listeners expecting the rambunctious humor that was present in some of Bley's earlier big band albums will be disappointed, but there is quite ... see all copies from $9.08!
10	The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 (2002) more music like this by Miles Davis Columbia Records has been diligent about going through Miles Davis' massive catalog, painstakingly remastering and reissuing his collected works in both handsome box sets sorted by period and actual releases annotated with extra material from their attendant sessions, but this gargantuan set marks a true departure for them. The Complete Miles ... see all copies from $197.50! new only from $197.50!
11 view cover	The Ballad of the Fallen (1982) more music like this by Charlie Haden with Carla Bley The second recording by Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra utilizes a few alumni (the bassist/leader, trumpeters Don Cherry and Mike Mantler, tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, drummer Paul Motian and pianist Carla Bley), along with other musicians who rose to prominence since the 1969 debut album (Jim Pepper and Steve Slagle on reeds, ... see all copies from $16.21! new only from $16.21!
12 view cover	Inspiration (1999) more music like this by Sam Rivers & the Rivbea All-Star Orchestra Prior to Inspiration, Sam Rivers hadn't recorded for a major label in nearly 20 years, and he hadn't cut a studio session in two decades. That doesn't mean he was inactive; he was teaching, playing, and giving concerts but never recording. Aware that many of Rivers' big-band compositions -- not only his recent material, but some earlier works as ... see all copies from $10.00!
13 view cover	Quiet Nights (1962) more music like this by Miles Davis Miles Davis' final official collaboration with arranger Gil Evans resulted in their weakest project. There were only 27 minutes of music on the original Quiet Nights LP, and six minutes were taken up by a quintet performance of "Summer Night." The six remaining tracks are enjoyable enough (highlighted by "Once Upon a Summertime" and "Corcovado"), ... see all copies from $5.33! new only from $5.33!
14 view cover	LMO Montreal Tapes (1999) more music like this by Charlie Haden & the Liberation Music Orchestra This is number four in the series chronicling the week of concerts with different line-ups the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal devoted to the great bassist in 1989. Which means this version of the Liberation Music Orchestra may be even more star-studded than usual and creates the "problem" of giving everybody enough solo space without ... see all copies from $13.91! new only from $13.91!
15 view cover	Dream Keeper (1990) more music like this by Charlie Haden & The Liberation Music Orchestra Dream Keeper is the third Liberation Orchestra recording from Charlie Haden. This time out he pairs orchestra alumni Carla Bley (who wrote all the arrangements), drummer Paul Motian, and tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman with additional jazz heavyweights, like trumpeter Tom Harrell, tenor saxophonists Joe Lovano and Branford Marsalis, trombonist Ray ... see all copies from $16.95! new only from $29.95!
16 view cover	Africa/Brass (1961) more music like this by John Coltrane John Coltrane's debut for the Impulse label was a bit unusual, for the great tenor and his quartet were joined by a medium-sized backup group on Eric Dolphy arrangements of "Africa," "Greensleeves," and "Blues Minor." "Africa" in particular is quite memorable although Coltrane would not pursue any further recordings in this direction in the future ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
17 view cover	Big Band (1988) more music like this by Julius Hemphill Big Band The only recording by altoist Julius Hemphill at the head of a big band is a mostly very stimulating set of exploratory music. Some of the music wanders a bit, and K. Curtis Lyle's talking on his poem "Drunk On God" is a distraction, but other selections feature colorful solos from many players, including Hemphill (doubling on soprano), guitarist ... see all copies from $34.95!
18 view cover	Pieces of Eight (2006) more music like this by Don Ellis Recorded live at UCLA in 1967, this archival release is seeing the light of day repackaged and remastered nearly four decades after its initial performance. Pieces of Eight was assembled only once for these recordings, with Don Ellis offering up a two-disc set of frenzied but enjoyable performances. The highlights are no doubt Ellis' fascination ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $13.95!
19 view cover	Dinner Music (1976) more music like this by Carla Bley First excursion on a funky trail, executed immaculately. Near essential. Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide see all copies from $15.75! new only from $15.75!
20 view cover	Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: Complete (1998) more music like this by Miles Davis In 1998, Columbia/Legacy reissued Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall as a double-disc set that contained all of the music performed at the concert from May 19, 1961. Davis is captured with his transitional small combo featuring Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb, as well as with the Gil Evans Orchestra. It was one of only two ... see all copies from $10.45! new only from $22.14!
21 view cover	Neo-Modernism (2003) more music like this by Either/Orchestra Over the years, saxophonist Russ Gershon (the Either/Orchestra's founder/leader) has firmly believed in keeping his options open. Gershon's band has been greatly influenced by what jazz musicians call "the tradition" (straight-ahead jazz instead of fusion, crossover jazz, or the avant-garde), but he isn't a slave to it -- he realizes that outside ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $14.41!
22 view cover	My Brother the Wind, Vol. 2 (1969) more music like this by Sun Ra Considered a classic by some of his fans, this CD release of music originally put out on Sun Ra's Saturn label is actually more erratic. The band numbers (utilizing a 15-piece group with eight horns, two drums and three percussionists) are generally worthwhile and more melodic than one would expect from Ra during the 1960s; he was just beginning ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $13.12!
23 view cover	The Magic City (1965) more music like this by Sun Ra The boundaries of Sun Ra's self-proclaimed "space jazz" underwent a transformation in the mid-'60s. The Magic City is an aural snapshot of that metamorphic process. Many enthusiasts and scholars consider this to be among Ra's most definitive studio recordings. Although the "city" in the album's title was thought to have been New York -- where the ... see all copies from $13.12! new only from $13.12!
24 view cover	Sound of Joy (1957) more music like this by Sun Ra Arkestra This reissue, prior to the release of many of Sun Ra's Saturn albums on Evidence CDs, was often thought of as Ra's second recording although now several earlier dates have appeared. The music from Sun Ra's Chicago-based band of the 1950s (some of the same tunes, but different performances, also appear on Evidence's Planet Earth/Low Ways) is quite ... see all copies from $10.65! new only from $10.65!
25 view cover	Liberation Music Orchestra (1969) more music like this by Charlie Haden A fascinating reissue that comfortably straddles the lines of jazz, folk, and world music, working up a storm by way of a jazz protest album that points toward the Spanish Civil War in particular and the Vietnam War in passing. Haden leads the charge and contributes material, but the real star here may in fact be Carla Bley, who arranged numbers, ... see all copies from $13.91! new only from $13.91!

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