Ten or so Additional "Must Have" Jazz Albums for Your Rack...Listen to the Music...Heading Towards 100

Here are an additional "Must Have" Jazz Albums that should be included in your stack...well at least in mine. Not a top ten list for sure because there are many more to come that could have been included on this list. Heading towards 100 would be nice. Well here goes..

A truely fantastic jazz album from one of the greats. One of the foremost albums in my rack and I remember the mad rush to pick it up when we found out it was available. The record shop ran out of albums two hours after delievery...we had to wait an extra day to buy. Freddie Hubbard on Trumpet, Jack DeJohnette on drums, Ron Carter on bass, Richard Wyands on piano, Geogre Benson on guitar, Airto Moreira on percussions, Hubert Laws on flute. Recorded on CTI in 1971.

This album was dedicated to John Coltrane by Tyner as a tribute to his protege' with great admiration. Featuring the compositions of Trane: Naima, Promise, My Favorite Things, The Discovery and Folks...a Must have for your Rack

A wonderful and pleasant album by this Master of Jazz. Featuring Chuck Mangione on piano, flugelhorn, Charles Meeks on bass, Grant Geissman on guitar, Chris Vadala on soprano saxophone, James Bradley Jr. on drums...and many others contributed to this album.

I decided to include this section for Miles & Coltrane because they have dominated my jazz collection for some years now. I would not expect the same in everybodies jazz rack but these four classics are a "must" in my jazz opinion. There WILL be more to come.

Let's start with this Miles Davis tribute to the legendary boxer Jack Johnson who was challenged by the "Great White Hope" James Jeffres in a heavyweight match in 1910 that drew the attention of the entire world.

Miles Davis: A Tribute to Jack Johnson featuring Miles Davis, Trumpet, Herbie Hancock, Keyboard, John McLaughlin, Guitar, Steve Grossman, Saxophone, Billy Cobham, Drums and Micheal Henderson, Fender Bass. A "Must Have" ...Rack It!

Miles Davis: In a Silent Way featuring Miles Davis, Trumpet, Herbie Hancock, Keyboard, Chick Corea, Electric Piano, Wayne Shorter, Tenor Sax, Dave Holland, Bass, Josef Zawinul, Electric Piano and Organ, John McLaughlin, Guitar and Tony Williams, Drum. A"Must Have"...Rack It!

John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman featuring John Coltrane, tenor saxophone, McCoy Tyner, piano, Jimmy Garrison, bass & Elvin Jones, drums...and the smooth vocals of Johnny Hartman. "A Must Have"...Rack It!

Crescent John Coltrane Quartet featuring John Coltrane, tenor saxophe, McCoy Tyner, piano, Jimmy Garrison, bass & Elvin Jones, drums..."A Must Have" Rack It!

This is a classic "Must Have" from a Legend in Jazz. produced by Atlantic Records in 1969 featuring Herbie Mann, flute, Roy Ayers, vibes, Larry Coryell, guitar and Sonny Sharrock, guitar and others. " A Must Have" indeed from a Master.

Art Blakey, known to all as one of the very finest of modern drummers, is also known of friends and fellow musicans by his long-time Moslem name, Buhaina. This classic album features Art Blakey, drums, Jon Hendricks, vocals, Woody Shaw, trumpet, Carter Jefferson, tenor sax, Cedar Walton, electric and acoustic piano, Micheal Howell, guitar, Mickey Bass, bass, Tony Waters, conga...produced in 1973 on Prestige Records. " A Must Have" Rack it!

This album was one of the first in my collection and continues to get play after so many years.

Quincy Jones, composer, song writer, Ray Brown, bass, Eric Gale, guitar, Grady Tate, drums, Bob James, electric piano, Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, Toots Thielemans, harmonica, Hubert Laws, flute & tenor sax, Jerome Richardson, saprano sax and Roland Kirk, tenor sax and reeds.Classic...Rack It!