The Shape of Jazz that Was: From Bop to Free (1945-65) : Halfvalue.com

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A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
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1964. A beautiful album that is simultaneously uplifting and melancholy - by one of the greatest jazz saxophonists who ever lived.

Saxophone Colossus by Rollins, Sonny
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1956. A classic session by another one of the sax greats in his prime. Colossus is perhaps an understatement. Also recommended: "Way out West" & "Tenor Madness."

A Blowin' Session by Griffin, Johnny
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1957. A highly underrated hard-bop album, featuring the likes of Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey & more. Also recommended: "The Congregation."

Kind of Blue by Davis, Miles
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1959. The definitive modal jazz album. Miles is engrossing.

Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker by Parker, Charlie
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1945-1952. No one album sufficiently covers the great Charlie "Bird" Parker, this primer collection has some of his best groundbreaking bop work.

Time Out by Desmond, Paul
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1959. Innovative album blends outside influences and risky time signatures into traditional jazz (hence the title) - and is still one of the most popular jazz albums ever.

Moanin' by Blakey, Art
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1958. Blakey & the Messengers are at their finest in this album, a major influence on hard-bop Also recommended: "Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers" & "Mosaic."

Brilliant Corners by Monk, Thelonious
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1956. The "Bach of Jazz," Monk created simply amazing music. Also recommended: "Straight, No Chaser" & "Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane."

The Shape of Jazz to Come by Coleman, Ornette
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1959. With this record, Coleman threw the rules out the window and became the innovator of free and avant-garde jazz

Birk's Works: Verve Big Band Sessions by Dizzy Gillespie
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1957. An amazing studio record by one of the kings of bop. Also recommened: "Dizzy Gillespie with Roy Eldridge" & "At Newport [LIVE]."

The Complete Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis
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1949-1950. Aptly named, it was the next step in the evolution of bop, and still remains hip, elegant, and... cool. Also recommended: "Walkin'."

Mingus Ah Um by Mingus, Charles
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1959. Bassist Mingus can construct some tunes! The band blends so well together while standing out individually, it's as much a definition of jazz as there's ever been.

Clifford Brown & Max Roach by Brown, Clifford
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1955. Legends Brown and Roach create some of the greatest be-bop ever recorded. Also recommended: Brown's "The Beginning & the End" & Roach's "Percussion Bitter Sweet"

Hub-Tones by Hubbard, Freddie
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1962. Master trumpeter Freddie Hubbard leaned on the edge of Jazz at the time without flying away. Stellar album. Also recommended: "Breaking Point" & "The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard."

My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
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1960. With everything Coltrane's put together, "Favorite Things" is sometimes overlooked. Don't make the same mistake. It is monumental in its influence and appeal.

Out to Lunch by Dolphy, Eric
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1964. What an album! Rich and complex, it is often referred to as Dolphy's magnum opus and the blueprint to today's post-bop.

Somethin' Else by Adderley, Cannonball
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1958. A terrific line-up come together to create a hard-bop masterpiece.

Soul Station by Mobley, Hank
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1960. Highly talented and underappreciated saxophonist, Mobley here is at his finest - clean and complex. Brilliant work.

Giant Steps by John Coltrane
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1959. Solo-centered jazz finds much of its origins here, with the same group that gave us "Kind of Blue," sans Miles. Also recommended: "Blue Train."

Maiden Voyage by Hancock, Herbie
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1965. Hancock combines Miles' modal jazz with hard-bop to create a beautiful album of provocative jazz interplay.

Go! by Gordon, Dexter
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1962. Like the title suggests, this album flies with energy and passion and doesn't let up. This is the pinnacle of Gordon's career.

The Sidewinder by Morgan, Lee
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1963. The stylish and energetic hard-bop on this LP led the way to boogaloo and soul-jazz.

Song for My Father by Silver, Horace
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1964. Sophisticated and full of international influences, hard-bop hardly gets any classier. Also recommended: "Blowin' the Blues Away."

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery by Montgomery, Wes
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1960. With this classic, Wes showed the world that guitarists can be formidable frontmen. Also recommended: "Full House [LIVE]."

The Hawk Flies High by Hawkins, Coleman
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1957. Highly enjoyable bop album with a 51-year-old Hawkins (who had already recorded for over 20 years) playing as good as ever. Also recommended: work by Sonny Stitt, J.J. Johnson, Wayne Shorter...

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