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Though some bands, like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, have enjoyed success with album releases and reissues in several decades, there are many bands that can only be understood or appreciated within a given time period. With different decade listings available, you can see exactly where different bands and artists measure up.

1	Bunk Johnson	4.000	Blues, Jazz, Pop	12/1941	19	1.Last Testament 2.Bunk Johnson: 1944-1947 3.Bunk and the New Orleans Revival 1942-1947 4.Song Of The Wanderer See all Bunk Johnson album rankings
2	Thelonious Monk	3.1450	Jazz, Pop, New Age	10/1947	112	1.Brilliant Corners 2.Monk's Music 3.Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 4.Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 See all Thelonious Monk album rankings
3	Lee Konitz	3.1261	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	01/1949	62	1.Subconscious-Lee 2.Live at the Half Note 3.The Lee Konitz Duets 4.Konitz See all Lee Konitz album rankings
4	Bud Powell	3.1096	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	01/1947	65	1.The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 2.The Genius of Bud Powell, Vol. 1 3.The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings 4.The Best of Bud Powell on Verve See all Bud Powell album rankings
5	Lester Young	2.8978	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop	07/1942	88	1.The Complete Aladdin Sessions 2.The Complete Lester Young on Keynote 3.The Kansas City Sessions 4.Prez Conferences See all Lester Young album rankings
6	Wardell Gray	2.8861	Jazz, Pop	11/1946	15	1.Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 1 2.Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 2 3.Masters of Jazz Vol 02 1946 4.Volume 3 See all Wardell Gray album rankings
7	Charles Brown	2.8861	Blues, Misc., Opera & Vocal Music	09/1945	41	1.Driftin' Blues: The Best of Charles Brown 2.All My Life 3.Please Come Home for Christmas 4.One More for the Road See all Charles Brown album rankings
8	Dizzy Gillespie	2.8861	Jazz, Pop, Interna.	02/1945	176	1.At Newport 2.Shaw Nuff 3.Birk's Works: Verve Big Band Sessions 4.The Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1937-1949 See all Dizzy Gillespie album rankings
9	Miles Davis	2.8861	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	04/1945	291	1.Sketches of Spain 2.'Round About Midnight 3.Milestones 4.Miles Ahead See all Miles Davis album rankings
10	Billy Eckstine	2.8861	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop	05/1945	45	1.Mister B and the Band 2.Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the M-G-M Years 3.Billy's Best! 4.Mister B. and the Band: The Savoy Sessions See all Billy Eckstine album rankings

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