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1	Betty Roche	3.4211	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop	03/1956	3	1.Take the "A" Train 2.Lightly and Politely 3.Singin' & Swingin' See all Betty Roche album rankings
2	Benny Goodman	2.9556	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ	02/1935	266	1.Sing, Sing, Sing 2.On the Air 1937-1938 3.B.G. in Hi-Fi 4.Benny Goodman and His Great Vocalists See all Benny Goodman album rankings
3	Kenny Burrell	2.9434	Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists	12/1956	63	1.Midnight Blue 2.Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 1 3.Blue Lights, Vol. 1 4.Blue Lights, Vol. 2 See all Kenny Burrell album rankings
4	Blue Mitchell	2.8185	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	07/1958	15	1.Blue Soul 2.The Thing to Do 3.Blue's Moods 4.Graffiti Blues See all Blue Mitchell album rankings
5	Wardell Gray	2.8016	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
6	Thad Jones	2.7753	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	08/1954	12	1.The Magnificent Thad Jones 2.Live on Tour Switzerland 3.Magnificent Thad Jones 4.Mad Thad See all Thad Jones album rankings
7	Phineas Newborn	2.7678	Jazz, Pop	05/1956	13	1.Here Is Phineas 2.Phineas' Rainbow 3.While My Lady Sleeps 4.Phineas' Rainbow/While My Lady Sleeps See all Phineas Newborn album rankings
8	Lennie Niehaus	2.7629	Jazz, Misc., Soundtracks	07/1954	13	1.Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 1: The Quintets 2.Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 3: The Octet, Pt. 2 3.Complete Fifties Recordings V1 4.Complete Fifties Recordings V2 See all Lennie Niehaus album rankings
9	Elmo Hope	2.7604	Jazz, Pop	06/1953	13	1.Trio & Quintet 2.The Final Sessions 3.The All Star Sessions 4.Sounds From Rikers Island See all Elmo Hope album rankings
10	Louis Prima	2.7468	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	10/1951	59	1.The Wildest! 2.Zooma Zooma: The Best of Louis Prima 3.Rhythm Man! 4.Call of the Wildest/Wildest Show at Tahoe See all Louis Prima album rankings
11	Anita O'day	2.7401	Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists	01/1942	51	1.Anita Sings the Most 2.Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day 3.This Is Anita 4.Anita O'Day Sings the Winners See all Anita O'day album rankings
12	Frank Sinatra	2.7225	Alt. Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists	12/1944	329	1.Come Fly with Me 2.Songs for Swingin' Lovers! 3.In the Wee Small Hours 4.Come Dance with Me! See all Frank Sinatra album rankings
13	Thelonious Monk	2.7193	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	10/1959	7	1.Big Band and Quartet in Concert 2.Monk in Tokyo 3.Live at the Village Gate 4.Riffin' See all Thelonious Monk album rankings
14	Bill Henderson	2.7057	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music	10/1959	5	1.Complete Vee-Jay Recordings, Vol. 1 2.Complete Vee Jay Recordings, Vol. 2 3."Joey" Revisited 4.Please Send Me Someone to Love See all Bill Henderson album rankings
15	Eddie Jefferson	2.6812	Jazz, Pop	01/1959	7	1.Letter from Home 2.The Jazz Singer 3.Come Along with Me 4.Body and Soul See all Eddie Jefferson album rankings
16	Carmen Mcrae	2.6801	Broadway & Vocalists, Classical, Classic Rock	10/1954	69	1.Carmen Sings Monk 2.The Great American Songbook 3.Here to Stay 4.Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters See all Carmen Mcrae album rankings
17	Hoagy Carmichael	2.6748	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music	11/1927	21	1.Stardust, and Much More 2.Hoagy Sings Carmichael 3.The First of the Singer Songwriters: Key Cuts 1924-1946 4.Old Music Master See all Hoagy Carmichael album rankings
18	J.J. Johnson	2.6686	Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists	06/1946	38	1.The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 2.The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 3.Savoy And Prestige Recordings 4.Live In London See all J.J. Johnson album rankings
19	Sidney Bechet	2.6671	Blues, Interna., Jazz	09/1932	81	1.Master Takes: Victor Sessions 2.Runnin' Wild 3.The Fabulous Sidney Bechet 4.The Genius of Sidney Bechet See all Sidney Bechet album rankings
20	Freddie Redd	2.6535	Interna., Jazz, Pop	10/1957	6	1.Shades of Redd 2.San Francisco Suite for Jazz Trio 3.Live at the Studio Grill 4.Redd's Blues See all Freddie Redd album rankings
21	Woody Herman	2.6030	Country, Interna., Jazz	04/1939	118	1.Blues on Parade 2.Keeper of the Flame: The Complete Capitol Recordings 3.Big New Herd at the Montery Jazz 4.Blowin' Up a Storm: The Columbia Years, 1945-1947 See all Woody Herman album rankings
22	Harry Belafonte	2.5824	Folk, Interna., Opera & Vocal Music	10/1959	55	1.Belafonte at Carnegie Hall 2.Calypso 3.Jump Up Calypso 4.Harry Belafonte Christmas See all Harry Belafonte album rankings
23	Ike Quebec	2.5733	Jazz, Misc., Pop	07/1959	12	1.Blue and Sentimental 2.Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions 3.Easy Living 4.It Might as Well Be Spring See all Ike Quebec album rankings
24	Billy Eckstine	2.5349	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
25	Jon Eardley	2.5308	Jazz, Pop	03/1955	2	1.From Hollywood to New York 2.The Jon Eardley Seven See all Jon Eardley album rankings
26	Jack Montrose	2.5308	Jazz, Pop	06/1955	2	1.The Jack Montrose Sextet 2.Two Can Play See all Jack Montrose album rankings
27	Lawrence Brown	2.5308	Jazz, Pop	01/1955	2	1.Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown 2.Best Of Lawrence Brown See all Lawrence Brown album rankings
28	Art Taylor	2.5308	Jazz, Pop	02/1956	2	1.Taylor's Wailers 2.Taylor's Tenors See all Art Taylor album rankings
29	Andre Previn	2.5147	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Opera & Vocal Music	10/1945	56	1.Andre Previn Plays Vernon Duke 2.Double Play! 3.What Headphones? 4.Some of the Best See all Andre Previn album rankings
30	Paul Chambers	2.5092	Alt. Rock, Jazz, Pop	03/1956	11	1.Bass on Top 2.Whims of Chambers 3.Mosaic Select: Paul Chambers 4.Mosaic Select: Big John Patton See all Paul Chambers album rankings
31	Lester Young	2.5060	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	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
32	Lee Konitz	2.4855	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
33	Curtis Fuller	2.4823	Jazz, Pop	05/1957	15	1.Blues-ette 2.Boss of the Soul: Stream Trombone 3.South American Cookin'/Magnificent Trombone of Curtis Fuller 4.Up Jumped Spring See all Curtis Fuller album rankings
34	Pepper Adams	2.4786	Jazz, Pop	07/1957	15	1.10 to 4 at the Five-Spot 2.Live - Jazz by the Sea 3.Critics Choice 4.The Master See all Pepper Adams album rankings
35	Zoot Sims	2.4742	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	06/1950	56	1.Zoot Sims & the Gershwin Brothers 2.Down Home 3.Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel: Quietly There 4.East of the Apple See all Zoot Sims album rankings
36	Jimmy Smith	2.4739	Blues, Jazz, Misc.	02/1956	77	1.Back at the Chicken Shack 2.Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith 3.Root Down 4.Midnight Special See all Jimmy Smith album rankings
37	Oscar Pettiford	2.4712	Jazz, Pop	12/1953	11	1.The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet 2.Complete 1959 & 1963 United Artists C 3.Oscar Pettiford:1951-1954 4.Deep Passion See all Oscar Pettiford album rankings
38	Buddy Collette	2.4700	Jazz, Pop	02/1956	12	1.Man of Many Parts 2.Nice Day with Buddy Collette 3.Jazz Audio Biography 4.Tasty Dish See all Buddy Collette album rankings
39	Harold Land	2.4674	Jazz, Pop	01/1958	9	1.The Fox 2.Damisi 3.Peace Maker 4.Take Aim See all Harold Land album rankings
40	Bill Perkins	2.4674	Jazz, Pop	02/1956	8	1.The Bill Perkins Octet on Stage 2.Right Chemistry 3.Our Man Woody 4.Just Friendstenors Head On See all Bill Perkins album rankings
41	George Lewis	2.4648	Jazz, Pop, Blues	07/1944	64	1.Jazz Funeral in New Orleans 2.George Lewis With Guest Artist Red Allen 3.Plays Hymns 4.Homage to Charles Parker See all George Lewis album rankings
42	Frank Rosolino	2.4637	Jazz, Misc., Pop	06/1957	7	1.Frank Rosolino Quartet 2.Complete Recordings 3.Turn Me Loose 4.Fond Memories See all Frank Rosolino album rankings
43	Bob Cooper	2.4637	Jazz, Pop	08/1958	6	1.Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper 2.Mosaic 3.Tenor Sax Jazz Impressions 4.For All We Know See all Bob Cooper album rankings
44	Art Pepper	2.4637	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Latin	02/1952	73	1.Art Pepper + Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics 2.Meets the Rhythm Section 3.The Complete Village Vanguard Sessions 4.Complete Galaxy Recordings See all Art Pepper album rankings
45	Mose Allison	2.4617	Jazz, Pop, Blues	11/1957	35	1.Allison Wonderland: Anthology 2.I Don't Worry About a Thing 3.Ever Since the World Ended 4.Mose Allison At His Best: 10 Legandary Hits See all Mose Allison album rankings
46	Shirley Scott	2.4608	Jazz, Pop	05/1958	17	1.Soul Shoutin' 2.Queen of the Organ 3.Legends of Acid Jazz 4.Something See all Shirley Scott album rankings
47	Bennie Green	2.4600	Jazz, Pop, Interna.	05/1952	11	1.Bennie Green Blows His Horn 2.Mosaic Select: Bennie Green 3.Hornful Of Soul 4.Soul Stirrin' See all Bennie Green album rankings
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