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Silent Tongues by Cecil Taylor |
3.3607
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Jazz, Pop |  |
N/A |
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| 2 |
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Bright Moments by Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
3.3340
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 3 |
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Streams by Sam Rivers |
3.2837
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Jazz | N/A |
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| 4 |
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Echoes of a Friend by Mccoy Tyner |
3.0156
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 5 |
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The Cry of My People by Archie Shepp |
3.0156
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Christian & Gospel, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 6 |
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Open, To Love by Paul Bley |
3.0156
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 7 |
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Tales of Captain Black by James Blood Ulmer |
3.0156
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 8 |
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Special Edition by Jack Dejohnette |
3.0156
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 9 |
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Journey in Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane |
3.0150
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 10 |
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Changes One by Charles Mingus |
2.9490
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Jazz | |
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| 11 |
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Fenix by Gato Barbieri |
2.6796
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Jazz, Latin, Pop | |
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| 12 |
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Tropic Appetites by Carla Bley |
2.6796
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 13 |
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Fresh by Frank Lowe |
2.6796
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 14 |
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Changes Two by Charles Mingus |
2.6796
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 15 |
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Gnu High by Kenny Wheeler |
2.6796
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Jazz, New Age, Pop | |
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| 16 |
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Capricorn Rising by Don Pullen |
2.6796
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 17 |
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Real Tchicai by John Tchicai |
2.6796
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 18 |
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Air Lore by Air |
2.6796
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Jazz, Misc. | N/A | ||
| 19 |
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Thembi by Pharoah Sanders |
2.6681
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 20 |
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Black Unity by Pharoah Sanders |
2.6326
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 21 |
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Dancing In Your Head by Ornette Coleman |
2.6313
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Jazz, Pop, R&B & Soul | |
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| 22 |
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Skies of America by Ornette Coleman |
2.6289
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 23 |
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Odyssey by Terje Rypdal |
2.5436
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 24 |
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Deaf Dumb Blind by Pharoah Sanders |
2.3436
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 25 |
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The Ear of the Behearer by Dewey Redman |
2.3436
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 26 |
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Flexible Flyer by Roswell Rudd |
2.3436
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 27 |
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Flowers for Albert by David Murray |
2.3436
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Jazz, Pop | N/A |
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| 28 |
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Montreux Concert by Don Pullen |
2.3436
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 29 |
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Metamusicians' Stomp by Andrew Cyrille |
2.3436
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 30 |
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Witchdoctor's Son by Johnny Dyani |
2.3436
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Interna., Jazz, Pop | |
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| 31 |
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Lennie Tristano Quintet: Live at Birdland 1949 by Lennie Tristano |
2.3436
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 32 |
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Pictures by Jack Dejohnette |
1.3356
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 33 |
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Universal Consciousness by Alice Coltrane |
0.3448
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 34 |
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Let My Children Hear Music by Charles Mingus |
0.3440
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 35 |
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Space Is the Place by Sun Ra |
0.3186
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Jazz, Pop, Soundtracks | |
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| 36 |
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Live in Antibes Vol. 1 & 2 by Archie Shepp |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 37 |
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Afric Pepperbird by Jan Garbarek |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 38 |
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Nation Time by Joe Mcphee |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop, R&B & Soul | |
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