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| 51 |
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Gypsy Jazz by Django Reinhart |
No Score
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Interna., Jazz, Pop |
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| 52 |
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Luckey Roberts & Ralph Sutton by Luckey Roberts |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |  |
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| 53 |
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Central Avenue Boogie by Pete Johnson |
No Score
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 54 |
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Red Top by Gene Ammons |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 55 |
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Tell Me Pretty Baby by Big Joe Turner |
No Score
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 56 |
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Jukebox Saturday Night by Tex Beneke |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 57 |
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The Charlie Parker Anthology by Charlie Parker |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | N/A | ||
| 58 |
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Charlie Parker by Charlie Parker |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 59 |
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Day Dreams by June Christy |
No Score
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 60 |
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Undercurrent Blues by Benny Goodman |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 61 |
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Carousel by Cast-original |
No Score
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Broadway & Vocalists, Soundtracks | N/A |
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| 62 |
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New Sounds by J/blakey Moody |
No Score
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Jazz |
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| 63 |
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At Crystal Pier 1947 by Kid Ory |
No Score
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Jazz | |
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| 64 |
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World's Greatest Jazz Concert #2 by Various |
No Score
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Jazz, Misc., Pop |
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| 65 |
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The Roost by Bud Powell |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 66 |
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At New York Town Hall 1947 by Bunk Johnson |
No Score
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Blues, Folk, Jazz | N/A |
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| 67 |
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Bunk Johnson & Mutt Carey in New York by Bunk Johnson |
No Score
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | N/A |
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| 68 |
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1947-1949 by Buster Wilson |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 69 |
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Boyd Meets Stravinsky by B & Orch. Raeburn |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 70 |
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Have No Fear, Big Joe Turner Is Here by Big Joe Turner |
No Score
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 71 |
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Jewells by Boyd Raeburn |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 72 |
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Bowin' Singin' Slam by Slam Stewart |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 73 |
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The Elf by Erroll Garner |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 74 |
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Bopping the Blues by Miles Davis |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 75 |
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One for Prez by Wardell Gray |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 76 |
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J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets by J.J. Johnson |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 77 |
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St. Louis Woman by Pearl Bailey |
No Score
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Broadway & Vocalists, Pop, Soundtracks |
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| 78 |
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Erroll Garner and Billy Taylor by Garner/taylor Erroll |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | N/A |
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| 79 |
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The Charlie Parker Story by Charlie Parker |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 80 |
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Giants of Small Band Swing, Vol. 2 by Various |
No Score
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
N/A |
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| 81 |
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The Permanent Hasselgård by Stan Hasselgard |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 82 |
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Mercury 40th Anniversary by Various |
No Score
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | N/A | ||
| 83 |
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Jazz-Club: Guitar by Various Artists-jazz |
No Score
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
N/A |
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| 84 |
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Oo Bop by Dizzy Gillespie |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 85 |
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Swing Sessions by Benny Goodman |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 86 |
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Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 by Charlie Parker |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 87 |
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The Genius of Charlie Parker by Charlie Parker |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 88 |
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Mullenium by Gerry Mulligan |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 89 |
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East Coast Jive by Various |
No Score
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Blues, Jazz, Misc. | |
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| 90 |
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George Lewis of New Orleans by George Lewis |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 91 |
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Compact Jazz: Charlie Parker Plays the Blues by Charlie Parker |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 92 |
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Aerobleu: The Spirit of Cool by Various Artists-jazz |
No Score
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Jazz, Misc., Pop |