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Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis |
3.8313
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Jazz, Misc., Pop |  |
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Blue Train by John Coltrane |
3.8251
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis |
3.8000
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Milestones by Miles Davis |
3.7712
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Jazz, Pop |
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Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins |
3.7082
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Blues, Jazz, Misc. | |
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Giant Steps by John Coltrane |
3.7061
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk |
3.6992
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 8 |
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Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner |
3.6920
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk |
3.6897
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 10 |
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Miles Ahead by Miles Davis |
3.6827
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 11 |
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Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus |
3.6825
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Come Fly with Me by Frank Sinatra |
3.6814
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Misc. | |
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Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 by Thelonious Monk |
3.6812
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Jazz, Pop | |
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Songs for Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra |
3.6744
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Jazz, Misc., Opera & Vocal Music | |
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In the Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra |
3.6725
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Jazz, Misc., Opera & Vocal Music | |
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Come Dance with Me! by Frank Sinatra |
3.6700
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Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop | |
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Jazz at Massey Hall by Quintet |
3.6636
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | N/A |
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Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy by Louis Armstrong |
3.6628
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Jazz |
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Belafonte at Carnegie Hall by Harry Belafonte |
3.6624
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Broadway & Vocalists, Folk, Interna. | |
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Elvis by Elvis Presley |
3.6621
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Pop, Rock | |
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| 21 |
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Ellington Uptown by Duke Ellington |
3.6585
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 22 |
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Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley |
3.6564
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Dinah Jams by Dinah Washington |
3.6548
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Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz | |
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What Is There to Say? by Gerry Mulligan |
3.6531
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Jazz, Pop | |
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Blues & Roots by Charles Mingus |
3.6432
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 26 |
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Way Out West by Sonny Rollins |
3.6381
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster by Gerry Mulligan |
3.6333
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 28 |
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At Newport by Dizzy Gillespie |
3.6287
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Jazz, Latin, Misc. | |
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| 29 |
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Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley |
3.6280
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Country, Misc., Pop | |
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| 30 |
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Soulville by Ben Webster |
3.6019
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 31 |
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April in Paris by Count Basie |
3.5982
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Blues, Jazz, Pop |
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Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus |
3.5981
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 33 |
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Meets the Rhythm Section by Art Pepper |
3.5923
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Jazz, Pop | |
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Afro-Cuban by Kenny Dorham |
3.5895
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Jazz, Latin, Pop | |
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| 35 |
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Blues Walk by Lou Donaldson |
3.5894
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 36 |
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Art Pepper + Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics by Art Pepper |
3.5890
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 37 |
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Candy by Lee Morgan |
3.5887
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 38 |
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Gil Evans & Ten by Gil Evans |
3.5884
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 39 |
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Monterey Concerts by Cal Tjader |
3.5883
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
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Barney Kessel, Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing by Barney Kessel |
3.5715
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Jazz, Pop | |
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