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| 51 |
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Trio & Quintet by Elmo Hope |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop |  |
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| 52 |
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Jimmy Raney: A by Jimmy Raney |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 53 |
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Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 1: The Quintets by Lennie Niehaus |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 54 |
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Complete Helen Merrill on Mercury by Helen Merrill |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | N/A |
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| 55 |
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Suite Sixteen by Victor Feldman |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 56 |
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The Complete Joe Newman RCA-Victor Recordings by Joe Newman |
3.3335
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Jazz | N/A |
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| 57 |
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Sings Fred Astaire by Mel Torme |
3.3335
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 58 |
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The Magnificent Thad Jones by Thad Jones |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | N/A |
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| 59 |
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Grand Encounter by John Lewis |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 60 |
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Workin' by Miles Davis |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 61 |
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Cookin' by Miles Davis |
3.3335
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | N/A |
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| 62 |
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Here Is Phineas by Phineas Newborn |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 63 |
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Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book by Ella Fitzgerald |
3.3335
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Misc. | |
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| 64 |
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A Blowin' Session by Johnny Griffin |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 65 |
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The Congregation by Johnny Griffin |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 66 |
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A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 by Sonny Rollins |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 67 |
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A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 2 by Sonny Rollins |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 68 |
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At the Concertgebouw by Oscar Peterson |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 69 |
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Count Basie at Newport by Count Basie |
3.3335
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Blues, Jazz, Misc. | |
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| 70 |
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New Tijuana Moods by Charles Mingus |
3.3335
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Jazz, Misc., Pop |
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| 71 |
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The Wildest! by Louis Prima |
3.3335
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Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz |
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| 72 |
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The Weavers at Carnegie Hall by Weavers |
3.3335
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Folk, Misc., Pop | |
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| 73 |
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Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me by Ahmad Jamal |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 74 |
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The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman |
3.3335
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 75 |
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Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions by Ike Quebec |
3.3335
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Blues, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 76 |
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Red Garland at the Prelude, Vol. 1 by Red Garland |
3.3335
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 77 |
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Complete Vee-Jay Recordings, Vol. 1 by Bill Henderson |
3.3335
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music | |
N/A |
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| 78 |
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Walkin' by Miles Davis |
3.3238
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 79 |
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Lady in Satin by Billie Holiday |
3.3220
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Blues, Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music |
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| 80 |
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Freedom Suite by Sonny Rollins |
3.3180
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 81 |
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Soultrane by John Coltrane |
3.3124
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 82 |
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Sonny's Crib by Sonny Clark |
3.2895
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 83 |
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Bass on Top by Paul Chambers |
3.2892
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 84 |
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I Can't Help It by Betty Carter |
3.2892
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 85 |
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New Soil by Jackie Mclean |
3.2892
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 86 |
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Ray Charles at Newport by Ray Charles |
3.2873
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Blues, Jazz, Pop |
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| 87 |
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In the Land of Hi-Fi by Dinah Washington |
3.2772
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Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz | N/A |
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| 88 |
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Deeds, Not Words by Max Roach |
3.2705
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 89 |
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Abbey Is Blue by Abbey Lincoln |
3.2702
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop |
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| 90 |
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Kessel Plays Standards by Barney Kessel |
3.2699
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop | |
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| 91 |
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At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan |
3.2678
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Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop | |