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Let Freedom Ring by Jackie Mclean |
3.5545
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Jazz, Pop |  |
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Go by Dexter Gordon |
3.5196
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Full House by Wes Montgomery |
3.4949
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith by Jimmy Smith |
3.4612
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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Hub-Tones by Freddie Hubbard |
3.2160
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Jazz, Pop | |
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Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus by Vince Guaraldi |
3.2056
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Jazz, Latin, Pop | |
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Skins by Mongo Santamaria |
3.2056
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
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| 8 |
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Lonely Woman by Modern Jazz Quartet |
3.2056
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 9 |
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Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan |
3.1861
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Classic Rock, Folk, Pop | |
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| 10 |
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Free Fall by Jimmy Giuffre |
3.1573
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 11 |
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Takin' Off by Herbie Hancock |
3.0974
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Jazz, Pop, R&B & Soul | |
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| 12 |
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Moment of Truth by Gerald Wilson |
2.8696
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Jazz, Pop | N/A | ||
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The Best of King Curtis by King Curtis |
2.8696
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Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz | |
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| 14 |
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Latin Byrd by Charlie Byrd |
2.8696
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
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Blow Man, Blow! by King Curtis |
2.8696
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Blues, Classic Rock, Jazz |
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Desafinado: Bossa Nova & Jazz Samba by Coleman Hawkins |
2.8696
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Jazz, Latin, Pop | |
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I Don't Worry About a Thing by Mose Allison |
2.8696
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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| 18 |
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Man from Two Worlds by Chico Hamilton |
2.8696
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Jazz, Pop | |
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Watermelon Man by Mongo Santamaria |
2.8696
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
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Fire Down Below by Ted Curson |
2.8696
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 21 |
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Pete Jolly Trio and Friends by Pete Jolly |
2.5336
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 22 |
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The Tokyo Blues by Horace Silver |
2.5336
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Interna., Jazz, Pop | |
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| 23 |
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Feelin' the Spirit by Grant Green |
2.5336
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 24 |
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Big Band Bossa Nova by Stan Getz |
2.5336
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Interna., Jazz, Latin |
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Hi-Fly by Jaki Byard |
2.5336
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Jazz, Pop | |
N/A |
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Jazz Moments by George Shearing |
2.5336
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 27 |
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The Latin Bit by Grant Green |
2.1976
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 28 |
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Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros by Charlie Byrd |
1.8616
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Interna., Jazz, Latin |
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| 29 |
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Luiz Bonfa Plays and Sings Bossa Nova by Luiz Bonfa |
1.8616
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Interna., Jazz, Latin | |
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| 30 |
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The Complete Town Hall Concert by Charles Mingus |
1.8616
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 31 |
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Surfin' Safari by Beach Boys |
1.7869
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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock |
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| 32 |
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Town Hall Concert 1962 by Ornette Coleman |
1.5256
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Jazz |
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| 33 |
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Monk's Dream by Thelonious Monk |
0.3266
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Jazz, Misc., Pop | |
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| 34 |
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Criss-Cross by Thelonious Monk |
0.3248
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 35 |
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Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins by Duke Ellington |
0.2916
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Jazz, Pop | N/A |
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Out of the Afternoon by Roy Haynes |
0.2874
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 37 |
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Cotton Candy by Al Hirt |
0.2868
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Jazz, Pop |
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| 38 |
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Caravan by Art Blakey |
0.2724
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 39 |
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Heart and Soul by Teddy Edwards |
No Score
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Jazz, Pop | |
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| 40 |
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Cookin' with the Miracles by S/miracles Robinson |
No Score
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Misc., R&B & Soul |
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