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Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album?

Just got back into analog after not having a turntable for 38 years. That was a Thorens TD 320. Now I have a VPI. Building a jazz album collection now since jazz seems to be what I enjoy now. I have barely 12 albums from Miles Davis, Art Blakey, King Curtis, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Ike Quebec and Illinios Jacquet. Can you suggest a must have album? I generally like great sax, and percussion and sometimes a good vocalist, but I am open to anything that sounds GREAT. Also, if there is a particular label, issue or type of album. Thanks in advance.

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gareents
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Two sides of jazz, east coast and west coast. Two different sounds.

Many have recommended great east coast jazz albums. To add some great west coast artists:

Art Pepper, saxophone, any album any time in his great career

Chet Baker, trumpet, especially the early years

Shelley Manne, one of the great drummers and band leaders

Lastly, a brand new but going to be one of the all time great jazz singers (4 Grammy awards at the age of 24) SAMARA JOY

  -GAR

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