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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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jwillox
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Many greats mentioned thus far!

I would add the Jazz Crusaders, with later name of The Crusaders.

Their evolution has quite an arc of styles, and I highly recommend any album in this mix.
Bob James has quite a body of work and is a major collaborator with many wrest names.
Dave Grusin has composed performed and directed and has many movie scores under his belt.
Lee Rittenour is another great.

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