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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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richardbrand
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I was browsing Presto looking to "discover" what sub-genre of jazz I might like and I came across this classification (filtered for vinyl only, I think)

roadwhorerecords
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Any of Herbie Hancock's earlier stuff.

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ezwind
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Weather Report, almost all of them but especially the early years.

Pretty much anything from Bill Frisell's catalogue of myriad groups, configurations and sub-genres.

 

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cmsgtbo
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My must have is a MFSL version of John Klemmer - Touch

hickamore
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If I could save only two, they would be:

Ramsey Lewis Trio, Pot Luck

Dave Brubeck Quartet, Live at Brandenburg Gate

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