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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Wow. Truly awesome. Thanks for all the wonderful tips and suggestions. This is the way audiogon forum shines with its greatest strengths. To share great knowledge and experience. I will start sampling some of these artists and many I admit I hadn’t heard of.

Jonny Griffin and Eddie Lockjaw Davis ’Tough Tenors, Anain N Again"

Hank Garland, "Jazz Winds From Another Direction"

Anything on the Three Blind Mice label.

Anything on the Impex label.

Any UHQR pressings (33 1/3 or 45 rpms)

Most of the Blue Note Tone Poets are very good quality recordings.