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Best Jazz Albums

Top rated Jazz albums from 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

Book Albums

Top 30 of 69, sorted by rating
Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis - album cover

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis
1959
4.04 / 5
 Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet - album cover

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1959
3.82 / 5
 Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan - album cover

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan
1972
3.74 / 5
 Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club - album cover

Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club
1997
3.68 / 5
 Moondance by Van Morrison - album cover

Moondance

Van Morrison
1970
3.68 / 5
 Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz - album cover

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz
1964
3.66 / 5
 Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone - album cover

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone
1966
3.65 / 5
 A Love Supreme by John Coltrane - album cover

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane
1965
3.63 / 5
 Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis - album cover

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis
1957
3.63 / 5
 In A Silent Way by Miles Davis - album cover

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis
1969
3.62 / 5
 The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles - album cover

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles
1959
3.62 / 5
 Jazz Samba by Stan Getz - album cover

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz
1962
3.56 / 5
 Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock - album cover

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock
1973
3.54 / 5
 Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra - album cover

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra
1956
3.51 / 5
 The Atomic Mr Basie by Count Basie & His Orchestra - album cover

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra
1958
3.5 / 5
 The Wildest! by Louis Prima - album cover

The Wildest!

Louis Prima
1956
3.5 / 5
 The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald - album cover

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald
1959
3.49 / 5
 Blackstar by David Bowie - album cover

Blackstar

David Bowie
2016
3.48 / 5
 Aja by Steely Dan - album cover

Aja

Steely Dan
1977
3.48 / 5
 Diamond Life by Sade - album cover

Diamond Life

Sade
1984
3.48 / 5
 Zombie by Fela Kuti - album cover

Zombie

Fela Kuti
1977
3.46 / 5
 Frank by Amy Winehouse - album cover

Frank

Amy Winehouse
2003
3.45 / 5
 Ellington at Newport by Duke Ellington - album cover

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington
1956
3.42 / 5
 Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan - album cover

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan
1974
3.39 / 5
 The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett - album cover

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett
1975
3.39 / 5
 Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith - album cover

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith
1963
3.38 / 5
 Come Away With Me by Norah Jones - album cover

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones
2002
3.38 / 5
 At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan - album cover

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan
1957
3.37 / 5
 Hot Rats by Frank Zappa - album cover

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa
1969
3.35 / 5
 Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela - album cover

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela
1972
3.35 / 5
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User Albums

Top 30 of 32, sorted by rating Community submitted
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio - album cover

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Vince Guaraldi Trio
1965
3.9 / 5
 Moanin' by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - album cover

Moanin'

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
1958
3.88 / 5
 Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus - album cover

Mingus Ah Um

Charles Mingus
1959
3.69 / 5
 Scenery by Ryo Fukui - album cover

Scenery

Ryo Fukui
1976
3.57 / 5
 Chet by Chet Baker - album cover

Chet

Chet Baker
1959
3.55 / 5
 John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman by John Coltrane - album cover

John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman

John Coltrane
1963
3.45 / 5
 Modal Soul by Nujabes - album cover

Modal Soul

Nujabes
2005
3.4 / 5
 WE ARE by Jon Batiste - album cover

WE ARE

Jon Batiste
2021
3.36 / 5
 Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - album cover

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1965
3.35 / 5
 Flying Beagle by Himiko Kikuchi - album cover

Flying Beagle

Himiko Kikuchi
1987
3.33 / 5
 The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings by Louis Armstrong - album cover

The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings

Louis Armstrong
2000
3.31 / 5
 Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich - album cover

Music for 18 Musicians

Steve Reich
1978
3.31 / 5
 The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman - album cover

The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Ornette Coleman
1959
3.3 / 5
 Moa Anbessa by Getatchew Mekurya - album cover

Moa Anbessa

Getatchew Mekurya
2006
3.26 / 5
 The Inner Mounting Flame by Mahavishnu Orchestra - album cover

The Inner Mounting Flame

Mahavishnu Orchestra
1971
3.24 / 5
 Mint Jams by CASIOPEA - album cover

Mint Jams

CASIOPEA
1982
3.22 / 5
 MOMENTUM by Calibro 35 - album cover

MOMENTUM

Calibro 35
2020
3.18 / 5
 Jaco Pastorius by Jaco Pastorius - album cover

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius
1976
3.18 / 5
 Sunset Mission by Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - album cover

Sunset Mission

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore
2000
3.18 / 5
 Nuyorican Soul by Nuyorican Soul - album cover

Nuyorican Soul

Nuyorican Soul
1997
3.15 / 5
 We Like It Here by Snarky Puppy - album cover

We Like It Here

Snarky Puppy
2014
3.12 / 5
 [Angry Noises] by Ciśnienie - album cover

[Angry Noises]

Ciśnienie
2026
3.05 / 5
 Shibuboshi by SHIBUSASHIRAZU - album cover

Shibuboshi

SHIBUSASHIRAZU
2004
3.04 / 5
 Life Goes On by Carla Bley - album cover

Life Goes On

Carla Bley
2020
3.03 / 5
 Tindersticks by Tindersticks - album cover

Tindersticks

Tindersticks
1995
2.99 / 5
 Shack-man by Medeski, Martin & Wood - album cover

Shack-man

Medeski, Martin & Wood
1996
2.98 / 5
 Geography by Tom Misch - album cover

Geography

Tom Misch
2018
2.98 / 5
 Before These Crowded Streets by Dave Matthews Band - album cover

Before These Crowded Streets

Dave Matthews Band
1998
2.89 / 5
 Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau by Chris Thile - album cover

Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau

Chris Thile
2017
2.84 / 5
 A City Dressed In Dynamite by That Handsome Devil - album cover

A City Dressed In Dynamite

That Handsome Devil
2008
2.82 / 5
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