1001 Albums Generator

Best Jazz Albums

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

30 book albums · 30 user albums

Book Albums

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

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis
1959
4.05 / 5
 Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet - album cover

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1959
3.82 / 5
 Moondance by Van Morrison - album cover

Moondance

Van Morrison
1970
3.69 / 5
 Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club - album cover

Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club
1997
3.68 / 5
 Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz - album cover

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz
1964
3.67 / 5
 Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone - album cover

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone
1966
3.65 / 5
 Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis - album cover

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis
1957
3.64 / 5
 A Love Supreme by John Coltrane - album cover

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane
1965
3.63 / 5
 The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles - album cover

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles
1959
3.62 / 5
 In A Silent Way by Miles Davis - album cover

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis
1969
3.61 / 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
3.52 / 5
 The Wildest! by Louis Prima - album cover

The Wildest!

Louis Prima
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 Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald - album cover

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald
1959
3.5 / 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
 Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield - album cover

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield
1969
3.47 / 5
 Diamond Life by Sade - album cover

Diamond Life

Sade
1984
3.47 / 5
 Frank by Amy Winehouse - album cover

Frank

Amy Winehouse
2003
3.46 / 5
 Zombie by Fela Kuti - album cover

Zombie

Fela Kuti
1977
3.46 / 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
 Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela - album cover

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela
1972
3.35 / 5
 Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba - album cover

Pata Pata

Miriam Makeba
1967
3.35 / 5
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User Albums

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

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Vince Guaraldi Trio
1965
3.89 / 5
 Moanin' by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - album cover

Moanin'

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
1958
3.83 / 5
 Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus - album cover

Mingus Ah Um

Charles Mingus
1959
3.72 / 5
 Chet by Chet Baker - album cover

Chet

Chet Baker
1959
3.53 / 5
 John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman by John Coltrane - album cover

John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman

John Coltrane
1963
3.45 / 5
 WE ARE by Jon Batiste - album cover

WE ARE

Jon Batiste
2021
3.39 / 5
 Modal Soul by Nujabes - album cover

Modal Soul

Nujabes
2005
3.38 / 5
 Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - album cover

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1965
3.36 / 5
 Flying Beagle by Himiko Kikuchi - album cover

Flying Beagle

Himiko Kikuchi
1987
3.35 / 5
 Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich - album cover

Music for 18 Musicians

Steve Reich
1978
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
3.32 / 5
 The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman - album cover

The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Ornette Coleman
1959
3.29 / 5
 Moa Anbessa by Getatchew Mekurya - album cover

Moa Anbessa

Getatchew Mekurya
2006
3.24 / 5
 MOMENTUM by Calibro 35 - album cover

MOMENTUM

Calibro 35
2020
3.21 / 5
 Jaco Pastorius by Jaco Pastorius - album cover

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius
1976
3.19 / 5
 Sunset Mission by Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - album cover

Sunset Mission

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore
2000
3.17 / 5
 Nuyorican Soul by Nuyorican Soul - album cover

Nuyorican Soul

Nuyorican Soul
1997
3.15 / 5
 Mint Jams by CASIOPEA - album cover

Mint Jams

CASIOPEA
1982
3.13 / 5
 We Like It Here by Snarky Puppy - album cover

We Like It Here

Snarky Puppy
2014
3.12 / 5
 Life Goes On by Carla Bley - album cover

Life Goes On

Carla Bley
2020
3.07 / 5
 Tindersticks by Tindersticks - album cover

Tindersticks

Tindersticks
1995
3.06 / 5
 Shibuboshi by SHIBUSASHIRAZU - album cover

Shibuboshi

SHIBUSASHIRAZU
2004
3.06 / 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
2.96 / 5
 Before These Crowded Streets by Dave Matthews Band - album cover

Before These Crowded Streets

Dave Matthews Band
1998
2.92 / 5
 Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau by Chris Thile - album cover

Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau

Chris Thile
2017
2.85 / 5
 A City Dressed In Dynamite by That Handsome Devil - album cover

A City Dressed In Dynamite

That Handsome Devil
2008
2.82 / 5
 [Angry Noises] by Ciśnienie - album cover

[Angry Noises]

Ciśnienie
2026
2.75 / 5
 Mekanik destruktiw kommandoh by Magma - album cover

Mekanik destruktiw kommandoh

Magma
1973
2.69 / 5
 I Trawl the Megahertz by Prefab Sprout - album cover

I Trawl the Megahertz

Prefab Sprout
2003
2.67 / 5
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