1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (221-240)

Here is another 20 to add to the list.

Remember that there is no ranking system here, and if you don’t see your favorite jazz album yet, it doesn’t mean it won’t show up.

Every week I will offer up twenty more, in no particular order and with no ranking system or common theme (other than jazz of course).

Hopefully these lists will inspire you to seek some of these albums out that perhaps you haven’t heard before, or revisit an old favorite. And as always, we want your thoughts on any or all of these albums. Either way, let’s get started with this week, and in no particular order, albums 221 through 240.

221. Swing 47 – Django Reinhardt (Indigo, Recorded 1947, 1999 compilation release date)

222. Journey to the One – Pharoah Sanders (Evidence, 1980)

223. House of the Rising Sun – Idres Muhammad (Kudu, 1976)

224. Never Make Your Move Too Soon – Ernestine Anderson (Concord Jazz, 1980)

225. The Oscar Peterson Trio at Zardi’s – Oscar Peterson (Pablo, 1955)

226. The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones – Kai Winding (Universal, 1960)

227. Conversations with Myself – Bill Evans (Verve, 1963)

228. Porgy and Bess – Miles Davis/Gil Evans (Columbia/Legacy, 1958)

229. Somethin’ Else – Cannonball Adderley (Blue Note, 1958)

230. The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 – J.J. Johnson (Blue Note, 1953)

231. Jazz Giant – Benny Carter (Contemporary/OJC, 1958)

232. Free Jazz (A Collective Improvisation) – Ornette Coleman (Rhino, 1960)

233. Out to Lunch! – Eric Dolphy (Blue Note, 1964)

234. Quartet West – Charlie Haden Quartet West (Polygram, 1986)

235. The Struggle Continues – Dewey Redman (ECM, 1982)

236. Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve (10-CD box set) – Charlie Parker (Verve, 1946-1954 recording dates, box set released 1990)

237. Everybody Knows – Johnny Hodges (GRP/Impulse!, 1964)

238. 1939-1941 – Pete Johnson (Classics, 1939-41 recording dates, 1996 compilation release date)

239. Billy’s Best! – Billy Eckstine (Mercury, 1958)

240. Hot House – Arturo Sandoval (N2K, 1998)

1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (201-220)

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