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I have been collecting and listening to jazz for almost thirty years! For the past couple of years I have been writing a jazz CD review column for a London entertainment bi-weekly arts and entertainment newspaper.I enjoy your jazz site---keep up the good work.

It's tough to pick a couple of Lp's out of the thousands in my collection but here are a couple that come to me right off the "top of my head". (in no particular order)

  1. Kind of Blue --- Miles Davis
  2. Keep the Customer Satisfied Buddy Rich
  3. The Blues and The Abstract Truth --- Oliver Nelson
  4. And His Mother Called Him Bill --- Duke Ellington
  5. Duke's In Bed --- Ben Webster
  6. The Village Vanguard Sessions --- Bill Evans
  7. The Sidewinder --- Lee Morgan
  8. Pure Getz --- Stan Getz
  9. Further Definitions --- Benny Carter
  10. Blue Serge --- Serge Chaloff
  11. Go --- Dexter Gordon
  12. Central Park North --- Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
  13. Soul Station --- Hank Mobley
  14. Live at the It Club --- T. Monk
  15. Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard --- Gerry Mulligan
  16. Best of Bird --- Charlie Parker
  17. Invitation --- Jaco Pastorius
  18. Living Legend --- Art Pepper
  19. Native Dancer --- Wayne Shorter
  20. If I'm Lucky --- Zoot Sims



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