swap_horiz The Sermon! – Jimmy Smith Alternatives

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Kind of Blue – Miles Davis

Released in 1959, *Kind of Blue* by Miles Davis is a seminal modal jazz album featuring John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderl...

Classic 1959 Modal Jazz Miles Davis

9.8 Brilliant

2

Time Out – Dave Brubeck Quartet

Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet features unusual time signatures—primarily in 9/8 and 5/4—on several tracks, signif...

Classic 1959 Columbia Cool Jazz

9.2 Excellent

3

Mingus Ah Um – Charles Mingus

Released in 1959, *Mingus Ah Um* is a sprawling and intensely personal double album by Charles Mingus that blends hard b...

Classic 1959 Hard Bop Columbia

9.2 Excellent

4

The Shape of Jazz to Come – Ornette Coleman

Released in 1965, *The Shape of Jazz to Come* showcased Ornette Coleman’s radical approach to improvisation, abandoning...

Classic Free Jazz 1959 Atlantic

9.2 Excellent

5

Out to Lunch! – Eric Dolphy

Released in 1963, *Out to Lunch!* features Eric Dolphy’s groundbreaking quartet exploring extended improvisations and in...

Classic Avant Garde Blue Note 1964

9.2 Excellent

6

Point of Departure – Andrew Hill

Andrew Hill’s *Point of Departure* (1964) showcases his distinctive harmonic language and complex arrangements, featurin...

Classic Avant Garde Blue Note 1964

9.2 Excellent

7

Somethin' Else – Cannonball Adderley

Released in 1965, *Somethin’ Else* showcases Cannonball Adderley’s quintet featuring Miles Davis and Chris McGregor, rec...

Classic 1950S Hard Bop Alto Saxophone

9.2 Excellent

8

Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1 – Thelonious Monk

Here’s a factual sentence describing *Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1 – Thelonious Monk*: Recorded in 1957, this Columbia...

Classic Bebop 1952 Blue Note

9.1 Excellent

9

Speak No Evil – Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter’s *Speak No Evil* (1974) is a seminal avant-garde jazz album featuring extended improvisations and complex...

Classic Hard Bop Blue Note 1966

9.0 Excellent

10

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – Moanin'

“Moanin’” by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, released in 1958, established a landmark recording featuring Blakey’s p...

Classic Hard Bop 1958 Blue Note

9.0 Excellent

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Night at the Village Vanguard – Sonny Rollins

Recorded in 1965 at New York’s legendary Village Vanguard, “Night” captures Sonny Rollins and his quartet delivering a m...

Classic Hard Bop Blue Note 1957

9.0 Excellent

12

Soul Station – Hank Mobley

Released in 1963, *Soul Station* features tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley accompanied by a stellar lineup including Harold...

Classic Hard Bop 1960 Blue Note

9.0 Excellent

13

The Real McCoy – McCoy Tyner

Recorded in 1972, *The Real McCoy* showcases John Coltrane’s tenor saxophone playing alongside McCoy Tyner's masterful p...

Classic Post Bop 1967 Blue Note

9.0 Excellent

14

Maiden Voyage – Herbie Hancock

Released in 1973, *Maiden Voyage* by Herbie Hancock features a distinctive modal approach to jazz composition, utilizing...

Classic 1965 Post Bop Blue Note

8.9 Great

15

The Sidewinder – Lee Morgan

Released in 1963, *The Sidewinder* is a seminal hard bop album featuring trumpeter Lee Morgan and his Los Angeles Windmi...

Classic Hard Bop Blue Note 1964

8.9 Great

16

Song for My Father – Horace Silver

Horace Silver’s *Song for My Father* (1964) is a seminal hard bop album featuring a distinctive melodic style and promin...

Classic 1965 Hard Bop Blue Note

8.9 Great

17

Back at the Chicken Shack – Jimmy Smith

Released in 1962, “Back at the Chicken Shack” is a seminal jazz album featuring Jimmy Smith’s Hammond B3 organ alongside...

Classic 1960 Blue Note Organ Jazz

8.9 Great

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Blowin' the Blues Away – Horace Silver

Released in 1963, *Blowin’ the Blues Away* established Horace Silver as a leading figure of hard bop with its distinctiv...

Classic 1959 Hard Bop Blue Note

8.3 Great

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Midnight Special – Jimmy Smith

Released in 1965, *Midnight Special* is a landmark jazz album featuring Jimmy Smith’s Hammond B3 organ alongside a hard-...

Classic 1960 Blue Note Organ Jazz

8.3 Great

20

Home Cookin' – Jimmy Smith

Released in 1963, *Home Cookin’* by Jimmy Smith features the Hammond B3 organist exploring blues and gospel influences w...

Classic 1959 Blue Note Organ Jazz

8.1 Great