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Capitol Records, LLC Released on: 1957-11-01 Composer Lyricist:
John Coltrane Bassvocalist: Paul Chambers Producer: Alfred Lion Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder Mastering Engineer: Kevin Gray
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Blue Train Ā· John Coltrane
Blue Train ā 2012
Capitol Records, LLC Released on: 1957-11-01 Composer Lyricist:
John Coltrane Bassvocalist: Paul Chambers Producer: Alfred Lion Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder Mastering Engineer: Kevin Gray

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A different day that still echo's some places.
That aside, this would be such a new photo when taken. The railway looks like a newly completed passage with its fresh basalt rock topping, not a piece of litter insight. Also the bright looking aluminium electrical boxes running along the left side look sparkling new, im used to seeing those rough and often somewhat broken looking.
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Top 10 Favorite Jazz Albums (And Why I Love The Genre)
If someone came up to me and asked me what my favorite genre is right now, Iād easily say jazz; itās no contest at this point, but if you asked me that maybe five or six years ago, I would have said something totally different. Now donāt get me wrong, I still love all kinds of music, but Iāve become less enthralled with a few kinds of music that Iāve loved for years, namely rock and metal. I still love a lot within those genres, as I have a vast collection of CDs and vinyl that would certainly attest to that, but Iāve found myself gravitating towards a few key genres over the years. The big one is jazz, and I wanted to talk about my love for the genre, as well as highlight my top 10 favorite jazz albums, regardless of the style. There are plenty of different sub genres, kind of like how there are a lot of sub genres of rock, metal, and many more styles of music. I still like rock, metal, pop, and a few other styles, but Iāve become a huge jazz fan.
Itās funny, because jazz is a style that I never wanted to get into; I never liked instrumental music for the longest time, but I do now. I always loved music with lyrics, since I always valued lyrics over anything else (as a former lyricist that wrote a lot back in the day, thatās why), but I realized that music can say so much without lyrics. The musicians, instrumentation, and the musicianship can say quite a lot, and you can feel so much in many different performances. While not all of my favorite jazz albums are instrumental, as there plenty of vocal jazz records I love, you can still feel plenty of emotion in those albums. I think a lot of people love the genre because itās āreal music,ā which is also why people love a lot of classic rock and metal, but thatās not why I love it. I like a lot of electronically-made music, and Iāve been getting into jazz-funk that incorporates synths, but there is something to be said about the authenticity of those genres and eras that people like.
I think thatās the main argument people have, but I do love how jazz music has plenty of talented, prolific, and influential musicians that have crept into many other genres, like hip-hop, rock, and heavy metal. Its influence is still felt among certain scenes and genres, but you wouldnāt necessarily know if you arenāt a fan, because jazz music isnāt as popular as it was between 60 and 70 years ago. During the mid 1950s to early 1960s, it was huge, but with rock, metal, soul, R&B, disco, new wave, and hip-hop all coming around, among many more genres, it fell out of favor. Hell, the 1970s brought jazz fusion and smooth jazz, which is the boring and derivative version to many people, but jazz itself isnāt as popular as it once was.
There are hundreds of records that are considered jazz classics, but I havenāt heard them all. These are also my favorite albums, so if your favorite jazz record isnāt here, there are two reasons for that ā I havenāt heard it, or I donāt love it enough to put it on the list. These are just my favorites, especially ones Iāve heard throughout my journey. There also may be multiple albums from the same artists here, as many of these artists have multiple great albums, as supposed to one or two. I donāt want to have the same few artists, even if it is warranted, but Iāll try to keep it at one or two albums, unless an artist is truly warranted. Iām also going to try to have multiple eras represented here, because jazz never went away after its initial popularity died in the 1970s. Some of these albums will also appear on my gateway albums list that Iāll be posting in tandem with this piece, but if the lists overlap a bit, thereās a reason for that. Before we get into the actual list, I kind of wanted to throw in a few honorable mentions, starting withā¦
Seth MacFarlane - Blue Skies (2022)
When I tell people that the creator of Family Guy (whoās also the voice of Peter, Brian, Stewie, Quagmire, and many more characters) is a jazz singer, they usually donāt believe me. Sometimes I think Seth MacFarlane wanted to be a jazz singer, so he became a writer, actor, and animator so he could launch his music career. Blue Skies was the first album of his I heard a few years back, but itās such a fun, lighthearted, and catchy vocal jazz album that reminds me of Sinatra at his best.
Jimmy Smith - The Cat (1964)
An instrument that people donāt often think of when it comes to jazz is the organ, but Iāll never forget when I found a copy of organist Jimmy Smithās 1964 LP, The Cat, for $1.99 at Half Price Books, and it ended up being one of my random finds. Itās a fun record that has an organ at its core, and it throws some bluesier elements into the fray.
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (1954)
Sometimes opinions change, and in the case of Chet Bakerās Chet Baker Sings, this was one of my favorite albums of all time, as well as one of my favorite jazz albums. It still is, in both cases, as I wouldnāt put it on the list at all if it wasnāt. But I realized when making this list that I havenāt gone back to this album much at all, but I still love it. I think itās Bakerās very unique voice that I donāt love as much as I thought I did. Heās a good singer, but his voice is very quiet, subdued, and truthfully not anything great; itās more so how he uses his voice that I like, as he uses it to complement the songs, and his trumpet playing is impeccable. Heās just no Sinatra or Nat King Cole, but he doesnāt need to be, either. Itās the instrumentation that shines here. His voice is also very warm, inviting, and welcoming, which is why this album is among the ones Iād recommend for people to get into first.
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Now I absolutely love John Coltraneās 1958 album, Blue Train, but I didnāt want to overload my list with the same few artists, including the legendary Coltrane. Blue Train is a great album, but itās also a very ābasicā album in terms of what else I have on this list. That doesnāt mean this album isnāt awesome, however, because it plays with a lot of hard bop sounds that him and a handful of other artists dove into that style at the time. This album has so much energy, heart, and a sense of fun that his other albums have, although this one being more straightforward makes for a very easygoing listen that new fans can get into.
Now letās get into the list proper!
10: Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (1964)
One of the first jazz albums I got into was trumpeter Lee Morganās 1964 magnum opus, The Sidewinder, and that was a handful of years ago now. I remember getting into a handful of jazz albums, and this was one of them, but I love it. Morgan isnāt the most recognizable musician from the 1950s and 1960s, although he played with a lot of the greats. I just got a copy of drummer Art Blakeyās 1957 album, A Night In Tunisia, where he plays trumpet, and it was a cool thing to see, since he was just coming up at the time. This is easily his most popular album, and it was Blue Noteās highest selling album for a long time, but for good reason. Itās a pretty fun hard bop album, and as Iāve said before, itās one of the first jazz albums I listened to, so I have a soft spot for it.
9: Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
The Christmas season has come and gone, but one of the albums that got me into jazz music was the 1965 soundtrack album to A Charlie Brown Christmas. That was the first Charlie Brown special, and the soundtrack by the Vince Guaraldi Trio (who would do a majority of the soundtracks for the specials until Guaraldiās passing in 1976) is iconic on its own, not just as a soundtrack. This is one of my favorite jazz records, but itās unfortunate you can only really listen to it a couple months throughout the year.
8: Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me (1958)
Of course I had to throw on some Sinatra if weāre talking about my favorite jazz albums, but one that I wanted to talk about is one of 1958 albums, Come Fly With Me. He was known for doing āconceptā albums around this time, and this one is about traveling, so every song is about traveling, either the act of traveling or a specific place. This isnāt necessarily anything unique, innovative, or anything like that, but itās prime Sinatra. The arrangements are superb, his vocals are top notch, and everything just came together to make for a wonderful album. It has some of my favorite songs from Sinatra, including the lovely title track that was written specifically for Sinatra.
7: John Coltrane - Giant Steps
John Coltrane is going to appear again on this list, even though he already appeared once, but he recorded so many influential albums and the first one I ever heard was 1960ās Giant Steps. Like with Lee Morganās The Sidewinder, I looked up some essential jazz albums to start off with, and that was one of them, but I really enjoy this one. Giant Steps was the first time he figuratively took a giant step into something more experimental and unique. This record is still awfully listenable, but he experimented with time signatures, and really cool chord changes that musicians still take practice from today. Giant Steps was also Coltraneās first album as a bandleader for Atlantic, which he would work with for a bit, but this album is very impressive.
6: Jon Batiste - Chronology Of A Dream
There are a lot of artists keeping jazz alive today, but one of the big names of the genre is Jon Batiste. Known mainly for his stint as the bandleader of Stephen Colbertās show, he also got a lot of praise and exposure with partially composing the soundtrack of the Pixar movie Soul. He got even more recognition with 2021ās We Are, a record that felt like a ray of sunshine in a very dark time for a lot of people. COVID was starting to dial back by that point, and people were still in a state of sadness, fear, and anger, but that record celebrated all types of music, especially jazz, soul, R&B, and hip-hop. I really love 2019ās Chronology Of A Dream, which is one of two live albums that he recorded at the Village Vanguard. This one is a lot more fun, lively, and energetic, and itās also very short. Itās extremely playful, and itās an album thatās good to play when you have a good time. Every time I listen to this, I feel as excited and joyous as Batiste does when heās performing, and I always love listening to this.
5: Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
Weāre getting into the top five now, and this is where the kitchen is really cooking, but saxophonist Sonny Rollins made a really fantastic album after Tenor Madness, let alone within the same year; that album is Saxophone Colossus, and itās a monster of an album. A hard cop classic thatās more so a cult classic than a mainstream one, but a classic, nonetheless. Itās one of my favorites because it showed me how diverse jazz can be, let alone how interesting it can be when different instruments are at the focus. A couple of these artists play the same instrument, but there are keyboardists, trumpeters, pianists, and in the case of Sonny Rollins, he is a saxophonist. Fun fact: heās one of the only artists on this thatās still alive, aside from Jon Batiste. I love the trumpet and sax; Iāve said before that Iām a sucker for a saxophone, and anything that has a sax, Iām all for it. Thatās why I loved the new Rivers Of Nihil album, because they incorporated sax in it quite often, but I just love the sax. This record is chock full of it, and it also has some slower moments that make for a good balance.
4: Sonny Clark - Cool Struttinā
Speaking of another Sonny, Sonny Clark was a pianist that didnāt have a very long career, but what the legacy he left was very important. He was only active from 1953 to his death in 1963, but he left a lot of music behind. A cult classic that I found when I was first getting into the genre was 1958ās Cool Struttinā. This album is another hard bop masterpiece, let alone only clocking in at 35 minutes. Clark also has a stellar lineup for this, including trumpeter Art Farmer and double bassist Paul Chambers (who was part of Miles Davisā rhythm section). The album actually features a Miles Davis cover, but this record is so much fun. My favorite style of jazz is hard bop, where it has a lot of energy, and this is one of my favorite albums in that style. Itās also one of the first jazz albums I really got into, and itās stuck with me since.
3: Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours
There are two Frank Sinatra albums I really, really love, and I already talked about one, but letās talk about the other one ā 1955ās In The Wee Small Hours. This album isnāt admittedly one that I go back to a lot, but there is a reason for that. Small Hours is a concept album thatās about going through a breakup, basically, and the album is about a guy going through the emotions of being sad late at night and reveling in that sadness. The albumās very slow, melancholic, and rather sad, but itās compelling, emotional, and interesting. Sinatra really revolutionized the concept album with this one, and it may not be a record that I go back to a whole lot, but itās one that I love listening to, especially when Iām in that type of mood.
2: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
The last two albums are often considered the two best jazz albums of all time, and these two albums are kind of interchangeable. Theyāre both very similar influential, but theyāre also truly great. I got into this album way after my initial deep dive, but thatās not a bad thing. It took me a long time to find a copy of this album for a good deal, but I love this. Itās a really cool four-part suite, but itās got this spiritual sound throughout it and this album is just a treat to listen to. Itās only 34 minutes, but it packs a punch. I donāt want to go into too much detail about this album now, because I may write more about it down the line, but itās an utter joy to listen to.
1: Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
My favorite jazz album of all time is Miles Davisā Kind Of Blue. Released in 1959, this record is revolutionary for its time, because it experiments with jazz modes. It was a very important album for its time, and it still is. I talked about this album in my list of top ten gateway jazz albums, but I knew it would be on both lists. Miles Davis was an influential musician that always wanted to move forward in some way, so this album is very forward thinking in that it shies away from his bebop sounds and influences to something more technical and experimental, yet still sounding very accessible and fun. I really love this album, but itās the quintessential jazz album for anyone that wants to get into the genre.