Essential Jazz recordings

Here are some the essential Jazz Recordings that should be in the collection of every jazz aficionado.

Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis
Issued: January, 2001
Recorded: 1948

Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Issued: March, 1997
Recorded: 1959

Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis
Issued: September, 1997
Recorded: 1959

Speak No Evil
Wayne Shorter
Issued: March, 1999
Recorded: 1964

Song for My Father
Horace Silver
Issued: April, 1999, Bluenote

Moanin
Art Blakey
Issued: March, 1999
Recorded: 1958 Blue Note

Night in Tunisia
Art Blakey
Issued: March, 1999
Recorded: 1959 Blue Note

Free For All
Art Blakey
Issued: August, 2004
Recorded: 1964 Blue Note

Giant Steps
John Coltrane
Issued: March, 1998
Recorded: 1959

John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Issued: June, 1995
Recorded: 1963

Boss Guitar
Wes Montgomery
Issued: July, 1991
Recorded: 1963 Riverside

Boss Guitar [20-bit mastering]
Wes Montgomery
Issued: July, 1991
Recorded: 1963 Riverside