Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
August 17, 1957Best Jazz Albums
Explore Jazz albums, classic releases, hidden gems and influential records. This page helps music lovers discover albums connected by genre, sound and musical history.
Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Amy Winehouse
December 2, 2011
I Put a Spell on You (album)
Nina Simone
June 27, 1965
Aja
Steely Dan
September 23, 1977
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
October 1, 1982
Love for Sale
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
September 30, 2021
Cheek to Cheek (album)
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
September 19, 2014
Emergency on Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
June 14, 1993
A Very Gaga Holiday
Lady Gaga
November 22, 2011
Chicago X
Chicago
June 14, 1976
The Return of the Space Cowboy
Jamiroquai
October 17, 1994
Blow by Blow
Jeff Beck
March 29, 1975
A Decade of Steely Dan
Steely Dan
August 4, 1985
Billie Holiday Sings
Billie Holiday
September 6, 1952
In My Room (album)
Jacob Collier
July 1, 2016
Djesse Vol. 1
Jacob Collier with Metropole Orkest
December 7, 2018
Katy Lied
Steely Dan
March 23, 1975
Kisses on the Bottom
Paul McCartney
February 6, 2012
Djesse Vol. 2
Jacob Collier
July 19, 2019
Chicago
Chicago
January 26, 1970
Heavy Weather (album)
Jaco Pastorius
March 1, 1977
Djesse Vol. 4
Jacob Collier
February 29, 2024
Milestones
Miles Davis
September 2, 1958
The Very Best of Nina Simone
Nina Simone
December 10, 2006
Heavy Weather
Weather Report
March 19, 1977
Wired (Jeff Beck album)
Jeff Beck
May 22, 1976
Blood Money (Tom Waits album)
Tom Waits
May 7, 2002
Kamakiriad
Donald Fagen
May 25, 1993
Deliver the Word
War
August 16, 1973
Jaco
Jaco Pastorius
December 26, 1976
Jaco Pastorius (album)
Jaco Pastorius
August 5, 1976
Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
August 1, 1976
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
August 1, 1976
Jaco (album)
Jaco Pastorius
January 1, 1976
Chicago VII
Chicago
March 11, 1974
Body and Soul (album)
Billie Holiday
June 6, 1957
Everything Must Go (Steely Dan album)
Steely Dan
June 10, 2003
Stay with Me (album)
Billie Holiday
April 6, 1958
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis
March 30, 1970
Morph the Cat
Donald Fagen
March 7, 2006
At Last
Cyndi Lauper
November 18, 2003
Emmerdale
The Cardigans
February 18, 1994
All or Nothing at All (album)
Billie Holiday
February 6, 1958
Here Comes the Sun (Nina Simone album)
Nina Simone
April 16, 1971
Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans
February 28, 1962
Stan Getz & Bill Evans
Bill Evans
July 18, 1973
Apostrophe (')
Frank Zappa
March 22, 1974
Side-Eye III+
Pat Metheny
February 26, 2026
Jeff Beck Group (album)
Jeff Beck
May 1, 1972
There & Back (Jeff Beck album)
Jeff Beck
July 4, 1980
Gaucho
Steely Dan
November 21, 1980
Mysterious Traveller
Weather Report
June 24, 1974
The Grand Wazoo
The Mothers
November 27, 1972
Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny
March 6, 1976
From This Place
Pat Metheny
February 21, 2020
The Royal Scam
Steely Dan
May 31, 1976
L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
April 3, 1961
The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1
Bill Evans
January 10, 1989
Chunga's Revenge
Frank Zappa
October 23, 1970
High Priestess of Soul
Nina Simone
December 16, 1967
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
The Mothers of Invention
August 10, 1970
Rough and Ready
The Jeff Beck Group
October 25, 1971
Standards
Seal
November 10, 2017
E.S.P.
Miles Davis
August 16, 1965
Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius album)
Jaco Pastorius
July 31, 1976
Chicago VI
Chicago
June 25, 1973
Invitation (Jaco Pastorius album)
Jaco Pastorius
December 11, 1983
Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
February 20, 1974
The Rainbow Children
Prince
November 20, 2001
Galaxy
War
November 6, 1977
Songs for Distingué Lovers
Billie Holiday
May 6, 1958
Conversations with Myself
Bill Evans
July 9, 1963
Third
Soft Machine
June 6, 1970
Big Fun (Miles Davis album)
Miles Davis
April 19, 1974
Mr. Gone (album)
Weather Report
September 23, 1978
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
Joni Mitchell
December 13, 1977
Studio Tan
Frank Zappa
September 15, 1978
MoonDial
Pat Metheny
July 26, 2024
Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans
October 8, 1961
Portrait in Jazz
Bill Evans
December 28, 1960
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
Prince
August 24, 1999
One Nite Alone...
Prince
May 14, 2002
Hot House (Bruce Hornsby album)
Bruce Hornsby
July 18, 1995
Someday My Prince Will Come
Miles Davis
December 11, 1961
The Living Return
Swing Out Sister
August 10, 1994
Moon Beams
Bill Evans
December 15, 1962
Lady Sings the Blues (album)
Billie Holiday
December 6, 1956
Black Market
Weather Report
March 11, 1976
Lady in Satin
Billie Holiday
June 16, 1958
Mingus
Joni Mitchell
June 13, 1979
The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2
Bill Evans
January 6, 1992
Weather Report (1982 album)
Weather Report
January 5, 1982
Chase
Chase
April 9, 1971
Miles of Aisles
Joni Mitchell
November 4, 1974
Chicago Transit Authority (album)
Chicago
April 28, 1969
Am I Not Your Girl?
Sinéad O'Connor
September 14, 1992
Watercolors
Pat Metheny
June 6, 1977
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Bill Evans
March 30, 1959
Child Is Father to the Man
Blood, Sweat & Tears
February 21, 1968
Platinum Jazz
War
July 16, 1977
Rubberband
Miles Davis
September 6, 2019
Moroccan Roll
Brand X
April 1, 1977
Procession
Weather Report
February 19, 1983
Nina Simone and Piano
Nina Simone
January 4, 1969
Weather Report (1971 album)
Weather Report
May 12, 1971
I Sing the Body Electric (album)
Weather Report
May 26, 1972
Undercurrent
Bill Evans and Jim Hall
August 18, 1962
Almost Persuaded
Swing Out Sister
November 13, 2017
Expresso II
Gong
March 20, 1978
New Chautauqua
Pat Metheny
April 6, 1979
Night Passage (album)
Weather Report
November 24, 1980
Chicago at Carnegie Hall
Chicago
October 25, 1971
3
Nouvelle Vague
June 16, 2009
Masques
Brand X
September 8, 1978
Couleurs sur Paris
Nouvelle Vague
November 16, 2010
At Shelly's Manne-Hole
Bill Evans
July 8, 1963
Trio '65
Bill Evans
June 18, 1965
Xpectation
Prince
January 1, 2003
Bundles
Soft Machine
March 10, 1975
How My Heart Sings!
Bill Evans
January 8, 1964
Harps and Angels
Randy Newman
August 5, 2008
Trio 64
Bill Evans
January 28, 1964
Product
Brand X
September 14, 1979
Peace Sign
War
August 26, 1994
Billie Holiday (album)
Billie Holiday
November 6, 1953
Orchestrion
Pat Metheny
January 26, 2010
Nina Simone in Concert
Nina Simone
December 31, 1964
New Blood
Blood, Sweat & Tears
October 20, 1972
Secret Story
Pat Metheny
July 6, 1992
Fourth
Soft Machine
February 28, 1971
Downwind
Pierre Moerlen's Gong
February 9, 1979
New Jazz Conceptions
Bill Evans
February 27, 1957
But Beautiful (Boz Scaggs album)
Boz Scaggs
May 20, 2003
Softs (album)
Soft Machine
June 19, 1976
National Health (album)
National Health
February 10, 1978
Pure Music
Chase
February 28, 1974
Aura
Miles Davis
September 12, 1989
Nirvana
Bill Evans
October 4, 1964
Do They Hurt?
Brand X
April 18, 1980
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
March 19, 1962
Zero Tolerance for Silence
Pat Metheny
December 6, 1994
80/81
Pat Metheny
February 6, 1980
Can't Buy a Thrill
Steely Dan
November 30, 1972
Ennea
Chase
March 9, 1972
Of Queues and Cures
National Health
December 24, 1978
On Green Dolphin Street
Bill Evans
January 19, 1959
8:30
Weather Report
August 4, 1979
Sky Trails
David Crosby
September 29, 2017
The Birthday Concert
Jaco Pastorius
September 26, 1995
In Concert (Miles Davis album)
Miles Davis
May 22, 1973
Angel in the Dark
Laura Nyro
March 20, 2001
Others Doors
Soft Machine
June 30, 2023
Du chant à la une !...
Serge Gainsbourg
September 3, 1958
Daughter of Time
Colosseum
December 22, 1970
The Jazz Age
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
November 26, 2012
Six
Soft Machine
February 13, 1973
Explorations
Bill Evans
March 30, 1961
Chet Baker & Crew
Chet Baker
February 28, 1957
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis
April 27, 1956
Interplay
Bill Evans
June 8, 1963
Land of Cockayne (album)
Soft Machine
March 24, 1981
The Ivory Hunters
Bill Evans
September 25, 1959
Missing Period
Brand X
October 18, 1997
Gainsbourg Percussions
Serge Gainsbourg
October 26, 1964
X-Communication
Brand X
December 14, 1992
D.S. Al Coda
National Health
January 14, 1982
Watch Closely Now
Chase
August 9, 1977
Velvet Mood
Billie Holiday
July 6, 1956
Walk the Dog and Light the Light
Laura Nyro
August 17, 1993
Tale Spinnin'
Weather Report
May 16, 1975
Manifest Destiny
Brand X
February 5, 1997
The Duke
Joe Jackson
June 22, 2012
Love Is the Answer
Barbra Streisand
September 29, 2009
Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker
Russ Freeman and Chet Baker
November 6, 1957
Embraceable You
Chet Baker
December 9, 1957
Live in Tokyo (Weather Report album)
Weather Report
May 1, 1972
Dinosaur Swamps
the Flock
September 14, 1970
Ten Years Are Gone
John Mayall
September 16, 1973
Camp Meeting
Bruce Hornsby
August 7, 2007
Caravanserai
Santana
October 11, 1972
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul
James Brown
August 6, 1968
Gainsbourg Confidentiel
Serge Gainsbourg
January 7, 1964
Tempest in the Colosseum
V.S.O.P. (group)
October 23, 1977
Masque
Manfred Mann's Earth
October 16, 1987
Those Who Are About to Die Salute You
Colosseum
March 22, 1969
Holiday for Pans
Jaco Pastorius
December 31, 1993
Big Band Explosion
Nina Hagen
November 17, 2003
One Quiet Night
Pat Metheny
March 13, 2003
Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris
Soft Machine
March 29, 1978
The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie
Stevie Wonder
September 12, 1962
The End of an Ear
Robert Wyatt
December 4, 1970
An Evening with Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
March 6, 1953
Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs
Bill Evans
May 6, 1963
Hidden Details
Soft Machine
September 7, 2018
Serge Gainsbourg N° 4
Serge Gainsbourg
May 23, 1962
Loose Blues
Bill Evans
August 22, 1983
What's It All About
Pat Metheny
June 14, 2011
Is There Anything About?
Brand X
September 9, 1982
Colosseum Live
Colosseum
June 22, 1971
Forbidden Fruit
Nina Simone
December 17, 1961
Nina Simone at Town Hall
Nina Simone
December 5, 1959
Miles Ahead
Miles Davis
October 21, 1957
Quiet Nights
Miles Davis
December 16, 1963
Flock Rock – The Best of The Flock
The Flock
February 14, 2008
Inside Out
The Flock
January 14, 1975
The Amazing Nina Simone
Nina Simone
July 2, 1959
Blue Period
Miles Davis
December 24, 1953
Hats Off
Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass
December 31, 1966
Live in Europe
The Flock
March 14, 2004
Playboys
Chet Baker and Art Pepper
October 31, 1956
The Gary McFarland Orchestra
Gary McFarland with guest soloist Bill Evans
January 24, 1963
Little Girl Blue
Nina Simone
February 3, 1959
Music for Torching (album)
Billie Holiday
October 6, 1955
Empathy
Bill Evans and Shelly Manne
November 8, 1962
Double-Shot
Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass
December 29, 1966
The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
June 8, 1961
Last Recording
Billie Holiday
September 6, 1959
A Taste of Tequila
Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass
December 28, 1966
Chet Baker Big Band
Chet Baker
October 28, 1956
Pretty/Groovy
Chet Baker
January 28, 1958
Frank
Amy Winehouse
October 20, 2003
Love over Gold
Dire Straits
September 24, 1982
An American Prayer
Jim Morrison & the Doors
November 17, 1978
Hot Rats
Frank Zappa
October 10, 1969
Amigos
Santana
March 26, 1976
Day Breaks
Norah Jones
October 7, 2016
The In Sound from Way Out! (Beastie Boys album)
Beastie Boys
April 2, 1996
Pick Me Up Off the Floor
Norah Jones
June 12, 2020
Level Best
Level 42
November 6, 1989
Live in New Orleans
Norah Jones
February 25, 2003
Sacred Love
Sting
September 29, 2003
Welcome
Santana
November 9, 1973
Zappa in New York
Frank Zappa
March 3, 1978
Sleep Dirt
Frank Zappa
January 19, 1979
Waka/Jawaka
Frank Zappa
July 5, 1972
Festival
Santana
January 2, 1977
Level 42
Level 42
August 9, 1981
Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon
October 17, 1975
Oneness
Santana
March 12, 1979
True Colours
Level 42
October 5, 1984
A Physical Presence
Level 42
June 28, 1985
Heartattack and Vine
Tom Waits
September 9, 1980
The Early Tapes
Level 42
March 10, 1982
The Music Band – Jazz
War
January 19, 1983
Time Remembered
Bill Evans
January 9, 1983
Seven (Soft Machine album)
Soft Machine
October 28, 1973
Fifth (Soft Machine album)
Soft Machine
July 29, 1972
The Bill Evans Trio "Live"
Bill Evans
December 8, 1971
Jack Johnson (album)
Miles Davis
February 24, 1971
Quietly There
Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings
December 30, 1966
Into My Life
Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings
December 27, 1966
Wild Is the Wind
Nina Simone
September 16, 1966
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
August 13, 1962
The Compositions of Al Cohn
Miles Davis
February 19, 1953
The New Sounds
Miles Davis
October 5, 1951