The River in Reverse
Elvis Costello
June 6, 2006Best 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.
Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans
October 8, 1961
Spirit (album)
Spirit
January 22, 1968
Big Band Explosion
Nina Hagen
November 17, 2003
Djesse Vol. 4
Jacob Collier
February 29, 2024
Live in Berlin
Sting
November 22, 2010
80/81
Pat Metheny
February 6, 1980
Gainsbourg Confidentiel
Serge Gainsbourg
January 7, 1964
Am I Not Your Girl?
Sinéad O'Connor
September 14, 1992
Rubberband
Miles Davis
September 6, 2019
Angel in the Dark
Laura Nyro
March 20, 2001
On the Boards
Taste
January 9, 1970
Afro-Bossa
Duke Ellington
April 6, 1963
The Riddle
Nik Kershaw
November 19, 1984
Lifeboats & Follies
Tommy Guerrero
December 29, 2011
Nuclear Blues
Blood, Sweat & Tears
December 23, 1980
Harps and Angels
Randy Newman
August 5, 2008
Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Amy Winehouse
December 2, 2011
The Manfred Mann Album
Manfred Mann
September 17, 1964
Love and Theft
Bob Dylan
September 11, 2001
Undercurrent
Bill Evans and Jim Hall
August 18, 1962
Dream Letter: Live in London 1968
Tim Buckley
May 25, 1990
Not Too Late
Norah Jones
January 30, 2007
Hats Off
Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass
December 31, 1966
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys
May 31, 1994
In Our Lifetime
Marvin Gaye
January 15, 1981
Big Swing Face (Bruce Hornsby album)
Bruce Hornsby
June 25, 2002
Get in Touch with Yourself
Swing Out Sister
June 13, 1992
Stardust (Willie Nelson album)
Willie Nelson
April 12, 1978
High Priestess of Soul
Nina Simone
December 16, 1967
Miles of Aisles
Joni Mitchell
November 4, 1974
Free
Iggy Pop
September 6, 2019
Anthology
Colosseum
January 17, 2000
The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
August 13, 1962
Out of Season
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man
October 28, 2002
Nighthawks at the Diner
Tom Waits
October 21, 1975
Pretty/Groovy
Chet Baker
January 28, 1958
Talking Book
Stevie Wonder
October 27, 1972
Quietly There
Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings
December 30, 1966
Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V
Rod Stewart
October 19, 2010
All or Nothing at All (album)
Billie Holiday
February 6, 1958
The Buddha of Suburbia (album)
David Bowie
November 8, 1993
Colour the Small One
Sia
January 19, 2004
Family Tree (Nick Drake album)
Nick Drake
July 9, 2007
Sentimental Journey
Ringo Starr
March 27, 1970
Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker
Russ Freeman and Chet Baker
November 6, 1957
Home for Christmas
Sheryl Crow
November 26, 2008
Open Our Eyes
Earth, Wind & Fire
March 25, 1974
Quench (album)
The Beautiful South
October 12, 1998
The Gary McFarland Orchestra
Gary McFarland with guest soloist Bill Evans
January 24, 1963
Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius album)
Jaco Pastorius
July 31, 1976
Born 2 B Blue
Steve Miller
September 27, 1988
Standards
Seal
November 10, 2017
Full Circle
The Doors
August 15, 1972
Eden
Everything but the Girl
June 4, 1984
Tribute to Uncle Ray
Little Stevie Wonder
October 28, 1962
Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher
May 21, 1971
Blue Moves
Elton John
October 22, 1976
Breathless
Camel
September 22, 1978
The Duke
Joe Jackson
June 22, 2012
Nostalgia
Annie Lennox
September 30, 2014
Empathy
Bill Evans and Shelly Manne
November 8, 1962
Buffalo (Frank Zappa album)
Frank Zappa
April 1, 2007
Fifth (Soft Machine album)
Soft Machine
July 29, 1972
Anyway the Wind Blows
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
February 28, 1999
Cuckooland
Robert Wyatt
October 3, 2003
50 Words for Snow
Kate Bush
November 21, 2011
A Christmas Album
James Taylor
November 13, 2004
Parade (Prince album)
Prince
March 31, 1986
World Machine
Level 42
October 18, 1985
Cheek to Cheek (album)
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
September 19, 2014
At Last
Cyndi Lauper
November 18, 2003
Stripped
Macy Gray
September 9, 2016
Aja
Steely Dan
September 23, 1977
Emmerdale
The Cardigans
February 18, 1994
Kisses on the Bottom
Paul McCartney
February 6, 2012
Tempest in the Colosseum
V.S.O.P. (group)
October 23, 1977
Big Thing
Blue Zone
June 13, 1988
Couleurs sur Paris
Nouvelle Vague
November 16, 2010
Chicago VII
Chicago
March 11, 1974
Playboys
Chet Baker and Art Pepper
October 31, 1956
Here If You Listen
David Crosby
October 26, 2018
Rattle That Lock
David Gilmour
September 18, 2015
Green Ice (soundtrack)
Bill Wyman
July 26, 1981
Clapton (2010 album)
Eric Clapton
September 27, 2010
Love Is the Answer
Barbra Streisand
September 29, 2009
Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny
March 6, 1976
Secret Story
Pat Metheny
July 6, 1992
Loose Blues
Bill Evans
August 22, 1983
The Bill Evans Trio "Live"
Bill Evans
December 8, 1971
E.S.P.
Miles Davis
August 16, 1965
Amy Winehouse at the BBC
Amy Winehouse
November 13, 2012
The Solo Sessions, Vol. 1
Bill Evans
January 10, 1989
Quiet Nights
Miles Davis
December 16, 1963
Duets (Sting album)
Sting
March 19, 2021
Anatomy of a Murder
Duke Ellington
July 2, 1959
In My Room (album)
Jacob Collier
July 1, 2016
Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues
Tommy Guerrero
February 3, 1998
Nirvana
Bill Evans
October 4, 1964
Someday My Prince Will Come
Miles Davis
December 11, 1961
Mirror Image
Blood, Sweat & Tears
July 20, 1974
Double-Shot
Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass
December 29, 1966
...Nothing Like the Sun
Sting
October 16, 1987
At Shelly's Manne-Hole
Bill Evans
July 8, 1963
Where Our Love Grows
Swing Out Sister
October 19, 2004
All This Time
Sting
November 5, 2001
Amy soundtrack
Amy Winehouse
October 30, 2015
Stan Getz & Bill Evans
Bill Evans
July 18, 1973
Day Breaks
Norah Jones
October 7, 2016
Serge Gainsbourg N° 4
Serge Gainsbourg
May 23, 1962
Little Girl Blue
Nina Simone
February 3, 1959
Chet Baker Big Band
Chet Baker
October 28, 1956
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
Rod Stewart
October 18, 2005
Spirit Trail
Bruce Hornsby
October 13, 1998
Closing Time
Tom Waits
March 6, 1973
Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
Duke Ellington
June 6, 1961
Hotter than July
Stevie Wonder
September 29, 1980
The Last Ship
Sting
September 20, 2013
Live in New Orleans
Norah Jones
February 25, 2003
Nina Simone at Newport
Nina Simone
August 10, 1960
Filth and Dreams
Swing Out Sister
March 17, 1999
Pastel Blues
Nina Simone
October 1, 1965
The Ivory Hunters
Bill Evans
September 25, 1959
Camp Meeting
Bruce Hornsby
August 7, 2007
Gainsbourg Percussions
Serge Gainsbourg
October 26, 1964
Nina Simone at Town Hall
Nina Simone
December 5, 1959
Up the Junction (soundtrack)
Manfred Mann
February 23, 1968
With a Song in My Heart
Stevie Wonder
December 28, 1963
Blue Period
Miles Davis
December 24, 1953
One Quiet Night
Pat Metheny
March 13, 2003
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis
April 27, 1956
N° 2
Serge Gainsbourg
September 24, 1959
Small Change
Tom Waits
September 21, 1976
The Compositions of Al Cohn
Miles Davis
February 19, 1953
Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans
February 28, 1962
Somewhere Deep in the Night
Swing Out Sister
May 14, 2001
Songs for Distingué Lovers
Billie Holiday
May 6, 1958
Mann Made
Manfred Mann
October 8, 1965
Trio '65
Bill Evans
June 18, 1965
Alice (Tom Waits album)
Tom Waits
May 7, 2002
All 'n All
Earth, Wind & Fire
November 21, 1977
Chet Baker & Crew
Chet Baker
February 28, 1957
Moon Beams
Bill Evans
December 15, 1962
The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
June 8, 1961
The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
March 19, 1962
Merry Christmas, Baby
Rod Stewart
October 30, 2012
What's It All About
Pat Metheny
June 14, 2011
Orchestrion
Pat Metheny
January 26, 2010
Smile
Laura Nyro
February 7, 1976
Music for Torching (album)
Billie Holiday
October 6, 1955
Walk the Dog and Light the Light
Laura Nyro
August 17, 1993
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
August 3, 1973
L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
April 3, 1961
Invitation (Jaco Pastorius album)
Jaco Pastorius
December 11, 1983
The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2
Bill Evans
January 6, 1992
Stay with Me (album)
Billie Holiday
April 6, 1958
A Taste of Tequila
Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass
December 28, 1966
Best of Swing Out Sister
Swing Out Sister
December 30, 1996
Forbidden Fruit
Nina Simone
December 17, 1961
MoonDial
Pat Metheny
July 26, 2024
Milestones
Miles Davis
September 2, 1958
New City
Blood, Sweat & Tears
April 2, 1975
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Bill Evans
March 30, 1959
The Family That Plays Together
Spirit
December 22, 1968
Explorations
Bill Evans
March 30, 1961
Halcyon Days
Bruce Hornsby
August 17, 2004
The Pianist
Duke Ellington
December 6, 1974
Wild Is the Wind
Nina Simone
September 16, 1966
The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie
Stevie Wonder
September 12, 1962
More Than Ever
Blood, Sweat & Tears
July 23, 1976
Blood Money (Tom Waits album)
Tom Waits
May 7, 2002
Foreign Affairs (Tom Waits album)
Tom Waits
September 13, 1977
Jaco
Jaco Pastorius
December 26, 1976
Body and Soul
Joe Jackson
March 14, 1984
Soul '69
Aretha Franklin
January 17, 1969
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man
March 29, 2019
An Evening with Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
March 6, 1953
Jaco (album)
Jaco Pastorius
January 1, 1976
Feels like Home
Norah Jones
February 10, 2004
Blue Valentine
Tom Waits
September 5, 1978
The Living Return
Swing Out Sister
August 10, 1994
Embraceable You
Chet Baker
December 9, 1957
Almost Persuaded
Swing Out Sister
November 13, 2017
Franks Wild Years
Tom Waits
August 17, 1987
Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Nina Simone
December 15, 1962
Trio 64
Bill Evans
January 28, 1964
Time Remembered
Bill Evans
January 9, 1983
Side-Eye III+
Pat Metheny
February 26, 2026
Body and Soul (album)
Billie Holiday
June 6, 1957
Frank
Amy Winehouse
October 20, 2003
For the Roses
Joni Mitchell
November 7, 1972
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Nina Simone
June 23, 1967
Velvet Mood
Billie Holiday
July 6, 1956
Lady Sings the Blues (album)
Billie Holiday
December 6, 1956
The Duke Plays Ellington
Duke Ellington
July 6, 1953
Levitate
Bruce Hornsby
September 15, 2009
Here Comes the Sun (Nina Simone album)
Nina Simone
April 16, 1971
No Sweat
Blood, Sweat & Tears
August 20, 1973
Beautiful Mess
Swing Out Sister
February 20, 2008
How My Heart Sings!
Bill Evans
January 8, 1964
The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1
Earth, Wind & Fire
November 23, 1978
Far East Suite
Duke Ellington
October 6, 1967
The Heart of Saturday Night
Tom Waits
October 15, 1974
Into My Life
Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings
December 27, 1966
Interplay
Bill Evans
June 8, 1963
Du chant à la une !...
Serge Gainsbourg
September 3, 1958
No Man's Land
Tommy Guerrero
September 26, 2012
Paris Blues
Duke Ellington
September 27, 1961
Clouds
Joni Mitchell
May 1, 1969
Conversations with Myself
Bill Evans
July 9, 1963
Taming the Tiger
Joni Mitchell
September 29, 1998
The Very Best of Level 42
Level 42
October 3, 1998
Harbor Lights (Bruce Hornsby album)
Bruce Hornsby
April 6, 1993
The Slaughterhouse
Prince
March 29, 2004
New Jazz Conceptions
Bill Evans
February 27, 1957
On Green Dolphin Street
Bill Evans
January 19, 1959
Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs
Bill Evans
May 6, 1963
Portrait in Jazz
Bill Evans
December 28, 1960
For Once in My Life
Stevie Wonder
December 6, 1968
Love for Sale
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
September 30, 2021
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Nouvelle Vague
June 16, 2009
The Amazing Nina Simone
Nina Simone
July 2, 1959
The New Sounds
Miles Davis
October 5, 1951
Aretha Live at Fillmore West
Aretha Franklin
May 19, 1971
Bread and Circuses
Colosseum
January 22, 1997
It's Better to Travel
Swing Out Sister
May 11, 1987