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| Dave Brubeck Quartet | Time Out | 1959 |
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| John Coltrane | Giant Steps | 1960 |
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| John Coltrane | My Favorite Things | 1961 |
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| Ella Fitzgerald |
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook | 1959 |
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| Benny Goodman | The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert | 1950 |
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| Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music (Volume One) | 1951 |
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| Wes Montgomery | The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery | 1960 |
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| Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus | 1956 |
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| Horace Silver |
Horace Silver Quintet (Vol. 1 & 2)/Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers | 1955 |
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