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| John Coltrane | Giant Steps | 1960 |
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| Eric Dolphy | Out to Lunch! | 1964 |
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| Erroll Garner | Concert by the Sea | 1956 |
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| Herbie Hancock | Maiden Voyage | 1965 |
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| Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music (Volume One) | 1951 |
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| Thelonious Monk | Brilliant Corners | 1957 |
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| Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | 1961 |
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| Lee Morgan | The Sidewinder | 1964 |
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| Oliver Nelson | The Blues and the Abstract Truth | 1961 |
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| Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus | 1956 |
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