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| Cannonball Adderley | Somethin' Else | 1958 |
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| John Coltrane | Giant Steps | 1960 |
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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 with John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | 1961 |
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| Lee Morgan | The Sidewinder | 1964 |
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| The Quintet |
Jazz at Massey Hall/The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever | 1953 |
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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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| McCoy Tyner | The Real McCoy | 1967 |
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