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| Ornette Coleman | The Shape of Jazz to Come | 1959 |
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| John Coltrane | Blue Train | 1957 |
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| Duke Ellington | Ellington at Newport | 1956 |
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| Gil Evans |
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| Herbie Hancock | Maiden Voyage | 1965 |
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| Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 | 1951 |
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| Thelonious Monk | Brilliant Corners | 1957 |
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| Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus | 1956 |
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