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| John Coltrane | Ascension | 1966 |
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| Miles Davis | Miles Ahead | 1957 |
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| Eric Dolphy | Outward Bound | 1960 |
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| Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong | Porgy and Bess | 1957 |
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| Little Feat | Feats Don't Fail Me Now | 1974 |
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| Joni Mitchell | Court and Spark | 1974 |
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| Thelonious Monk | Monk's Music | 1958 |
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| Van Dyke Parks | Song Cycle | 1968 |
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| Throbbing Gristle | 20 Jazz Funk Greats | 1979 |
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