Top Ten Bebop Albums

[Admin]

What are your top ten bebop albums?

Here are my top ten...not necessarily in order (that depends on the day of the week)

1. Roy Eldridge / Dizzy Gillespie – Roy and Diz (1954)
2. Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956)
3. Thelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 [Compilation] (1951)
4. Charles Mingus – The Clown (1957)
5. Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else (1958)
6. Bud Powell – The Amazing Bud Powell (1951)
7. Miles Davis – Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet (1958)
8. Sonny Rollins – A Night at the Village Vanguard (1957)
9. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – Moanin’ (January 1959)
10. Wes Montgomery – The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)

[johnt]

That's ten - and now 3 more favorites to make a Baker's Dozen!

Man, that is a HEAVY collection of music! (and Jim's list, too).

[johnt]

Just realized to my embarrassment that I left these off: 

 

Oh, and then there's Hank Mobley! I must stop!!!

[johnt]

Yet another favorite bop side. I think this is my favorite Dexter recording.