I still have a lot of work to do before I can update the site with jazz and world recordings, but I have finally come to a stage where I have a preliminary album list on my computer.
There is still a lot of work to do on the songs as well as on links and formatting. I feel really sorry to keep you waiting and waiting and therefore I would like to do something for you here in the forum in the meantime.
Preliminary 44 albums will make the all time top 600 and 15 of them are listed in chronological order below. Are you able to fill in the rest?
1.
2. Thelonius Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
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5. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
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8. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
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11. Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
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14. Thelonius Monk - Brilliant Corners
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16.
17. Cannonball Adderley - Something Else
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19.
20. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
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23. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
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25.
26. Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of...
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28.
29. Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
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31.
32. Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
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34.
35. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
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37.
38. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
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41. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame
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44. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
What a great -- if somewhat fiendish -- idea! I will attempt to rise to the challenge and guess what the remaining albums are (my guesses are ALL CAPS):
1. BENNY GOODMAN - THE CARNEGIE HALL JAZZ CONCERT
2. Thelonius Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
3. MILES DAVIS - BIRTH OF THE COOL
4. THE QUINTET - JAZZ AT MASSEY HALL
5. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
6. FRANK SINATRA - SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS
7. CHARLES MINGUS - PITHECANTHROPUS ERECTUS
8. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
9. DUKE ELLINGTON - ELLINGTON AT NEWPORT
10. COLEMAN HAWKINS - BODY AND SOUL
11. Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
12. ELLA FITZGERALD - SINGS THE RODGERS & HART SONGBOOK
13. MILES DAVIS - ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT
14. Thelonius Monk - Brilliant Corners
15. JOHN COLTRANE - BLUE TRAIN
16. ART BLAKEY - MOANIN'
17. Cannonball Adderley - Something Else
18. FRANK SINATRA - SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY
19. MILES DAVIS - KIND OF BLUE
20. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
21. DAVE BRUBECK - TIME OUT
22. JOHN COLTRANE - GIANT STEPS
23. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
24. JOHN COLTRANE - MY FAVORITE THINGS
25. MILES DAVIS - SKETCHES OF SPAIN
26. Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of...
27. ORNETTE COLEMAN - FREE JAZZ
28. BILL EVANS - WALTZ FOR DEBBY
29. Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
30. OLIVER NELSON - BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH
31. DEXTER GORDON - GO!
32. Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
33. LEE MORGAN - THE SIDEWINDER
34. CHARLES MINGUS - THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY
35. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
36. ERIC DOLPHY - OUT TO LUNCH!
37. HORACE SILVER - SONG FOR MY FATHER
38. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
39. MILES DAVIS - IN A SILENT WAY
40. MILES DAVIS - BITCHES BREW
41. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame
42. KEITH JARRETT - THE KOLN CONCERT
43. KING SUNNY ADE - JUJU MUSIC
44. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
Hopefully at least half of these guesses are right. At the very least, I can't imagine #39-40 not being on the money.
Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Louis Armstrong - Plays W.C. Handy
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella And Louis
Billie Holiday - Lady In Satin
Charles Mingus - Blues And Roots
Duke Ellington - Money Jungle
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas
21 out of 29? That's better than I thought I would do.
OK, then, here are my guesses as to the 21 I got right:
B. Goodman, CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT
M. Davis, BIRTH OF THE COOL
JAZZ AT MASSEY HALL
F. Sinatra, SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS
ELLINGTON AT NEWPORT
J. Coltrane, BLUE TRAIN
A. Blakey, MOANIN'
F. Sinatra, ONLY THE LONELY
M. Davis, KIND OF BLUE
D. Brubeck, TIME OUT
J. Coltrane, GIANT STEPS
J. Coltrane, MY FAVORITE THINGS
M. Davis, SKETCHES OF SPAIN
B. Evans, WALTZ FOR DEBBY
O. Nelson, BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH
L. Morgan, THE SIDEWINDER
C. Mingus, BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY
H. Silver, SONG FOR MY FATHER
M. Davis, IN A SILENT WAY
M. Davis, BITCHES BREW
K.S. Ade, JUJU MUSIC
Harold,
"Moanin'" and "Song for my Father" are in the top 1000 but not in the top 600. On the other hand you picked "Free Jazz" and "Out to Lunch" correctly.
Shaun, you got "Lady in Satin" and "Blues and Roots" right.
I also found out that I made a mistake. There are only 43 new albums in the preliminary top 600.
This means that we now have the following list.
1. Benny Goodman - Carnegie Hall Concert
2. Thelonius Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
3. The Quintet - Jazz at Massey Hall
4. Miles Davis - Jeru/Birth of the Cool
5. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
6.
7. Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin Lovers
8. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
9. Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport
10. Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
11. John Coltrane - Blue Train
12.
13. Thelonius Monk - Brilliant Corners
14. Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
15.
16. Cannonball Adderley - Something Else
17. Frank Sinatra - Sings for Only the Lonely
18. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
19. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
20. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
21. Dave Brubeck - Time Out
22. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
23. Charles Mingus - Blues and Roots
24. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
25. Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of...
26. Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth
27. Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz
28. Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
29. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
30. Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby
31. Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
32. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
33. Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
34. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
35. Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch
36.
37. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
38. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
39. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
40. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame
41.
42. King Sunny Adé - Juju Music
43. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
The more blanks get filled in, the more fun this gets. OK, time to roll up the old sleeves and try to figure this out:
I'm going to take a wild stab here and guess that most of the five remaining slots are filled by one artist, namely Ol' Blue Eyes. #6 is SWING EASY; #12 is either COME FLY WITH ME or A SWINGIN' AFFAIR; #15 could be COME DANCE WITH ME; and #36, I'm guessing, is SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS. The only other possibility I can think of for #36 is Miles Davis' MILES SMILES, depending on how accurate the chronology is.
As for #41, I'll say that's either Herbie Hancock's HEAD HUNTERS or Weather Report's HEAVY WEATHER.
Henrik- after the all-inclusive update, you'll be taking a month or so off before doing the next update, correct? After the all-inclusive update, adding the sea of lists thereafter should be a snap (in their prioritized order, of course). Well, all except maybe Songs and Albums of the Century, and the Rock Song Index. Of course, I've already volunteered my services for that down the road.