1. Robert Johnson – King of the Delta Blues Singers
2. Bill Evans – Sunday at the Village Vanguard
3. Bill Evans – Waltz for Debby
4. Oliver Nelson – The Blues and the Abstract Truth
5. John Coltrane – Olé Coltrane
6. Max Roach – We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
7. Patsy Cline – Showcase
8. Ornette Coleman – Free Jazz
9. Stan Getz – Focus
10. Bobby Bland – Two Steps From the Blues
11. John Coltrane – Africa/Brass
12. João Gilberto – João Gilberto
13. Eric Dolphy – At the Five Spot
14. Nina Simone – Nina Simone at Newport
15. George Russell – Ezz-thetics
16. Grant Green – Grantstand
17. Hank Mobley – Roll Call
18. Cecil Taylor – The World of Cecil Taylor
19. Lee Konitz – Motion
20. Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
21. Milt Jackson & John Coltrane – Bags & Trane
22. Ella Fitzgerald – Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
23. Miles Davis – Steamin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet
24. Ray Charles – The Genius Sings the Blues
25. Freddie Hubbard – Ready for Freddie