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Jazz 100
Top 100 (Post-1980)
The Best Jazz Ever Released Digitally
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1SeatbeltsCowboy Bebop1998Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
2Sonny SharrockAsk the Ages1991Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
3Buena Vista Social ClubBuena Vista Social Club1997Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
4Kamasi WashingtonThe Epic2015Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
5Pat Metheny GroupThe Way Up2005Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
6Natalia LafourcadeDe Todas las Flores2022Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
7Portico QuartetIsla2009Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
8John ZornThe Big Gundown1985Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
9Sons of KemetBlack to the Future2021Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
10Nubya GarciaSource2020Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
11David Murray OctetMing1980Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
12In Order to SurviveThe Peach Orchard1998Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
13Charlie Haden & Pat MethenyBeyond the Missouri Sky1997Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
14Mélanie de BiasioNo Deal2013Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
15Esbjorn Svensson TrioLeucocyte2008Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
16Rabih Abou-KhalilBlue Camel1992Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
17John ScofieldA Go Go1998Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
18Esperanza SpaldingEsperanza2008Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
19Madeleine PeyrouxCareless Love2004Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
20The Bad PlusThese Are the Vistas2003Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
21Jack DeJohnetteSpecial Edition1980Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
22Tomasz Stanko SeptetLitania1997Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
23Allen ToussaintThe Bright Mississippi2009Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
24Avishai Cohen TrioGently Disturbed2008Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
25Vijay IyerFar from Over2017Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
26Esbjorn Svensson TrioViaticum2005Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
27Medeski, Martin & WoodThe End of the World Party2004Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
28Medeski, Martin & WoodCombustication1998Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
29Marc RibotThe Prosthetic Cubans1998Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
30Cassandra WilsonBlue Light 'til Dawn1993Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
31Roy HargroveEarfood2008Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
32Brad MehldauThe Art of the Trio, Volume Three1998Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
33Kenny WheelerAngel Song1997Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
34Charles GayleRepent1992Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
35Ornette ColemanSound Grammar2006Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
36Diana KrallAll For You1996Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
37Ambrose AkinmusireThe Imagined Savior...2014Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
38Tomasz Stanko QuartetLontano2006Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
39Bill FrisellGood Dog, Happy Man1999Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
40Cassandra WilsonNew Moon Daughter1995Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
41Dave Holland QuintetExtended Play: Live at Birdland2003Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
42Joe HendersonLush Life1992Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
43The Lounge LizardsNo Pain for Cakes1987Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
44Henry ThreadgillToo Much Sugar for a Dime1993Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
45Tigran HamasyanShadow Theater2013Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
46Tord Gustavsen TrioBeing There2007Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
47Jack DeJohnetteIn Movement2016Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
48Cécile McLorin SalvantMélusine2023Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
49Jan GarbarekIn Praise of Dreams2004Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
50Pat Metheny & Brad MehldauMetheny/Mehldau2006Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
51Cécile McLorin SalvantGhost Song 2022Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
52Michael BreckerMichael Brecker1987Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
53Randy WestonThe Spirits of Our Ancestors1991Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
54Keith JarrettBye Bye Blackbird1993Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
55Chet BakerLet's Get Lost1989Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
56Bill FrisellBlues Dream2001Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
57Dexter Gordon & Herbie HancockRound Midnight1986Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
58Michael BreckerTales From the Hudson1996Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
59Joshua RedmanMoodSwing1994Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
60Tord Gustavsen TrioChanging Places2003Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
61Gregory PorterBe Good2012Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
62Wayne ShorterFootprints Live!2002Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
63Dave Holland QuintetPrime Directive1999Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
64Joe HendersonSo Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)1993Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
65Cécile McLorin SalvantDreams and Daggers2017Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
66Harry Connick, Jr.When Harry Met Sally...1989Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
67Matthew HalsallColour Yes2009Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
68Patricia BarberCafé Blue1994Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
69Erik TruffazThe Walk of the Giant Turtle2003Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
70Lloyd Miller(OST)2010Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
71John ScofieldTime on My Hands1990Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
72Don ByronBug Music1996Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
73Joe LovanoFrom the Soul1992Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
74Patricia BarberMythologies2006Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
75Radka Toneff and Steve DobrogoszFairytales1982Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
76Dave DouglasCharms of the Night Sky1998Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
77William ParkerO'Neal's Porch2001Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
78Marc JohnsonBass Desires1986Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
79Carla BleySocial Studies1981Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
80José JamesThe Dreamer2008Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
81Jamie Saft TrioBook of Angels: Astaroth Vol. 12005Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
82Carmen McRaeCarmen Sings Monk1990Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
83Brian BladeSeason of Changes2008Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
84Michel PetruccianiPower of Three1986Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
85Charles LloydHyperion With Higgins2001Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
86Marcin Wasilewski TrioJanuary2008Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
87Michel PetruccianiMichel Plays Petrucciani1988Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
88Arthur BlytheIllusions1980Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
89Wynton MarsalisJ Mood1986Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
90Brian Blade FellowshipPerceptual2000Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
91Wayne ShorterEmanon2018Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
92Horace TapscottThe Dark Tree 11991Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
93The Art Farmer QuintetBlame It on My Youth1988Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
94Bobo Stenson TrioSerenity2000Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
95Terence BlanchardA Tale of God's Will2007Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
96Ralph TownerAnthem2001Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
97Matthew HalsallSending My Love2008Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
98Marilyn CrispellNothing Ever Was, Anyway1997Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
99Shirley HornHere's to Life1992Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
100Branford MarsalisTrio Jeepy1988Shop at Amazon USAShop at Amazon UKDownload unrestricted MP3s
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