Top Six Best Jazz Albums

1. A Love Supreme By John Coltrane

Since 1965, the date of its release, it has been influential in the jazz style and also in other styles of music. His passion and commitment in the music language evolved from tremendously multifaceted harmonic language which he learned with Miles Davis. The four songs depict emotions like loathe, happiness, sorrow and elation. Writers and painters use this album to inspire themselves who then apply it to their own field of arts. This album contains Coltrane's music evolution and it was always portrayed in his other albums for the rest of his music career.

2. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

This is the top selling jazz album in history. Did you know they have no rehearsal during the recording? Miles is a brilliant musician because he just showed up with the chords and recorded in one take only. That's how Miles wants to record songs, he wants to be spontaneous. No need to say, everybody played radiantly.

The recording took only one take because it was filled with high talent and extreme emotions. The songs are actually made of simple harmony and melodies but the deep feelings compensated for it. Pleasure will be experienced upon listening to this emotion-filled music.

3. Duke Ellington's "Ellington at Newport"

This is a very memorable concert that has an amazing story behind it. The appearance of small jazz bands and behop took a toll on the fame of bigger jazz bands in 1956. During the Newport Jazz Festival, Ellington tried new arrangements in the purpose of making the crowd pleased. The crowd were passive. Finally, in his one song, he collaborated with a sax solo Paul Gonzales and made the crowd dance with delight. Jazz solos made its way to the music scene because of this and gave Duke success and fame. Actually, Duke's band stayed in the music scene for almost 18 years.

4. Time Out by Dave Brubeck

This is an instrumental jazz album and for the first time, it sold for almost one million copes. Take 5, a song in the album, even made it to Billboards top songs. He incorporates new sounds in jazz genre by accumulating influences from Eastern Europe. Even if the songs has complicated harmony, it was made and crafted naturally that made it easy to listen to. This made his career soar high.

5.  Herbie Hancock - Headhunting

This is the best jazz albums for me, because of its perfect sound. Others especial critics claim this album to be not of jazz style. I do not agree. In fact, it became so famous in only a short time.

6.  Charlie Parker  - Jazz at Massey Hall

This album has been named under the greatest concert of all time. In its line up, it included stars like Parker, Dizzy, Minues, Powell and Roach.

Actually, this is the first time they played together and they sounded amazing. Some behop concert albums has low sound quality but this one sounded astoundingly. You can find out more of this from http://www.smoothjazzhub.com/nils/.