iTunes is currently having a jazz sale. Here are 38 essential jazz albums, under $6, we think you should own listed in alphabetical order. If you’re a Canadian user, the selection is not quite as good but nonetheless we’ve selected 6 albums you should own for under $7 each.
NEXTBOP FAVORITES (US)
Ambrose Akinmusire’s The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint
BADBADNOTGOOD’s III
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band ‘s Landmarks
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band’s Season Of Change
Derrick Hodge’s Live Today
Gregory Porter’s Liquid Spirit
Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove’s Directions In Music
Jason Moran’s ALL RISE: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller
Kris Bowers’ Heroes & Misfits
Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Deep Sound
Kurt Rosenwinkel’s The Next Step
Robert Glasper’s Canvas
Robert Glasper’s Double Booked
Robert Glasper’s In My Element
Takuya Kuroda’s Rising Son
The RH Factor’s Distractions
The RH Factor’s Hard Groove
CLASSIC JAZZ (US)
Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach’s We Insist! – Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
Bill Evans’ Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach & Charlie Mingus’ The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall (Live)
Dave Brubeck’s Time Out
Duke Ellington’s Money Jungle
Herbie Hancock’s Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage (Remastered)
Joe Henderson’s Page One
John Coltrane’s Blue Train (Bonus Track Version)
John Coltrane’s Giant Steps
John Coltrane’s My Favorite Things
Lee Morgan’s Cornbread
Lee Morgan’s The Sidewinder (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Miles Davis’ Birth Of The Cool (Remastered)
Miles Davis’ E.S.P.
Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis’ Miles Smiles
Ornette Coleman’s The Shape Of Jazz To Come
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane’s Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
Wayne Shorter’s Speak No Evil (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
NEXTBOP FAVORITES (CANADA)
Aaron Park’s Invisible Cinema
BADBADNOTGOOD’s III
Esbjorn Svensson Trio’s Seven Days Of Falling
Robert Glasper’s Double Booked
CLASSIC JAZZ (CANADA)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ Moanin’ (Remastered)
Miles Davis’ Birth Of The Cool (Remastered)
Sébastien Hélary co-founded Nextbop in 2009 with the objective of introducing modern jazz music to a younger generation of fans. Aside from music, his other main obsession is food, particularly ramen and other Japanese delicacies.
