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Greatest Jazz Icons

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

From Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins through to Jamie Cullum, these are the true icons of jazz.

95 SONGS • 8 HOURS AND 28 MINUTES

1Take Five
Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out
05:24
2So What
So What
Miles Davis feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans
Cool Miles Davis
09:22
3'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk
Genius Of Modern Music (Vol.1, Expanded Edition)
03:14
4St. Thomas [feat. Tommy Flanagan & Doug Watkins & Max Roach]
St. Thomas [feat. Tommy Flanagan & Doug Watkins & Max Roach]
Sonny Rollins feat. Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins & Max Roach
Saxophone Colossus
06:48
5Blue Train (Alternate Take / Remastered 2003/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Blue Train (Alternate Take / Remastered 2003/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
John Coltrane
Blue Train (Expanded Edition)
09:58
6The Girl From Ipanema
The Girl From Ipanema
Stan Getz
Getz/Gilberto (Expanded Edition)
05:20
7Feeling Good
Feeling Good
Nina Simone
Best Classics Ever
02:55
8Moanin'
Moanin'
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Moanin' (Expanded Edition)
09:31
9Fever
Fever
Peggy Lee
Things Are Swingin'
03:20
10A House Is Not A Home
A House Is Not A Home
Bill Evans Trio
I Will Say Goodbye
04:37
11Work Song
Work Song
Cannonball Adderley
Them Dirty Blues
05:08
12Mack the Knife
Mack the Knife
Louis Armstrong
16 Most Requested Songs Of The 1950s. Volume Two
03:18
13Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
05:02
14In the Mood (Remastered)
In the Mood (Remastered)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
The Very Best Of
03:34
15Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald - Gold
03:33
16Take the A Train
Take the A Train
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Timeless Jazz featuring Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and More
03:04
17La Conga Blicoti
La Conga Blicoti
Josephine Baker
The No. 1 Latin Jazz Album Ever!
02:24
18Sugar
Sugar
Stanley Turrentine
The Essential Stanley Turrentine
10:03
19Sweet Georgia Brown (Remastered)
Sweet Georgia Brown (Remastered)
Oscar Peterson
Rockin' In Rhythm (Oscar Peterson - Vol. 2)
03:00
20L-O-V-E
L-O-V-E
Nat King Cole
L-O-V-E
02:35
21Stormy Weather (2003 Remastered Version)
Stormy Weather (2003 Remastered Version)
Billie Holiday
Blue Moon
03:42
22They Can't Take That Away From Me
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Dizzy Gillespie
The Champ
03:46
23Mad About The Boy
Mad About The Boy
Dinah Washington
Love Songs - The Ultimate Collection
03:01
24Lullaby of Birdland
Lullaby of Birdland
Sarah Vaughan & Clifford Brown
The Unforgettable Sarah Vaughan
03:58
25Sound And Sense (Remastered)
Sound And Sense (Remastered)
Roy Ayers
West Coast Vibe
06:42
26Night Hawk
Night Hawk
Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Lockjaw Davis
101 - The Ultimate Coleman Hawkins
10:32
27Someone to Watch Over Me
Someone to Watch Over Me
The Benny Carter Quartet
\'S Wonderful: The Jazz Giants Play George Gershwin
02:40
28It Was A Very Good Year
It Was A Very Good Year
Wes Montgomery
Movin’: The Complete Verve Recordings
03:43
29Taxi War Dance (Alternate Take)
Taxi War Dance (Alternate Take)
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Cafe Society (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:50
30Caravan
Caravan
Buddy Rich
Nine Classic Albums 1958-1962
09:44
31Comin' Home Baby
Comin' Home Baby
Mel Tormé
Comin' Home Baby
02:45
32My Funny Valentine
My Funny Valentine
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
02:20
33Manha De Carnaval (Remastered 2005)
Manha De Carnaval (Remastered 2005)
Dexter Gordon
Gettin' Around
08:26
34Moonlight In Vermont
Moonlight In Vermont
Gerry Mulligan
RTL Gerry Mulligan
03:15
35Poinciana
Poinciana
Ahmad Jamal Trio
The 100 Best Jazz Tunes Of The 1950s
08:09
36The Very Thought Of You
The Very Thought Of You
Shirley Horn
You're My Thrill
05:13
37The Man I Love
The Man I Love
Kenny Burrell
Blue Lights (Volumes 1 & 2)
06:46
38Quintessence
Quintessence
Quincy Jones & His Orchestra
Quincy Jones: Verve Ultimate Cool
04:20
39Sarah Jane
Sarah Jane
Ramsey Lewis
The Very Best Of Ramsey Lewis
04:30
40Butterfly (feat. Omar)
Butterfly (feat. Omar)
Courtney Pine
Butterfly (feat. Omar)
03:57
41Bulbs (Into the Hot) [Remastered]
Bulbs (Into the Hot) [Remastered]
The Gil Evans Orchestra
Into the Hot (Remastered)
06:55
42Black Narcissus (Album Version)
Black Narcissus (Album Version)
Joe Henderson
Power To The People [Keepnews Collection] (Remastered)
04:52
43That's Right
That's Right
Woody Herman & His Orchestra
Early Autumn
03:05
44All of Me
All of Me
Eroll Garner
Serenade to Laura
02:48
45Night Train
Night Train
Lionel Hampton
Air Mail Special (100 Tracks - Digital Remastered)
03:06
46Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Charles Mingus
Mingus Ah Um
05:44
47They Can't Take That Away From Me
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Art Tatum
The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 4
04:45
48I'll See You in My Dreams (Remastered)
I'll See You in My Dreams (Remastered)
Django Reinhardt
Djangology: Solo & Duet Recordings (Remastered)
02:33
49The Sidewinder
The Sidewinder
Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones
A Man And A Woman
03:04
50When It's Sleepytime Down South
When It's Sleepytime Down South
Wynton Marsalis
Standards & Ballads
05:10
51Hey Laura
Hey Laura
Gregory Porter
Liquid Spirit (Bonus Tracks)
03:19
52Let's Face The Music And Dance
Let's Face The Music And Dance
Diana Krall
When I Look In Your Eyes
05:18
53I Should Care (Remastered)
I Should Care (Remastered)
Julie London
Magic (Remastered)
03:20
54They Say It's Wonderful
They Say It's Wonderful
Little Jimmy Scott
Great Scott!
04:05
55These Are The Days
These Are The Days
Jamie Cullum
Twentysomething (Special Edition)
03:21
56There Will Never Be Another You (Lester Young Plays Tenor Saxophone)
There Will Never Be Another You (Lester Young Plays Tenor Saxophone)
Lester Young
The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
03:38
57Matrix
Matrix
Chick Corea
The Best Of Chick Corea
06:29
58Where Do You Start
Where Do You Start
Brad Mehldau Trio
Where Do You Start
04:06
59Fly Me To The Moon [feat. Count Basie And His Orchestra]
Fly Me To The Moon [feat. Count Basie And His Orchestra]
Frank Sinatra feat. Count Basie & His Orchestra
Ultimate Sinatra
02:27
60Come Away With Me
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
03:20
61Namely You
Namely You
Max Roach
Jazz Elite: Best Of Max Roach
02:46
62Maiden Voyage
Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock
Maiden Voyage
07:57
63Footprints
Footprints
Wayne Shorter
The Classic Blue Note Recordings
07:32
64I Remember Clifford (Remastered)
I Remember Clifford (Remastered)
Lee Morgan
The Very Best
07:06
65Alfie
Alfie
Roland Kirk
Rip Rig And Panic / Now Please Don't You Cry Beautiful Edith
02:53
66Bye Bye Blackbird
Bye Bye Blackbird
Bill Henderson
His Complete Vee-Jay Recordings, Vol. 1
03:04
67Song For My Father
Song For My Father
Horace Silver
Song For My Father
07:18
68At Last
At Last
Etta James
My Greatest Songs
03:01
69Ain't Misbehaving' (Remastered, Part 3)
Ain't Misbehaving' (Remastered, Part 3)
Fats Waller
Swing Out of Victory (1929 - 1943)
03:57
70Begin The Beguine
Begin The Beguine
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
The Essential Artie Shaw
03:15
71Beyond The Mirage
Beyond The Mirage
Paco de Lucía, John McLaughlin & Al Di Meola
Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin
06:10
72When Sunny Gets Blue
When Sunny Gets Blue
McCoy Tyner
Today And Tomorrow
04:42
73Heather
Heather
Billy Cobham
Crosswinds
08:40
74It Ain't Necessarily So
It Ain't Necessarily So
Mary Lou Williams
Gilles Peterson - Magic Peterson Sunshine
04:41
75Bouncin' With Bud (Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Bouncin' With Bud (Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Bud Powell
The Very Best
03:03
76All the Things You Are
All the Things You Are
Pat Metheny
Question and Answer
08:26
77Return Expedition
Return Expedition
Stanley Jordan
Stolen Moments
15:27
78The Best Is Yet to Come
The Best Is Yet to Come
Tony Bennett
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
02:29
79Am I Blue? (Rudy Van Gelder/24Bit Mastering/2000 Digital Remaster)
Am I Blue? (Rudy Van Gelder/24Bit Mastering/2000 Digital Remaster)
Grant Green
Am I Blue?
06:57
80Autumn Nocturne (Remastered 2002)
Autumn Nocturne (Remastered 2002)
Lou Donaldson
The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions 1957-60
04:55
81Thunder Walk
Thunder Walk
George Benson
George Benson: Verve Ultimate Cool
04:39
82Patricia (2007 Remastered Version)
Patricia (2007 Remastered Version)
Art Pepper
Besame Mucho
03:36
83Downtime
Downtime
Robert Glasper Trio
Double Booked
05:22
84Dance Me To The End Of Love
Dance Me To The End Of Love
Madeleine Peyroux
Careless Love
03:56
85Almost Like Being In Love
Almost Like Being In Love
Nancy Wilson
Like In Love
01:45
86Astral Traveling
Astral Traveling
Pharoah Sanders
Thembi
05:50
87Lonely Woman
Lonely Woman
Ornette Coleman
The Best Of Ornette Coleman
04:59
88Journey In Satchidananda [feat. Pharoah Sanders]
Journey In Satchidananda [feat. Pharoah Sanders]
Alice Coltrane feat. Pharoah Sanders
Impulse! 60: The Best of Impulse Records
06:40
89Door of the Cosmos
Door of the Cosmos
Sun Ra
Sleeping Beauty (Expanded Edition)
09:00
90Brown Rice
Brown Rice
Don Cherry
Soul Jazz Records Presents SOUL OF A NATION: Jazz is the Teacher, Funk is the Preacher - Afro-Centric Jazz, Street Funk and the Roots of Rap in the Black Power Era 1969-75
05:15
91Birdland
Birdland
Weather Report
Heavy Weather
05:59
92So Far Away
So Far Away
David Sanborn
Close-Up
05:20
93Sneakin' Up Behind You
Sneakin' Up Behind You
The Brecker Brothers
The Essential Brecker Brothers
04:55
94Winelight
Winelight
Grover Washington, Jr.
Winelight
07:32
95Don't Go Lose It Baby
Don't Go Lose It Baby
Hugh Masekela
Grazing In The Grass: The Best Of Hugh Masekela
06:51