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1959–1977

Jazz Cellar

The records that rewrote the rules.

Down a flight of stairs, blue light and cigarette smoke, and players who tore up the rulebook every night. Modal, cool, hard bop, and the fusion explosion — the giants who topped no pop chart but reshaped what music could do. Miles, Coltrane, Brubeck, and the records every other musician studied.

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All 85 tracks

85 tracks
So What by Miles Davis Sextet — cover art
Freddie Freeloader by Miles Davis — cover art
Freddie Freeloader
Miles Davis
1959
Bitches Brew (feat. Wayne Shorter, Bennie Maupin, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Dave Holland & Harvey Brooks) by Miles Davis — cover art
Bitches Brew (feat. Wayne Shorter, Bennie Maupin, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Dave Holland & Harvey Brooks)
Miles Davis
1970
Giant Steps (Take 1, Incomplete) by John Coltrane — cover art
Giant Steps (Take 1, Incomplete)
John Coltrane
1960
My Favorite Things by John Coltrane — cover art
My Favorite Things
John Coltrane
1961
Naima by John Coltrane — cover art
Naima
John Coltrane
1960
Take Five by Dave Brubeck — cover art
Take Five
Dave Brubeck
1959
Blue Rondo a la Turk by Dave Brubeck — cover art
Blue Rondo a la Turk
Dave Brubeck
1959
Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock — cover art
Cantaloupe Island
Herbie Hancock
1964
Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock — cover art
Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock
1962
Chameleon by Herbie Hancock — cover art
Chameleon
Herbie Hancock
1973
Birdland by Weather Report — cover art
Birdland
Weather Report
1977
Birds of Fire by Mahavishnu Orchestra — cover art
Birds of Fire
Mahavishnu Orchestra
1973
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat by Charles Mingus — cover art
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Charles Mingus
1959
Moanin' by Charles Mingus — cover art
Moanin'
Charles Mingus
1959
Bumpin' by Wes Montgomery — cover art
Bumpin'
Wes Montgomery
1966
Mister Magic by Grover Washington, Jr. — cover art
Mister Magic
Grover Washington, Jr.
1975
The Girl from Ipanema by Stan Getz & João Gilberto — cover art
The Girl from Ipanema
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
1964
Linus and Lucy by Vince Guaraldi Trio — cover art
Linus and Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio
1964
Seven Steps to Heaven by Miles Davis — cover art
Seven Steps to Heaven
Miles Davis
1963
Nefertiti by Miles Davis — cover art
Nefertiti
Miles Davis
1967
In a Silent Way by Miles Davis — cover art
In a Silent Way
Miles Davis
1969
Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) [Master] by Gil Evans & Miles Davis — cover art
Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) [Master]
Gil Evans & Miles Davis
1960
E.S.P. by Miles Davis — cover art
E.S.P.
Miles Davis
1965
A Love Supreme, Pt. 1 – Acknowledgement by John Coltrane — cover art
A Love Supreme, Pt. 1 – Acknowledgement
John Coltrane
1965
Equinox by John Coltrane — cover art
Equinox
John Coltrane
1960
Impressions by John Coltrane — cover art
Impressions
John Coltrane
1963
Stars Fell on Alabama by John Coltrane — cover art
Stars Fell on Alabama
John Coltrane
1963
Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans — cover art
Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans
1961

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▸ Did you know

  • Miles Davis's 'Kind of Blue' (1959) is the best-selling jazz album of all time — recorded in two sessions, mostly first takes.
  • Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five' made the pop charts in 5/4 time, a meter that was supposed to be unhummable.