John Coltrane’s music was my gateway into exploring and then falling in love with jazz, and My Favorite Things is the album that best represents that journey for me.
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Tag: Instrumental
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue: #264 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Wherein we take the journey through the three phases that led to Kind of Blue.
Lee Morgan – Cornbread: #200 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Hot, fresh, and tasty.
John Coltrane – Giant Steps: #502 of best 1,000 albums ever!
You’re going to want to take a few long-ish steps or multiple little ones to get your ears closer to this one.
J Dilla – Donuts: #537 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Soul, jazz, rock, and funk served up as a tasty hip hop concoction all its own.
The Meters – Look-Ka Py Py: #843 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Get down with the funky miracle.
Ratatat – Classics: #922 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Electronic lounge journeys, dark and synth-y at times, with great energy, pulse, and beats.