Maailma enim mõjutanud jazziplaadid on briti jazzikriitikute hinnangul Miles Davise „Kind of Blue”, John Coltrane´i „A Love Supreme” ja Ornette Colemani „The Shape of Jazz To Come”.
Briti jazziajakiri Jazzwise avaldas 100. numbri ilmumise puhul augusti väljaandes edetabeli „TOP 100 jazziplaati, mis on muutnud maailma”. Kriitikute sõnul on tegemist plaatidega, mis on nende hinnangul tõesti midagi muutnud jazzmuusikas, mitte lihtsalt järjekordse müügitopi või the best of´iga.
TOP 100 JAZZIPLAATI:
1. Miles Davis „Kind of Blue” (Columbia), 1959
2. John Coltrane „A Love Supreme” (Impulse!), 1964
3. Ornette Coleman „The Shape of Jazz To Come” (Atlantic), 1959
4. Bill Evans Trio „Sunday At The Village Vanguard” (Riverside), 1961
5. Sonny Rollins „Saxophone Colossus” (Prestige), 1956
6. Thelonious Monk „Brilliant Cornes” (Riverside), 1956
7. Charles Mingus „Mingus Ah Um” (Columbia), 1959
8. Charlie Parker „Bird: The Complete Original Master Takes. The Savoy Recordings” (Savoy Jazz), 1945-48
9. Miles Davis „Bitches Brew” (Columbia), 1969
10. Keith Jarrett „The Köln Concert” (ECM), 1975
11. John Coltrane „Giant Steps” (Atlantic), 1959
12. Eric Dolphy „Out To Lunch” (Blue Note), 1964
13. Louis Armstrong „Complete Hot Fives and Sevens” (Columbia), 1925-30
14. Duke Ellington „The Blanton-Webster Band” (RCA Bluebird), 1940-42
15. Mahavishnu Orchestra „Inner Mounting Flame” (Columbia), 1972
16. Albert Ayler „Spiritual Unity” (ESP-Disk), 1964
17. Herbie Hancock „Head Hunters” (Columbia), 1973
18. Dave Brubeck „Time Out” (Columbia), 1959
19. Ornette Coleman „Free Jazz” (Atlantic), 1960
20. Weather Report „Heavy Weather” (Columbia), 1976
21. Ahmad Jamal „But Not For Me – At The Pershing” (Argo), 1958
22. Jelly roll Morton „Volume 1” (JSP), 1926-28
23. Frank Sinatra „Songs For Swingin´ Lovers” (Capitol), 1955-56
24. Wes Montgomery „The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery” (Riverside), 1960
25. Modern Jazz Quartet „Fontessa” (Atlantic), 1956
26. Bud Powell „The Genius of Bud Powell” (Clef/Verve), 1950-51
27. Cecil Taylor „At The Cafe Montmartre” (Debut), 1962
28. Art Blakey „Moanin´” (Blue Note), 1958
29. Herbie Hancock „Maiden Voyage” (Blue Note), 1965
30. Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto „Getz/Gilberto” (Verve), 1963
31. Pat Metheny „Bright Size Life” (ECM), 1975
32. Jimmy Smith „A New Sound, A New Star” (Blue Note), 1956
33. Jan Garbarek „Afric Pepperbird” (ECM), 1970
34. Woody Herman „The Thundering Herds” (Columbia), 1945-47
35. Duke Ellington „Ellington At Newport” (Columbia), 1956
36. Ella Fitzgerald „Sings The Cole Porter Songbook” (Verve), 1956
37. Charles Mingus „The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady” (Impulse!), 1963
38. Cannonball Adderley „Somethin´ Else” (Blue Note), 1959
39. Tony Williams Liftime „Emergency!” (Polydor), 1969
40. Billie Holiday „At JATP” (Clef/Verve), 1945-47
41. Chick Corea „Return To Forever” (ECM), 1972
42. Stan Getz „Focus” (Verve), 1961
43. Miles Davis „Scetches Of Spain” (Columbia), 1960
44. George Russell „The Jazz Workshop” (RCA Victor), 1956
45. John Coltrane „Impressions” (Impulse!), 1961, 1963
46. Andrew Hill „Point of Departure” (Blue Note), 1964
47. Sonny Rollins „The Bridge” (RCA Victor), 1962
48. Sun Ra „The Heliocentric Words of Sun Ra Volume 1” (ESP-Disk), 1965
49. Dizzy Gillespie „Shaw ´Nuff” (Musicraft), 1945-46
50. Lennie Tristano „Tristano” (Atlantic), 1955
51. John Zorn „Naked City” (Elektra Nonesuch), 1989
52. John McLaughlin „Extrapolation” (Marmalade), 1969
53. Pharoah Sanders „Karma” (Impulse!), 1969
54. Lester Young „Lester Young/Buddy Rich Trio” (Verve), 1946
55. John Coltrane „Ascension” (Impulse!), 1965
56. Art Ensemble of Chicago „A Jackson In Your House” (BYG/Actuel), 1969
57. Horace Silver „Song For My Father” (Blue Note), 1963-64
58. Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet „Clifford Brown and Max Roach” (EmArcy), 1954
59. Coleman Hawkins „Body and Soul” (RCA Bluebird), 1939-56
60. Peter Brötzmann Octet „Machine Gun” (FMP), 1968
61. Miles Davis „Birth Of Cool” (Capitol), 1949-50
62. Count Basie „The Atomic Mr Basie” (Roulette), 1957
63. Archie Shepp „Four For Trane” (Impulse!), 1964
64. Brad Mehldau „Art Of The Trio Vol 3” (Warner), 1998
65. Gerry Mulligan „Gerry Mulligan Quartet” (Pacific Jazz), 1952
66. Gil Evans „The Individualism of Gil Evans” (Verve), 1963-64
67. John Handy „Live At Monterey Jazz Festival” (Columbia), 1965
68. Esbjörn Svensson Trio „From Gagarin´s Point of View” (ACT), 1999
69. Stan Tracey „Jazz Suite Inspired By Dylan Thomas´ Under Milk Wood” (EMI/Columbia), 1965
70. Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) „African Marketplace” (Elektra/Musician), 1980
71. Wayne Shorter „Speak No Evil” (Blue Note), 1964
72. Thelonious Monk „The Genius of Modern Music Vol 1” (Blue Note), 1947
73. Roland Kirk „Rip, Rig and Panic” (Limelight), 1965
74. Herbie Hancock „The New Standard” (Verve), 1996
75. Oscar Peterson „Night Train” (Verve), 1962
76. Charles Lloyd „Dream Weather” (Atlantic), 1966
77. Art Tatum „The Genius of Art Tatum Vol 1” (Clef 1953), 1953
78. Betty Carter „The Audience With Betty Carter” (Betcar), 1979
79. Oliver Nelson „The Blues And The Abstract Truth” (Impulse!), 1961
80. John Surman „Tales Of The Algonquin” (Dream), 1971
81. Eberhard Weber „The Colours Of Chloe” (ECM), 1973
82. Steve Coleman and Five Elements „The Tao Of Mad Phat: Fringe Zones” (RCA/Novus), 1993
83. Diana Krall „Love Scenes” (Impulse!), 1997
84. Anthony Braxton „For Alto” (Delmark), 1969
85. Krzystof Komeda „Astigmatic” (Polskie Nagrania Muza), 1965
86. Steps Ahead „Steps Ahead” (Elektra/Musician), 1983
87. Django Reinhardt „Retrospective 1934-53” (Saga), 1934-53
88. Joe Harriott-John Mayer Double Quintet „Indo-Jazz Suite” (EMI Columbia), 1965
89. Jackie McLean „Let Freedom Ring” (Blue Note), 1962
90. Charlie Haden „Liberation Music Orchestra” (Impulse!), 1969
91. Music Improvisatsion Company „Music Improvisatsion Company” (ECM), 1970
92. Sarah Vaughan „Sarah Vaughan” (EmArcy), 1954
93. Jan Johanssen „Jazz Pa Svenska” (Megafon), 1962-64
94. Cassandra Wilson „Blue Light ´Til Dawn” (Blue Note), 1993
95. Wynton Marsalis „Black Codes From The Underground” (Columbia), 1985
96. Medeski, Martin and Wood „Combustication” (Blue Note), 1998
97. Tomasz Stanko „Soul Of Things” (ECM), 2001
98. Courtney Pine „Journey To The Urge Within” (Antilles), 1986
99. The Bad Plus „These Are The Vistas” (Columbia), 2003
100. Polar Bear „Held On The Tips of Fingers” (Babel), 2004-2005
Allikas Jazzwise, august 2006
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