Penguin Guide to Jazz: Added to 6th Edition


Note: These lists are believed to be complete. The sort order has changed slightly between editions, so we use the more recent (6th Edition).

Artist Title 6th Ed.
Sarah Jane Cion Summer Night [Naxos] ***
Sonny Clark Oakland 1955 [Uptown] **(*)
  Sonny's Crib [Blue Note] ***
  My Conception [Blue Note] ***(*)
  Leapin' and Lopin' [Blue Note] ***(*)
Clark-Boland Big Band All Blues / Sax No End [MPS] ***
  Théâtre National de Paris 1969 [RTE] ***
Thomas Clausen Follow the Moon [Stunt] **(*)
  Prelude to a Kiss [Stunt] ***
  My Favorite Things [Stunt] ***(*)
Jay Clayton Brooklyn 2000 [Sunnyside] ***(*)
Alex Cline Sparks Fly Upward [Cryptogramophone] ***
  The Other Shore [Cryptogramophone] ***(*)
  The Constant Flame [Cryptogramophone] ****
Rosemary Clooney Rosie Solves the Swinging Riddle! [Koch] ***
Clusone 3 An Hour With [Hatology] ***
Billy Cobham Rudiments - The Billy Cobham Anthology [Atlantic] ***(*)
  The Art of Three [Blowithard] ***
Michael Cochrane Footprints [Steeplechase] ***
  Minor Matrix [Steeplechase] **(*)
  Quartet Music [Steeplechase] ***
Tony Coe British-American Blue [Between the Lines] ***
  Dreams [Zephyr] ***
Avishai Cohen Unity [Stretch] ***
Al Cohn You 'N' Me [Verve] ***(*)
  In Concert at East Stroudsberg University [IAJRC] ***(*)
George 'Kid Sheik' Cola New Orleans Stompers [GHB] ***
Freddy Cole Merry-Go-Round [Telarc] ***
Nat Cole Nat 'King' Cole 1947 Vol. 3 [Classics] ***
  Nat 'King' Cole 1947-1949 [Classics] ***
  Nat 'King' Cole 1949 [Classics] ***
Bill Coleman From Boogie to Funk [Emarcy] ***(*)
  Bill Coleman Meets Guy Lafitte [Black Lion] ***
George Coleman My Horns of Plenty [Birdology] ***(*)
  Danger High Voltage [Two and Four] ***(*)
Steve Coleman The Ascension to Light [RCA] ***
  Resistance Is Futile [Label Bleu] ***(*)
Buddy Collette Big Band in Concert [Bridge] ***
Scott Colley This Place [Steeplechase] ***(*)
  Subliminal . . . [Criss Cross] **(*)
Max Collie Hot Jaz Celebration [Reality] ***
Graham Collier Darius [Disconforme] ***(*)
  Midnight Blue [Disconforme] ***
  New Conditions [Disconforme] ***(*)
  Symphony of Scorpions [Disconforme] ***(*)
  The Day of teh Dead [Disconforme] ***
  Something British Made in Hong Kong [Disconforme] **
George Colligan Agent 99 [Steeplechase] ****
  Como La Vida Puede Ser [Fresh Sound] ***
  Twins [Steeplechase] ***(*)
  A Wish [Steeplechase] ***(*)
Kenny Colman Dreamscape [Justin Time] **(*)
  Straight Ahead [Justin Time] ***
Alice Coltrane Radha-Krisna Nama Sankirtana [Warner Bros] **
  Transcendence [Warner Bros] **
  Transfiguration [Warner Bros] ***
John Coltrane Trans'e Blues [Blue Note] ***
  The Art of Coltrane [Blue Note] ***
  Giant Steps: Deluxe Edition [Rhino] ****
  Live Trane: The European Tours [Pablo] ****
  The Very Best of John Coltrane [Impulse] ***
  Standards [Impulse] ***
  Spiritual [Impulse] ***
  Coltrane for Lovers [Impulse] *
  The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording [Impulse] (***)
Ravi Coltrane Moving Pictures [RCA] ***
  From the Round Box [RCA] **(*)
Ken Colyer In the Sweet Bye and Bye [Upbeat] ***
  Live at the 51 Club - 1960 [Dine-a-Mite Jazz] ***
  A Boston Concert [Upbeat] **(*)
  Once More for Auntie [Upbeat] ***
Eddie Condon Eddie Condon 1947-1950 [Classics] ***
Chris Connor Haunted Heart [High Note] ***
Contraband Pale Fire [Bvhaast] ****
Junior Cook Junior's Cookin' [OJC] ***
Marc Copland That's for Sure [Challenge] ***(*)
  Lunar [Hatology] ***(*)
  Poetic Motion [Sketch] ***
Chick Corea Inner Space [Atlantic] ***
  Solo Piano [Stretch] ***
  Solo Piano [Stretch] ***
  Originations [Stretch] ***
  Past, Present & Futures [Stretch] ***(*)
Rich Corpolongo Smiles [Delmark] ***
Larry Coryell Coryell [Universe] ***
  Live at the Village Gate [Universe] ***
  Barefoot Boy [One Way] **
  The Real Great Escape [Vanguard] **
  The Restful Mind [Universe] ****
Eddie Costa Guys and Dolls Like Vibes [Verve] ***(*)
Johnny Costa Classic Costa [Chiaroscuro] ****
  A Portrait of George Gershwin [Chiaroscuro] ***(*)
  Dream [Chiaroscuro] ***(*)
The Cotton Pickers The Cotton Pickers 1922/1925 [Jazz Archives] ***
Norrie Cox Dance Hall Days [Delmark] ***
Lol Coxhill Spectral Soprano: Solo and Group Improvisations, 1954-1999 [Emanem] ***
  Digswell Duets [Emanem] ***
Crane River Jazz Band The Crane River Jazz Band [Cadillac] ***
Marilyn Crispell Selected Works: 1983-1986, Solo Duo Quartet [Leo Golden Years of New Jazz] ****
  Red [Black Saint] ***
  Blue [Black Saint] ***
  Amaryllis [ECM] ****
Sonny Criss The Complete Imperial Sessions [Blue Note] ***
  Sonny Criss Quartet Featuring Wynton Kelly [Fresh Sound] ***
  Mr Blues Pour Flirter [Verve] ***
  The Beat Goes On! [OJC] ***
Bob Crosby Ecstasy [Halcyon] ***
  Where Do We Go From Here? [Halcyon] ***
The Crusaders Southern Comfort [GRP] ***(*)
Ronnie Cuber In a New York Minute [Steeplechase] ***
Andrew Cyrille Double Clutch [Silkheart] **(*)
  C/D/E [Jazz Magnet] ***(*)
Carsten Dahl The Butterfly Dream [Storyville] **(*)
  Jazzpar 2000 Quintet [Storyville] ***
Eddie Daniels Swing Low Sweet Chariot [Shanachie] **(*)
Harold Danko Stable Mates [Steeplechase] ***(*)
  Nightscapes [Steeplechase] ***
  Prestigious [Steeplechase] ***(*)
John Dankworth Moon Valley [Audio] ***
Stefano D'Anna Carousel [Splasc(h)] ***
Carlo Actis Dato Wake Up With the Birds [Leo] ***(*)
  Paella & Norimaki [Splasc(h)] ***(*)
  Ginosa Jungle [Splasc(h)] ***
  Fes Montuno [YVP] ***(*)
Kenny Davern A Night With Eddie Condon [Arbors] ***
  The Jazz Kennection [Arbors] ***
Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Live at Minton's [Prestige] ***(*)
  Blues Up and Down [Milestone] ***(*)
  Goin' to the Meetin' [Prestige] ***
  Lock, the Fox / The Fox and the Hounds [Collectables] ***
Jesse Davis First Insight [Concord] ***
  Second Nature [Concord] ***
Miles Davis The Best of Miles Davis and John Coltrane 1955-1961 [Columbia Legacy] ***
  The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions [Columbia Legacy] ***
  Live at the Fillmore East, March 6 1970: It's About That Time [Columbia/Legacy] ***(*)
  In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall [Columbia/Legacy] ***
  The Essential Miles Davis [Columbia Legacy] ****
  Montreux Highlights [Warners] ***
Richard Davis Forest Flowers [32 Jazz] ***
  Live at Sweet Basil [Evidence] ***
  The Bassist: Homage to Diversity [Palmetto] ***
Steve Davis The Jaunt [Criss Cross] ***
  Big Deep [Criss Cross] ***
  Crossfire [Criss Cross] ***(*)
  Portrait in Sound [Stretch] ***(*)
Wild Bill Davison Memories [Jazzology] ***
Day & Taxi About [Percaso] ***(*)
  Less and More [Unit] ***(*)
Kevin Dean Kevin's Heaven [Double Time] **(*)
John D'Earth Restoration Comedy [Double Time] ***
Joey DeFrancesco Incredible! [Concord] ***
  Singin' and Swingin' [Concord] ***
Papa John DeFrancesco Hip Cake Walk [High Note] **
Lew Del Gatto Katewalk [Naxos] ****
Delta Four Inn on the Green [Raymer Sound] **
Trudy Desmond Tailor Made [Jazz Alliance] ***
  Make Me Rainbows [Koch] ***(*)
  My One and Only [Jazz Alliance] ***(*)
Jimmy Deuchar Showcase [Jasmine] ***
  Opus de Funk [Jasmine] ***(*)
  Pal Jimmy! [Jasmine] ***(*)
Stefano Di Battista A Prima Vista [Blue Note] ***(*)
  Stefano Di Battista [Blue Note] ***(*)
Furio Di Castri Fellini [Audion] ***(*)
Whit Dickey Big Top [Wobbly Rail] ***
Joe Diorio Stateside [Diorio Jazz] ***
Johnny Dodds New Orleans Stomp [Frog] ***(*)
Niels Lan Doky Haitek Haiku [Emarcy] **
Eric Dolphy Music Matador [Fresh Sound] ***
Sophia Domancich La Part des Anges [Gimini] ***(*)
Arne Domnérus Jump for Joy, 1959-1961 [Dragon] ***
  Rapturous Reeds [Phontastic] ***
  Dompani [Fresh Sound] ***
Lou Donaldson Live on the QE2 [Chiaroscuro] ***
Perre Dørge Zig Zag Zimfoni [Stunt] ***(*)
Kenny Dorham 'Round About Midnight at the Café Bohemia [Blue Note] ****
  Whistle Stop [Blue Note] ***
  Una Mas [Blue Note] ***
Tommy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey 1938 [Classics] ***
  Tommy Dorsey 1938 Vol. 2 [Classics] ***
  Tommy Dorsey 1938-1939 [Classics] ***
Dave Douglas Leap of Faith [Arabesque] ****
  Soul on Soul [RCA] ***(*)
  A Thousand Evenings [RCA] ***(*)
  Witness [RCA] ***(*)
  The Infinite [RCA] ***
Mark Dresser Marinade [Tzadik] ***
  Reunion: Live at the Guelph Jazz Festival [Intrepid Ear] ***
  Duologues [Intrepid Ear] ****
  Aquifer [Cryptogramophone] ****
Kenny Drew At the Brewhouse [Storyville] ***(*)
Paquito D'Rivera The Best of Paquito D'Rivera [Columbia] ***
  Habanera [Enja] ***(*)
Paul Dunmall The Great Divide [Cuneiform Rune] ****
Johnny Dunn Cornet Blues [Frog] ***
Dominic Duval Asylem [Leo] ***
  Cries and Whispers [Cadence] ***
Kyle Eastwood From There to Here [Sony] **(*)
Billy Eckstine Billy Eckstine 1947 [Classics] ***
Harry 'Sweets' Edison Live at the Iridium [Telarc] ***
Teddy Edwards Sunset Eyes [Blue Note] ***
  It's All Right [OJC] ***
  Close Encounters [High Note] ***
  Ladies Man [High Note] ***
Marty Ehrlich Song [Enja] ***
  Malinke's Dance [Omnitone] ***(*)
Bruce Eisenbeil Opium [CIMP] ***
Either/Orchestra More Beautiful Than Death [Accurate] ***
Roy Eldridge Little Jazz & the Jimmy Ryan All Stars [OJC] **(*)
Mark Elf Live at Smalls [Jen Bay Jazz] ***
  New York Cats [Jen Bay Jazz] ***
  Swingin' [Jen Bay Jazz] ***
  Dream Steppin' [Jen Bay Jazz] ***
Eliane Elias Impulsive! [Stunt] ***(*)
Marty Elkins Fuse Blues [Nagel Heyer] **
Kurt Elling Live in Chicago [Blue Note] ****
  Flirting With Twilight [Blue Note] ****
Duke Ellington Cotton Club Stomp [Naxos Jazz Legends] ***(*)
  It Don't Mean a Thing [Naxos Jazz Legends] ***
  Ko-Ko [Dreyfus] ***(*)
  Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson [Columbia] ***
  The Duke at Fargo 1940 [Storyville] ****
  Live at Carnegie Hall Dec 11 1943 [Storyville] ***
  The Treasury Shows Vol. 1 [D.E.T.] ***
  The Treasury Shows Vol. 2 [D.E.T.] ***(*)
  The Treasury Shows Vol. 3 [D.E.T.] ***(*)
  The Treasury Shows Vol. 4 [D.E.T.] ***(*)
  The Treasury Shows Vol. 5 [D.E.T.] ***(*)
  Take the 'A' Train [Dreyfus] ***(*)
  Duke Ellington 1947-1948 [Classics] ***(*)
  Duke Ellington 1949-1950 [Classics] ***
  Duke Ellington 1950 [Classics] ***(*)
  The Far East Suite [RCA Victor Gold] ****
  The Duke in Washington [Storyville] ***
  In Sweden [Caprice] ***
  Eastbourne Performance [RCA Victor Gold] **(*)
  Continuum [Fantasy] **(*)
Don Ellis Live at Montreux [Koch Jazz] ***
Herb Ellis The Concord Jazz Heritage Series [Concord] ***
Kahil El'Zabar Spirits Entering [Delmark] ***
  The Power [CIMP] **(*)
  Africa N'Da Blues [Delmark] **
  One World Family [CIMP] ***(*)
James Emery Luminous Cycles [Between the Lines] ***(*)
Johannes Enders Bright Nights [Enja] ***
  Quiet Fire [Enja] ***
Enten Eller Medea [CMC] ***
  Auto Da Fe [Splasc(h)] ***
Peter Erskine Live at Rocco [Fuzzy Music] ***(*)
Pee Wee Erwin Dr Jazz Vol. 14: Pee Wee Erwin [Storyville] ***(*)
  . . . Swingin' That Music [Jazzology] ***
Ellery Eskelin Ramifications [Hatology] ***
  Vanishing Point [Hatology] ***(*)
  12 (+1) Imaginary Views [Hatology] ***
John Etheridge Second Vision [Voiceprint] ***
  Ash [JazzPrint] ***
  The Music of Frank Zappa: Absolutely Live [JazzPrint] ***
Eureka Brass Band In Rehearsal, 1956 [American Music] ***(*)
Bill Evans Soul Inside [ESC] ***
Bill Evans Tenderly [Milestone] ***
  The Last Waltz [Milestone] ***
Gil Evans Live at Umbria Jazz: Volume 1 [Appaloosa] ***
  Live at Umbria Jazz: Volume 2 [Appaloosa] ***
  75th Birthday Concert [BBC Legends] ***
  The Honey Man [Newtone] ***
Jenny Evans Shiny Stockings [Enja] **(*)
Orrin Evans Justin Time [Criss Cross] ***(*)
  Captain Black [Criss Cross] ***(*)
  Grown Folk Bizness [Criss Cross] ***
  Listen to the Band [Criss Cross] ****
  Blessed Ones [Criss Cross] ***(*)
Sangoma Everett The Courage to Listen to Your Heart [TCB] ***
Don Ewell Free 'N' Easy! [Good Time Jazz] ***
The Excelsior Vintage Jazz Band Down in Jungle Town [P.E.K. Sound] **(*)
Digby Fairweather Twelve Feet Off the Ground [Flat Five] ***
  Moon Country [A] ***
Dalia Faitelson Diamond of the Day [Stunt] ***
  Point of No Return [Stunt] ***
Tal Farlow Finest Hour [Verve] ***
Art Farmer In Europe [Enja] **(*)
  Art Farmer and the Jazz Giants [Prestige] ***
Joe Farrell Moongerms [CTI/Epic] ***
Claudio Fasoli Welcome [Soul Note] ***(*)
Ricardo Fassi Belleville (Vite in Sospeso) [Splasc(h)] ***(*)
  Serial Killer [Splasc(h)] ***
Pierre Favre Punctus [Spalsc(h)] ***
Rick Fay Tunes for Tommy [Arbors] ***(*)
John Fedchock Hit the Bricks [Reservoir] ***(*)
Avram Fefer Calling All Spirits [Cadence] ***(*)
  Lucille's Gemini Dream [CIMP] ***
Victor Feldman Departure Dates [Jasmine] ***(*)
  In London Vol. 1 [Jasmine] ***(*)
  In London Vol. 2 [Jasmine] ***(*)
Simon H. Fell Composition No. 12.5 [Bruce's Fingers] ****
  Ghost Notes [Bruce's Fingers] ***(*)
Eric Felten Gratitude [Soul Note] ***
Lionel Ferbos The Mighty Four - Dancing at the Melody Inn [American Music] **(*)
  At the Jazz Band Hall [504] ***
Scott Fields Mamet [Delmark] **(*)
Firehouse Five Plus Two Plays for Lovers [Good Time Jazz] **(*)
  Crashes a Party [Good Time Jazz] **
  Around the World [Good Time Jazz] **
  Goes to a Fire [Good Time Jazz] **
Clare Fischer Thesaurus [Koch] ***
Ella Fitzgerald A-Tisket, A-Tasket [Naxos] ***
  Lady Be Good [Dreyfus] ***(*)
  Ella Fitzgerald 1949 [Classics] ***
  Ella Fitzgerald 1950 [Classics] ***(*)
  The Enchanting Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Birdland 1950-1952 [Baldwin Street Music] ***(*)
  The Irving Berlin Songbook [Verve] ***(*)
  Ella Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook [Verve] ****
  Ella Sings Broadway [Verve] ***
Paul Flaherty Prana [Zaabway] ***
  Ottawa [Zaabway] ***
  The Ilya Tree [Boxholder] ***
  The Hated Music [Ecstatic Yod] ***
Tommy Flanagan Over [OJC] ***(*)
Joe Fonda Full Circle Suite [CIMP] ***
  Distance [Leo Lab] **(*)
  The Healing [Leo] ***
Mitchell Forman Hand Made [Lipstick] **(*)
  Harvest Song [Jazz Line] **(*)
  Patience [Sanctuary] ***
  Mr Clean [PGI] **(*)
Arne Forsén Where Is the Moon? [Dragon] ***
George 'Pops' Foster George 'Pops' Foster [American Music] ***
Bud Freeman The Dolphin Has a Message [JSP] ***
George Freeman Birth Sign [Delmark] ***
  Rebellion [Orchard] **(*)
  George Burns! [Orchard] ***
  At Long Last George [Savant] ***
Russ Freeman One on One [Contemporary] ***(*)
Von Freeman Inside Chicago: Volume 1 [Steeplechase] ***
  Inside Chicago: Volume 2 [Steeplechase] ***
  Live at the Dakota [Premonition] ***
  You Talkin' to Me? [Delmark] ***
Paolo Fresu Evening Song [Owl] ***
  Contos [EGEA] ***(*)
  Night on the City [Owl] ***
  Melos [RCA Victor] ***(*)
Erik Friedlander The Watchman [Tzadik] ***
  Skin [Slam] ***
  Grains of Paradise [Tzadik] **(*)
Don Friedman The Days of Wine and Roses [Soul Note] ***(*)
The Fringe Live in Israel [Soul Note] ***(*)
Bill Frisell Rarum: Bill Frisell Selected Recordings [ECM] ***
  Ghost Town [Nonesuch] ***(*)
  With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones [Elektra/Asylum] **
Wolfgang Fuchs Trigger Zone [FMP] ***(*)
Curtis Fuller Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes With French Horns [OJC] ***
Richard Galliano Passatori [Dreyfus] ***
  Concerts / Inedits [Dreyfus] ****
  Gallianissimo: The Best of Richard Galliano [Dreyfus] ****
Joe Gallivan Peace on Earth [Third Millenium] **(*)
  Mindscapes [Third Millenium] ***
  Expression to the Winds [Third Millenium] ***
Ganelin Trio Con Anima / Concerto Grosso [Leo Garden Years of New Jazz] ***
Dick Garcia A Message From Dick Garcia [Dawn] **
Hank Garland Jazz Winds From a New Direction [Columbia] ***
Red Garland Red's Good Groove [OJC] **(*)
Erroll Garner Erroll Garner 1947-1949 [Classics] ***
  Erroll Garner 1949 [Classics] ***
  Erroll Garner 1949 Vol 2 [Classics] ***
  Erroll Garner 1949-1950 [Classics] ***
Kenny Garrett Happy People [Warner Bros] ***
Michael Garrick The New Quartet [Jazz Academy] ***(*)
George Garzone Alone [NYC] ***
  The Fringe in New York [NYC] ***
Geoff Gascoyne Autumn [Jazzizit] ***(*)
Giorgio Gaslini L'Integrale No. 1, No. 2 [Soul Note] ***
  L'Integrale No. 3, No. 4 [Soul Note] ***(*)
  Enigma [Soul Note] ***(*)
Jacques Gauthé Yerba Buena Style [GHB] ***(*)
Charles Gayle Daily Bread [Black Saint] ***(*)
  Jazz Solo Piano [Knitting Factory] ***
Gianni Gebbia H Portraits [Rastascan] ***
  People in Motion [Rastascan] ***
Jonathan Gee Chez Auguste [Jazz House] ***(*)
Geisser-Mazzola Quartet Maze [Quixotic] **
  Heliopolis [Cadence] **(*)
Herb Geller Hollywood Portraits [Hep] ***(*)
Stan Getz Recorded Fall 1961 [Verve] ****
  Mickey One [Verve] ***(*)
  Quartet in Paris [Emarcy] ***
  The Final Concert Recording [Eagle] ***
  The Very Best of Stan Getz [Verve] ***
  Getz Plays Jobim: The Girl From Ipanema [Verve] ***
Michael Gibbs Nonsequence [Provocateur] ***(*)
Terry Gibbs Play That Song [Chiaroscuro] ***
  Wham [Chiaroscuro] ***
  Plays Steve Allen [Contemporary] ***
The Gibson Brass Band The Gibson Brass Band of New Orleans [American Music] ***
Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie 1947-1949 [Classics] ***(*)
  Dizzy Gillespie 1949-1950 [Classics] ***(*)
  The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 [Proper] ****
  Night in Tunisia [Dreyfus] ***(*)
  Cubana Be, Cubana Bop [Dreyfus] ***(*)
  Cognac Blues [Emarcy] ***
  Dizzy in South America [Consolidated Artists] ***(*)
  Dizzy in South America Vol. 2 [Consolidated Artists] ***


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