Penguin Guide to Jazz: Grade Changed in 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 5th Ed. 6th Ed.
Rabih Abou-Khalil Between Dusk and Dawn [MMP] **** ***
Nat Adderley In the Bag [OJC] ***(*) ***
Alvin Alcorn Live at Earthquake McGoon's Vol. 1 [GHB] *** **(*)
  Live at Earthquake McGoon's Vol. 2 [GHB] **(*) ***(*)
Harry Allen Night Birds [Gemini] ***(*) ***
Henry 'Red' Allen Live, 1965 [Storyville] **(*) ***(*)
Barry Altschul That's Nice [Soul Note] **(*) ***(*)
Gene Ammons Blue Gene [OJC] **(*) ***(*)
Albert Ayler The First Recordings: Volume 2 [DIW] **(*) ***(*)
Azimuth Azimuth / The Touchstone / Départ [ECM] ***(*) **(*)
  Azimuth '85 [ECM] **(*) ***(*)
Alice Babs Metronome-Aren 1951-1958 [Metronome] **(*) ***(*)
Derek Bailey Aida [Incus] *** ***(*)
  Arch Duo [Rastascan] *** ***(*)
Chet Baker Little Girl Blue [Philology] ***(*) ***
Chris Barber Panama! [Timeless] **** ***
Joey Baron Down Home [Intuition] ***(*) ***
Count Basie Count Basie at Newport [Verve] **(*) ***(*)
Jerry Bergonzi Lineage [Red] **(*) ***(*)
Hamiet Bluiett The Clarinet Family [Black Saint] **** **(*)
Paul Bollenback Original Visions [Challenge] **(*) ***(*)
JoAnne Brackeen Fi-Fi Goes to Heaven [Concord] *** **(*)
Ruby Braff Ruby Braff-Buddy Tate With the Newport All Stars [Black Lion] **(*) ***(*)
  Plays Rodgers & Hart [Concord] **(*) ***
  Ruby Braff and Dick Hyman Play Nice Tunes [Arbors] *** **(*)
Anthony Braxton Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 [Black Saint] **(*) ***(*)
  Duo (Wesleyan) 1994 [Leo] *** **(*)
Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater [Atlantic] *** **(*)
Dave Brubeck Brubeck & Rushing [Columbia Legacy] *** ***(*)
  Brandenburg Gate: Revisited [Columbia Legacy] *** ***(*)
Gary Burton Paris Encounter [Atlantic] *** ***(*)
Donald Byrd Electric Byrd [Blue Note] **(*) ***(*)
  Street Lady [Blue Note] **(*) ***(*)
Benny Carter The Best of Benny Carter [Pablo] **(*) ***(*)
Herman Chittison Herman Chittison, 1933-1941 [Classics] **(*) ***(*)
Buck Clayton Copenhagen Concert [Steeplechase] **(*) ***(*)
  Buck Clayton All-Stars, 1961 [Storyville] **(*) ***(*)
Arnett Cobb The Wild Man of the Tenor Sax, 1943-1947 [EPM Musique] **(*) ***(*)
  Arnett Cobb, 1946-1947 [Classics] **(*) ***(*)
  Tenor Tribute [Soul Note] ***(*) **(*)
Al Cohn Tour de Force [Concord] **(*) ***(*)
John Colianni Blues-O-Matic [Concord] **(*) ***(*)
Max Collie Latest and Greatest [Reality] **(*) ***
Graham Collier The Third Color [ASC] ***(*) ***
George Colligan Desire [Fresh Sound] ***(*) ***
Alice Coltrane Journey in Satchidananda [Impulse] *** **(*)
John Coltrane The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology [Rhino] **(*) ***(*)
Ken Colyer Live at the Dancing Slipper [Azure] **(*) ***(*)
  Ragtime Revisited [Joy] **(*) ***(*)
Eddie Condon Eddie Condon in Japan [Chiaroscuro] ***(*) **(*)
Chick Corea Alive [GRP] **(*) ***(*)
Larry Coryell Spaces [Vanguard] *** ***(*)
  A Quiet Day in Spring [Steeplechase] **(*) ***
  Twelve Frets to One Octave [Shanachie] *** ***(*)
Hank Crawford Indigo Blue [Milestone] **(*) ***(*)
  On the Blue Side [Milestone] **(*) ***(*)
Meredith D'Ambrosio Sleep Warm [Sunnyside] **(*) ***(*)
Franco D'Andrea Jobim [Philology] **(*) ***(*)
Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home [Steeplechase] **(*) ***(*)
Miles Davis Bopping the Blues [Black Lion] **(*) ***(*)
  Round About Midnight [Columbia] ***(*) ***
  The Man With the Horn [Columbia] **(*) ***(*)
  Decoy [Columbia] **(*) ***(*)
Niels Lan Doky The Truth [Storyville] **(*) ***(*)
Natty Dominique Natty Dominique's Creole Dance Band [American Music] **(*) ***(*)
Arne Domnérus Sugar Fingers [Phontastic] **(*) ***(*)
Lou Donaldson Blues Walk [Blue Note] **(*) ***(*)
  Alligator Boogaloo [Blue Note] **(*) ***(*)
Tommy Dorsey At the Fat Man's 1946-1948 [Hep] **(*) ***(*)
Goff Dubber Clarinet Marmalade [Lake] **(*) ***(*)
Dominic Duval The Navigator [Leo] **(*) ***(*)
Jim Dvorak This Isn't Sex [Slam] **(*) ***(*)
Duke Ellington The Seattle Concert 1952 [RCA] *** **(*)
  Yale Concert [OJC] **(*) ***(*)
  Up in Duke's Workshop [OJC] **(*) ***(*)
Art Farmer In Concert [Enja] **(*) ***(*)
Pierre Favre Singing Drums [ECM] **(*) ***(*)
Victor Feldman Rio Nights [Hindsight] *** **(*)
Ella Fitzgerald The Early Years Part 1 [GRP] *** **(*)
  Ella Fitzgerald 1937-1938 [Classics] **(*) ***(*)
Tommy Flanagan The Best of Tommy Flanagan [Pablo] *** ***(*)
  Eclipse [Enja] *** ***(*)
  Confirmation [Enja] **(*) ***
  Thelonica [Enja] **(*) ***
Jan Garbarek Ragas and Sagas [ECM] *** ***(*)
Dizzy Gillespie Montreux '77 [OJC] **(*) ***(*)
Benny Goodman Bangkok 1956 [TCB] **(*) ***(*)
Dexter Gordon The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon [OJC] **(*) ***(*)
Johnny Griffin Tough Tenors Back Again! [Storyville] **(*) ***(*)
Charlie Haden Duo [Dreyfus] **(*) ***(*)
Scott Hamilton Scott Hamilton With Strings [Concord] **(*) ***(*)
Lionel Hampton Two Generations [Phontastic] **(*) ***(*)
Herbie Hancock V.S.O.P. [Sony] *** **(*)
  V.S.O.P.: The Quintet [Sony] **(*) ***(*)
Roland Hanna Persia My Dear [DIW] **(*) ***
Tom Harrell Open Air [Steeplechase] **(*) ***(*)
Gene Harris Alley Cats [Concord] **(*) ***
Johnny Hartman And I Thought About You [Blue Note] **(*) ***(*)
Julius Hemphill Big Band [Elektra/Asylum] **(*) ***(*)
Claude Hopkins Claude Hopkins 1937-1940 [Classics] **(*) ***(*)
Shirley Horn Ultimate [Verve] ***(*) ***
Karsten Houmark Four [Storyville] **(*) ***(*)
Ahmad Jamal I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn [Telarc] *** ***(*)
Harry James 1964 Live! Holiday Ballroom, Chicago [Jazz Hour] **(*) ***(*)
Guus Janssen Klankast [Geestgronden] **(*) ***(*)
Joseph Jarman Song For [Delmark] **(*) ***
Jonah Jones Jonah Jones 1936-1945 [Classics] **(*) ***(*)
Oliver Jones Requestfully Yours [Justin Time] **(*) ***(*)
Duke Jordan Duke Jordan Solo Masterpieces Vol. One [Steeplechase] ***(*) **(*)
  Duke Jordan Solo Masterpieces Vol. Two [Steeplechase] ***(*) **(*)
Stan Kenton Live at the Macumba Club Vol. 1 [Magic] **(*) ***(*)
  Live at the Macumba Club Vol. 2 [Magic] **(*) ***(*)
John Klemmer Priceless Jazz Collection [GRP] **(*) ***(*)
Krzysztof Komeda Volune 1: Ballet Etudes / Breakfast at Tiffany's [Power Bros] **(*) ***(*)
Charles Kynard Reelin' With the Feelin' / Wa-Ta-Wa-Zul [BGP] **(*) ***
Prince Lasha Firebirds [Contemporary] ***(*) ***
Joelle Léandre Contrabasses [Leo] *** ***(*)
  E'Vero [Leo] **(*) ***(*)
Brian Lemon Old Hands - Young Minds [Zephyr] *** ***(*)
David Liebman New Vista [Arkadia] **(*) ***(*)
Charles Lloyd The Flowering of the Original Charles Lloyd Quartet [Collectables] **(*) ***(*)
Brian Lynch Spheres of Influence [Sharp Nine] *** ***(*)
Charles Mingus Cumbia and Jazz Fusion [Atlantic] **(*) ***(*)
Modern Jazz Quartet Blues on Bach [Atlantic] **(*) ***(*)
  The Best of the Modern Jazz Quartet [Pablo] **(*) ***(*)
Thelonious Monk Live at the Five Spot: Discovery! [Blue Note] (****) ****
Bennie Moten Bennie Moten 1930-1932 [Classics] **** ***
Gerry Mulligan The Silver Collection: Gerry Mulligan Meets the Saxophonists [Verve] **(*) ***
David Murray Shakill's II [DIW] **(*) ***(*)
  For Aunt Louise [DIW] **** ***
Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band Everybody Loves Saturday Night [Timeless] **(*) ***(*)
Ken Peplowski The Other Portrait [Concord Concerto] (****) ****
Oscar Peterson Digital at Montreux [Pablo] **(*) ***(*)
  The Personal Touch [Pablo] **(*) ***(*)
Courtney Pine Journey to the Urge Within [Island] **(*) ***(*)
Herb Pomeroy Walking on Air [Arbors] **(*) ***(*)
Jean-Luc Ponty No Absolute Time [Atlantic] ***(*) **(*)
  Live at Chene Park [Atlantic] **(*) ***(*)
Position Alpha Titbits [Dragon] **(*) ***(*)
Bud Powell Blues for Bouffemont [Black Lion] **(*) ***(*)
Paul Quinichette For Basie [OJC] ***(*) ***
Eric Reed Musicale [Impulse] **(*) ***(*)
Buddy Rich Lionel Hampton Presents Buddy Rich [Kingdom] **(*) ***(*)
Sammy Rimington One Swiss Night [Music Mecca] **(*) ***(*)
  Watering the Roots [Jazz Crusade] **(*) ***(*)
Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet [OJC] **(*) ***(*)
  The Complete RCA Victor Recordings [RCA] **** ***(*)
  East Broadway Rundown [Impulse] **(*) ***(*)
Pharoah Sanders Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Summun, Bukmun, Umyun [Impulse] **(*) ***(*)
  Thembi [Impulse] **(*) ***(*)
Wayne Shorter Native Dancer [Columbia] **(*) ***(*)
Wadada Leo Smith Kulture Jazz [ECM] **(*) ***(*)
Paul Smoker Halloween 96 [CIMP] *** **(*)
  Halloween - The Sequel [Nine Winds] **** ***
  Standard Deviation [CIMP] *** ***(*)
Leni Stern Words [Lipstick] **(*) ***
Rex Stewart Chatter Jazz [RCA] **** ***(*)
Stan Sulzmann Never at All [Future] **(*) ***(*)
Sun Ra Live From Soundscape [DIW] *** ****
Luther Thomas BAGin' It [CIMP] **(*) ***(*)
Keith Tippett Couple in Spirit II [ASC] *** ****
Ross Tompkins Celebrates the Music of Harold Arlen [Progressive] ***(*) ***
Trio Time How Beautiful Is Night [Calligraph] **(*) ***(*)
Mark Turner Ballad Session [Warner Bros] ***(*) ***
Stanley Turrentine The Best of Mr T [Fantasy] **(*) ***(*)
McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington [Impulse] **(*) ***(*)
Kid Thomas Valentine Kid Thomas and His Algiers Stompers [OJC 1833] *** **(*)
  Kid Thomas and His Algiers Stompers [OJC 1845] **(*) ***(*)
Jasper Van't Hof The Prague Concert [P&J] **(*) ***(*)
  Blau [ACT] **(*) ***(*)
Miroslav Vitous Guardian Angels [Evidence] **(*) ***(*)
Weather Report I Sing the Body Electric [Columbia] **** ***(*)
  This Is This [Columbia] ***(*) ***
Jessica Williams A Song That I Heard [Hep] **(*) ***
Roy Williams Weavers of Dreams [Raymer Sound] **(*) ***(*)
Tom Williams Straight Street [Criss Cross] **** ***(*)
Lester Young Laughin' to Keep From Cryin' [Verve] **(*) ***(*)


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