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Artists

Alto Saxophone / Reeds Avant-Garde · AACM · 1968–1978 13 Albums Reviewed Delmark / BYG Actuel / Arista

Drums Hard Bop · 1954–1981 15 Albums Reviewed

Alto Saxophone Cool Jazz · Hard Bop · 1956–1977 15 Albums Reviewed Savoy / Contemporary / Galaxy

Tenor Saxophone Hard Bop · 1957–2024 48 Albums Reviewed

Piano Cool Jazz · Post-Bop · 1956–1980 55 Albums Reviewed Riverside / Verve / Fantasy / Warner Bros. / Timeless

Piano Bebop · 1950–1954 8 Albums Reviewed Roost / Blue Note / Debut / Norgran

Alto Saxophone Hard Bop · Soul Jazz · 1955–1976 49 Albums Reviewed EmArcy / Blue Note / Riverside / Capitol / Fantasy

Bass · Composer Hard Bop · Avant-Garde · 1953–1964 10 Albums Reviewed Debut / Atlantic / Impulse!

Alto Saxophone Bebop · 1949–1956 16 Albums Reviewed Savoy / Dial / Mercury / Clef / Verve

Trumpet · Vocals Cool Jazz · 1953–1959 17 Albums Reviewed Pacific Jazz / World Pacific / Riverside

Piano Post-Bop · Fusion · 1968–1973 11 Albums Reviewed Vortex / Blue Note / ECM / Polydor

Tenor Saxophone Swing · Hard Bop · 1952–1966 21 Albums Reviewed Verve / Impulse! / Prestige / Moodsville

Piano · Bandleader Swing · Big Band · 1953–1958 11 Albums Reviewed Clef / Verve / Roulette

Piano Cool Jazz · Hard Bop · 1950–2007 44 Albums Reviewed Fantasy / Columbia / Concord / Telarc

Piano · Arranger Fusion · 1981 1 Album Reviewed Japanese Jazz

Trumpet Hard Bop · Jazz-Funk · 1956–2022 47 Albums Reviewed Prestige / Blue Note / Elektra / Landmark

Piano · Composer Jazz Orchestra · 1951–1958 12 Albums Reviewed Columbia / Capitol / Bethlehem

Vocals Vocal Jazz · 2013–2025 5 Albums Reviewed

Alto Saxophone · Bass Clarinet · Flute Avant-Garde · Post-Bop · 1960–1964 22 Albums Reviewed New Jazz / Prestige / Blue Note

Piano Swing · Bebop · 1956 1 Album Reviewed Jazz Essentials

Trombone West Coast Jazz · Hard Bop · 1955–1978 10 Albums Reviewed

Trumpet Hard Bop · Post-Bop · 1960–1972 10 Albums Reviewed

Trumpet · Vocals Dixieland · Traditional Jazz · 1970–1975 5 Albums Reviewed Columbia · Express · Kiva

Tenor Saxophone Hard Bop · Soul Jazz · 1950–1977 45 Albums Reviewed

Piano Soul Jazz · Hard Bop · 1955–1999 58 Albums Reviewed Blue Note / Concord / Resonance

Arranger · Composer Jazz Orchestral · Electric Jazz · 1957–1976 13 Albums Reviewed Prestige / World Pacific / Impulse! / Verve

Guitar Hard Bop · Soul Jazz · 1961–1989 34 Albums Reviewed

Tenor Saxophone Hard Bop · 1955–1959 11 Albums Reviewed Blue Note · Prestige · Savoy

Alto Saxophone Japanese Jazz · 1975 1 Album Reviewed Japanese Jazz

Drums Japanese Jazz · Hard Bop · 1959–2012 10 Albums Reviewed Toshiba · East Wind

Piano / Keyboards Japanese Jazz / Fusion · 1976 1 Album Reviewed Nippon Columbia

Trombone Japanese Jazz · 1969–1976 5 Albums Reviewed CBS/Sony · Three Blind Mice

Shakuhachi Japanese Jazz · World Music · 1968–2018 9 Albums Reviewed CBS/Sony · King · Denon

Bass · Cello Japanese Jazz · 1975-1976 2 Albums Reviewed Three Blind Mice

Tenor Saxophone Japanese Jazz · Soul Jazz · 1969–2023 31 Albums Reviewed CBS/Sony · Nippon Columbia · Eastworld

Tenor Saxophone Hard Bop · Avant-Garde · 1957–1969 35 Albums Reviewed

Guitar Hard Bop · 1960 1 Album Reviewed Blue Note Classics

Tenor & Soprano Saxophone Japanese Jazz · 1970–2019 16 Albums Reviewed Three Blind Mice · East Wind · DIW

Trumpet Hard Bop · 1956–1960 10 Albums Reviewed Blue Note / Vee-Jay

Tenor Saxophone Cool Jazz · Swing · 1951–1959 9 Albums Reviewed Verve / Clef / Pablo

Trumpet · Vocals Traditional Jazz · Swing · 1950–1958 11 Albums Reviewed Decca / Columbia / Verve

Piano Japanese Jazz · 1979 1 Album Reviewed Japanese Jazz

Drums Bebop · Hard Bop · 1953–1958 10 Albums Reviewed Debut / EmArcy / Riverside

Trumpet Bebop · Cool · Modal · Fusion · 1949–1992 60 Albums Reviewed

Cornet Hard Bop · 1955–1960 4 Albums Reviewed

Alto Saxophone Free Jazz · Avant-Garde · 1958–1965 10 Albums Reviewed Contemporary / Atlantic / ESP-Disk / Columbia

Piano Hard Bop · Swing · 1950–2000 51 Albums Reviewed Mercury / Verve / MPS / Pablo / Telarc

Drums Hard Bop · Post-Bop · 1959–1978 8 Albums Reviewed

Arranger / Composer Big Band · Jazz Orchestral · 1956–1962 4 Albums Reviewed ABC-Paramount / Mercury / Impulse!

Piano Japanese Jazz · 1976–2025 7 Albums Reviewed Catalyst · Enja · Slowboat

Alto Saxophone · Flute Japanese Jazz · 1984–1985 2 Albums Reviewed Japanese Jazz

Vocals Vocal Jazz · Hard Bop · 1950–1956 7 Albums Reviewed Columbia / EmArcy / Mercury

Tenor Saxophone Hard Bop · 1953–1956 7 Albums Reviewed Prestige Records

Alto & Tenor Saxophone Bebop · Hard Bop · 1949–1982 30 Albums Reviewed Prestige / Verve / Roost / Muse

Tenor Saxophone Cool Jazz · Bop · 1951–1956 8 Albums Reviewed Roost / Norgran / Prestige

Tenor Saxophone Hard Bop · West Coast · 1958–1962 8 Albums Reviewed MetroJazz / Pacific Jazz / Contemporary

Trumpet Japanese Jazz · Hard Bop · 1967–1979 26 Albums Reviewed Columbia / Takt / Victor / Three Blind Mice / East Wind / Flying Disk

Piano Bebop · Hard Bop · 1951–1971 34 Albums Reviewed Blue Note / Prestige / Riverside / Columbia / Black Lion

Tenor Saxophone · Soprano Saxophone Post-Bop · 1959–1985 16 Albums Reviewed Vee-Jay / Blue Note / Columbia

Guitar Hard Bop · Soul Jazz · 1958–1968 26 Albums Reviewed Pacific Jazz / Riverside / Verve / A&M

Trumpet Hard Bop · Post-Bop · 1982–1988 10 Albums Reviewed Columbia

Guitar Spanish Jazz · Flamenco Jazz · 1988–1991 4 Albums Reviewed Difusió Mediterrània / Elígeme / Omix

Tenor Saxophone · Flute · Oboe Post-Bop · World · 1981 1 Album Reviewed Jazz Essentials

Tenor Saxophone Cool Jazz · Mainstream Jazz · 1950–1983 18 Albums Reviewed Discovery / Prestige / Dawn / Riverside / Coral / Bethlehem / Mainstream / Impulse! / Muse / Famous Door / Sonet / Pablo