Bluenote ranked it's 50 best albums. What do you think?
I'm glad to see Unit Structures make the top 10 and although it's not my personal favorite, it's understandable that Something' Else would take the #1 spot.
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-50-greatest-blue-note-albums?utm_source=ka&utm_medium=fa&utm_campaign=FB:Kenny%20Burrell%20-%20Verve%20Records-Editorial
>>74588661
It's so hard to rank their catalogue when it's so diverse. How do you compare something like Unit Structures or Complete Communion to Somethin' Else?
Anyway, if I had to do a top 10 ranking I'd probably say:
1. Herbie Hancock- Maiden Voyage
2. Wayne Shorter- Speak No Evil
3. Andrew Hill- Point of Departure
4. John Coltrane- Blue Train
5. Cecil Taylor- Unit Structures
6. Eric Dolphy- Out to Lunch
7. Jackie McLean- One Step Beyond
8. Art Blakey- Moanin'
9. Wayne Shorter- The All Seeing Eye
9. Sam Rivers- Contours
10. Grachan Moncur III- Evolution
How many of these have you guys even listened to though? I felt like I have listened to a lot of blue note but in counting up all of them I think I've heard less than 20.
>>74589650
Ive heard 43 of them
>>74589650
20 is pretty good t b h. I feel like the majority of posters on /mu/, even the majority of people who post in jazz-related threads have heard less than 20 jazz albums total.
>>74589699
Total blue note albums or just the ones from that list?
>>74589747
True
>>74589855
from that list
blue bump
in honor of blue notes top pick...
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1DPx4TKwjBu
>>74589650
Id estimate I've heard about 150 total BN records. Probably 45 from that list.
>>74591722
prolly about the same for me