The Greatest Jazz Albums of 1956, Vol. 4

Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

Billy Eckstine , Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

Clyde Hart's All Stars , Dizzy Gillespie , All Star Quintette , Sarah Vaughan , Charlie Parker

Sarah Vaughan , Essential Classics

Sarah Vaughan

Herb Geller , Gary McFarland , Ed Wasserman , Al Cohn , Oliver Nelson , Phil Woods , Sol Schlinger , Jim Hall , Kenny Burrell , George Duvivier , Joe Benjamin , Barbara Long , Bernie Glow , Mel Lewis , Osie Johnson , Thad Jones , Billy Taylor , Clark Terry , Hank Jones , Doc Severinsen , Scott LaFaro , Herb Pomeroy , Elvin Jones , Joe Newman , Bill Byers , Bob Brookmeyer , Willie Dennis

Joe Benjamin

Joe Benjamin

Joe Benjamin

Beverly Kenney , Richie Kamuca , Ellis Larkins , Conte Candoli , Joe Benjamin , Ed Leddy , Frank Rosolino , Vince Guaraldi , Monte Budwig , Stan Levey

Louis Armstrong , Bing Crosby , Rudy Taylor , Justin Gordon , Sy Oliver , Van Eps , Morty Corb , Stan Wrightsman , Nick Fatool , Billy May , George Dorsey , Dick Cathcart , Phil Urso , Shorty Sherock , Lucky Thompson , Abe Lincoln , Dave Mcrae , Tommy Pederson , Everett Barksdale , Moe Schneider , George Barnes , Chuck Gentry , Joe Benjamin , Matty Matlock , Billy Kyle , Wilbur Schwartz

Sarah Vaughan , Joe Benjamin , Richard Davis , Billy Eckstine , John Malachi , Jimmy Jones , Hal Mooney Orchestra , Roy Haynes , Hal Mooney

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones

Michel Petrucciani , Gary Peacock , Roy Haynes

Michel Petrucciani , Gary Peacock , Roy Haynes

Michel Petrucciani , Gary Peacock , Roy Haynes

Freddie Hubbard , Roy Haynes , James Williams

Roy Haynes , Quincy Jones , Quincy Jones & His Orchestra

Roy Haynes

McCoy Tyner Trio , Roy Haynes , Henry Grimes

Ernie Wilkins , Frank Wess

Ernie Wilkins

Jazz Messengers , Julian Cannonball Adderley , Keter Betts , Charles Specs Wright , Ernie Wilkins , Nat Adderley , Tommy Turrentine , Jimmy Cleveland , Bobby Byrne , Jerome Richardson , Danny Bank , Junior Mance

Sarah Vaughan , Turk Van Lake , Joe Benjamin , Jimmy Jones , Roy Haynes , Ernie Wilkins , anonymous , Jerome Richardson , Sam Marowitz , Julian Cannonball Adderley , Bernie Glow , Ernie Royal , J.J. Johnson , Kai Winding

Ernie Wilkins

Kenny Drew , Ed Thigpen , Ernie Wilkins

Tutti Camarata , Lionel Hampton , Ernie Wilkins , Buddy Morrow

Edmond Hall , Ben Webster , Charlie Shavers

Benny Carter , Charlie Parker , Johnny Hodges , Barney Kessell , Oscar Peterson , Flip Phillips , Charlie Shavers

Louis Armstrong , Art Farmer , Ernie Royal , Charlie Shavers , Emmet Berry , Harold Baker

Charlie Shavers

Hal Singer , Charlie Shavers

Tommy Dorsey , Marv Hudson , Frances Irvin , Bob London , Charlie Shavers , Buddy Stark , Jack Leonard , The Beachcombers , The Rhythmaires , The Heathertons , The Brownlee Sisters , Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Maxine Sullivan , Charlie Shavers

Buddy Rich , Harry Sweets Edison

Harry Sweets Edison , Stan Getz , Gerry Mulligan , the oscar peterson trio

Sammy Davis Jr. , Virgil Evans , Manny Klein , Milt Bernhart , Frank Howard , George Roberts , Dan Lube , Marshall Sosson , Alvin Dinkin , Paul Robyn , Eleanor Slatkin , Sy Oliver , Harry Klein , Tony Rizzi , Bob Bain , Mort Cobb , Joe Comfort , Roger Renner , Irving Cottler , Alvin Stoller , Ronny Lang , Babe Russin , Don Raffell , Bob Lawson , Harry Klee , Harry Sweets Edison , Conrad Gozzo

Harry Sweets Edison

Jimmy Rushing , Joe Williams , Jo Jones , Marshal Royal , Frank Wess , Frank Foster , Billy Mitchell , Charlie Fowlkes , Freddie Green , Ed Jones , Sonny Payne , Count Basie , Ernie Royal , Harry Sweets Edison , Vic Dickenson , Snooky Young , Budd Johnson , Thad Jones , Danny Bank , Joe Newman , Skeeter Best , Benny Powell , Hank Jones , Al Grey , Milt Hinton , Henry Coker

Jimmy Witherspoon , T-Bone Walker , Gerald Wilson , Plas Johnson , Harry Sweets Edison , R. S. Rankin , Billy Hadnott , Barney Kessel , Teddy Edwards , Ray Johnson , Lloyd Glenn , Jimmy Allen , Joe Comfort , Oscar Lee Bradley Sr. , Herman Mitchell , Earl Palmer , Jimmy Hamilton , Hampton Hawes , Jimmy Miller

Billy Eckstine , Joe Williams , Henry Coker , Marshal Royal , Billy Mitchell , Frank Foster , Charles Fowlkes , Freddie Green , George Duvivier , Sonny Payne , Count Basie , Harry Sweets Edison , Frank Wess , Jimmy Forrest , Joe Newman , Tommy Potter , Snooky Young , Charles Thompson , Thad Jones , Clarence Johnston , Wendell Culley , Al Grey , Benny Powell

Freda Payne , Jerome Richardson

Simone Ruth , Jerome Richardson

Jerome Richardson

Tete Montoliu , Jerome Richardson

Jerome Richardson

Jazz Messengers , Julian Cannonball Adderley , Keter Betts , Charles Specs Wright , Ernie Wilkins , Nat Adderley , Tommy Turrentine , Jimmy Cleveland , Bobby Byrne , Jerome Richardson , Danny Bank , Junior Mance

Hideo Shiraki , Ahmed Abdul-Malik , Mike Hamway , Al Harewood , Naoya Omata , Naim Karacand , Hidehiko Matsumoto , Jerome Richardson , Lee Morgan , Kinuko Shirane , Curtis Fuller , Yuzuru Sera , Johnny Griffin , Hachiro Kurita , Benny Golson , Ahmed Yetman , Bilal Abdurrahman

ProdByTonyy , Tony Scott

Tony Scott

Philly Joe Jones , Tony Scott , René Urtreger

Tony Scott , Essay Boyca

Tony Scott

Tony Scott , Icey Blxck

Tony Scott

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Willie "The Lion" Smith

Louis Armstrong , Art Farmer , Ernie Royal , Charlie Shavers , Emmet Berry , Harold Baker

Sal Salvador & His Orchestra , Bill Barber , Ray Starling , George Roumanis , Jimmy Campbell , Ernie Royal , Peter Appleyard , Joe Ferrante , Johnny Elwood , Doc Severinsen , Howard Reay , Maynard Ferguson , Frank Rehak , Eddie Bert , Davis Amram , Sal Salvador , The Calvin Jackson Quartet , Calvin Jackson

Ernie Royal

Miles Davis , Art Farmer , Gil Evans , Danny Bank , Jimmy Cleveland , Jack Knitzer , Tony Miranda , Tommy Mitchell , Bill Barber , James McAllister , Janet Putnam , Paul Chambers , Addison Farmer , Jimmy Cobb , Hank Jones , Elvin Jones , Charlie Persip , Jose Mangual , Louis R. Mucci , Harold Feldman , Seldon Powell , Tommy Lopez , Willie Rodriguez , Al Cohn , Taft Jordan , Spencer Sinatra , Al Block , Zoot Sims , Eddie Caine , Johnny Coles , Sol Schlinger , Frank Rehak , Bernie Glow , Dick Hixon , Ernie Royal , Irving "Marky" Markowitz , Jimmy Buffington , Joe Singer , Nick Travis , John Barrows , Romeo Penque , Joe Ferrante

Jimmy Rushing , Joe Williams , Jo Jones , Marshal Royal , Frank Wess , Frank Foster , Billy Mitchell , Charlie Fowlkes , Freddie Green , Ed Jones , Sonny Payne , Count Basie , Ernie Royal , Harry Sweets Edison , Vic Dickenson , Snooky Young , Budd Johnson , Thad Jones , Danny Bank , Joe Newman , Skeeter Best , Benny Powell , Hank Jones , Al Grey , Milt Hinton , Henry Coker

Sarah Vaughan , Turk Van Lake , Joe Benjamin , Jimmy Jones , Roy Haynes , Ernie Wilkins , anonymous , Jerome Richardson , Sam Marowitz , Julian Cannonball Adderley , Bernie Glow , Ernie Royal , J.J. Johnson , Kai Winding

Chet Baker , Mark Murphy , Barry Galbraith , Sam Herman , Bill Evans , Wynton Kelly , Art Davis , George Duvivier , Jimmy Cobb , Bernie Glow , Kenny Drew , Blue Mitchell , George Morrow , Sam Jones , Clark Terry , Philly Joe Jones , Dannie Richmond , Ernie Royal , Joe Wilder , Jimmy Cleveland , Melba Liston , Urbie Green

Kenny Burrell , Jimmy Smith

Kenny Burrell

Teri Roiger , John Menegon , Jack DeJohnette , Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell , Thad Jones , Frank Foster

Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell

Idrees Sulieman , John Coltrane , Kenny Burrell , Tommy Flanagan

Paul Quinichette

Paul Quinichette

Paul Quinichette , Benny Green and His Orchestra

Paul Quinichette , John Coltrane Quintet

Paul Quinichette , John Coltrane Quintet

Paul Quinichette

Charlie Rouse , Paul Quinichette

Barney Kessel , Essential Classics

Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel

Herb Geller , Gary McFarland , Ed Wasserman , Al Cohn , Oliver Nelson , Phil Woods , Sol Schlinger , Jim Hall , Kenny Burrell , George Duvivier , Joe Benjamin , Barbara Long , Bernie Glow , Mel Lewis , Osie Johnson , Thad Jones , Billy Taylor , Clark Terry , Hank Jones , Doc Severinsen , Scott LaFaro , Herb Pomeroy , Elvin Jones , Joe Newman , Bill Byers , Bob Brookmeyer , Willie Dennis

Miles Davis , Art Farmer , Gil Evans , Danny Bank , Jimmy Cleveland , Jack Knitzer , Tony Miranda , Tommy Mitchell , Bill Barber , James McAllister , Janet Putnam , Paul Chambers , Addison Farmer , Jimmy Cobb , Hank Jones , Elvin Jones , Charlie Persip , Jose Mangual , Louis R. Mucci , Harold Feldman , Seldon Powell , Tommy Lopez , Willie Rodriguez , Al Cohn , Taft Jordan , Spencer Sinatra , Al Block , Zoot Sims , Eddie Caine , Johnny Coles , Sol Schlinger , Frank Rehak , Bernie Glow , Dick Hixon , Ernie Royal , Irving "Marky" Markowitz , Jimmy Buffington , Joe Singer , Nick Travis , John Barrows , Romeo Penque , Joe Ferrante

Sarah Vaughan , Turk Van Lake , Joe Benjamin , Jimmy Jones , Roy Haynes , Ernie Wilkins , anonymous , Jerome Richardson , Sam Marowitz , Julian Cannonball Adderley , Bernie Glow , Ernie Royal , J.J. Johnson , Kai Winding

Chet Baker , Mark Murphy , Barry Galbraith , Sam Herman , Bill Evans , Wynton Kelly , Art Davis , George Duvivier , Jimmy Cobb , Bernie Glow , Kenny Drew , Blue Mitchell , George Morrow , Sam Jones , Clark Terry , Philly Joe Jones , Dannie Richmond , Ernie Royal , Joe Wilder , Jimmy Cleveland , Melba Liston , Urbie Green

Clark Terry , Bernie Glow , Julian Priester , Tommy Flanagan , Charlie Persip , Jimmy Cleveland , Urbie Green , Julius Watkins , Jerome Richardson , Pepper Adams , Wynton Kelly , Sam Jones , Albert Heath , Junior Cook , Cedar Walton , Gene Taylor , Blue Mitchell

Don Stratton , Bernie Glow , Al de Risi , Dick Sherman , Conte Candoli , Nick Travis , Phil Sunkel

Aaron Bell

Aaron Bell

Paul Gonsalves , Ray Nance , Harold Ashby , Charles Thompson , Aaron Bell , Jo Jones

Louis Armstrong , Lou Blackburn , Lawrence Brown , Murray McEachern , Britt Woodman , Juan Tizol , Arthur Clark , Jimmy Hamilton , Russell Procope , Johnny Hodges , Oliver Nelson , Duke Ellington , Paul Gonsalves , Harry Carney , Jimmy Gourley , Aaron Bell , Sonny Greer , Dave Jackson , Jimmy Johnson , Philly Joe Jones , Max Roach , Trummy Young , Les Spann , Edmond Hall , Harry Smiles , Barney Bigard , Cat Anderson , George Barnes , Willie Cook , Squire Gersh , Eddie Mullens , Billy Kyle , Ray Nance , Barrett Deems

Sonny Stitt , Jimmy Jones , Gene Ammons , Aaron Bell , Buster Williams , Roy Haynes , John Houston , George Brown

Sonny Stitt , Roy Eldridge , Herb Ellis , Aaron Bell , Ray Brown , Jimmy Jones , Oscar Peterson , Charlie Persip , Stan Levey

Sonny Stitt , Sonny Stitt Quartet , Aaron Bell , Jimmy Jones , Roy Haynes , George Brown

Red Callender

Red Callender

Red Callender

Meade "Lux" Lewis , Red Callender , Louis Bellson , Jo Jones

Red Callender , Buddy Collette

Art Tatum , Ben Webster , Red Callender , Bill Douglas

Lionel Hampton , Harry Edison , Barney Kessel , Art Tatum , Red Callender , Buddy Rich , John Simmons

Kai Winding

Kai Winding

Kai Winding , Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Bob Brookmeyer

Bob Brookmeyer , Kai Winding

Kai Winding , Howard McGhee

J.J. Johnson , Kai Winding

Kai Winding , J. J. Johnson

Wynton Kelly

Wynton Kelly

Wynton Kelly

David "Fathead" Newman , Wynton Kelly , Paul Chambers , Sam Jones , Art Taylor , Ray Charles

Wynton Kelly

Wynton Kelly

Nat Adderley and The Big Sax Section , Wynton Kelly

Bob Tucker

Bud Powell , J.J. Johnson , Sonny Stitt

J.J. Johnson

Stan Getz , J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson

J.J. Johnson

Lenny McBrowne , The Four Souls

Lenny McBrowne

Lenny McBrowne

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

Julian Cannonball Adderley

Julian Cannonball Adderley

Julian Cannonball Adderley

Jazz Messengers , Julian Cannonball Adderley , Keter Betts , Charles Specs Wright , Ernie Wilkins , Nat Adderley , Tommy Turrentine , Jimmy Cleveland , Bobby Byrne , Jerome Richardson , Danny Bank , Junior Mance

Julian Cannonball Adderley

Julian Cannonball Adderley

Sarah Vaughan , Turk Van Lake , Joe Benjamin , Jimmy Jones , Roy Haynes , Ernie Wilkins , anonymous , Jerome Richardson , Sam Marowitz , Julian Cannonball Adderley , Bernie Glow , Ernie Royal , J.J. Johnson , Kai Winding

Erroll Garner , Herbie Mann , Sam Marowitz , Dick Meldonian , Hal Mckusick , Paul Quinichette , Charlie O'Kane , Anthony Ortega , Aaron Sachs , Arnold Eidus , Mac Ceppos , Harry Glickman , Sylvan Shulman , Daniel Guilet , Julius Held , Max Hollander , Raoul Poliakin , Seymour Miroff , Harry Lookofsky , Wyatt Ruther , Burt Collins , Gene Orloff , Harry Katzman , Seymour Mirnoff , Julius Schachter , Harvey Shapiro , Harry Melnikoff , Harry Urbont , Sylvan Schulman , Paul Winter , Harold Coletta , Isadore Zir , Maurice Brown , Abram Borodkin , Milton Lomask , Arthur Winograd , Al Hall , Milt Hinton , Specs Powell , Osie Johnson , Eugene Fats Heard , Ray Copeland , Phil Sunkel

Sam Marowitz

Sarah Vaughan , Turk Van Lake , Joe Benjamin , Jimmy Jones , Roy Haynes , Ernie Wilkins , anonymous , Jerome Richardson , Sam Marowitz , Julian Cannonball Adderley , Bernie Glow , Ernie Royal , J.J. Johnson , Kai Winding

Sam Marowitz , Charles Albertine Orchestra

Sam Marowitz

Sam Marowitz