Worth Your Time: The Top 10 Jazz Songs Everyone Should Own

My good friend Enrico Harmon, one of the best bass players in Chicago, did me a HUGE favor by saving my jazz collection. With these singles, he saved my collection from being embarrassed if it ever got challenged to a track-list dual.

Here are the top 10 songs he suggested to me:

Charlie Parker

1. Charlie Parker - KoKo
2. Dizzy Gillespie - A Night In Tunisia
3. Billie Holliday - Strange Fruit
4. Duke Ellington - Take The "A" Train
5. Wes Montgomery - Polkadots & Moonbeams
6. John Coltrane - Naima
7. Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly
8. Billie Holiday - Body & Soul
9. Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm
10. Ella Fitzgerald - A Tisket A Tasket

Thanks Rico!

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Worth a Listen: May I suggest a tune (or seven)?

"Desire" by Ryan Adams
"Fans" by Kings of Leon
"Damnit Anna" by The Morning Benders
"Far Away" by Tarrus Riley
"Academia" by Sia
"A Good Day (Morning Song)" by Priscilla Ahn
"The Clockwise Witness" by DeVotchKa

ENJOY! : )