Essential Jazz

Essential Jazz

Playlist • 90 Track(s)

An introduction to jazz featuring the most important, influential, and definitive jazz recordings of all-time.

So What (Audio) (Official Audio) - Miles Davis

So What (Audio) (Official Audio) - Miles Davis

9:24 |

Feeling Good (Official Video) - Nina Simone

Feeling Good (Official Video) - Nina Simone

3:03 |

La vie en rose - Louis Armstrong

La vie en rose - Louis Armstrong

3:24 |

L-O-V-E (Lyric Video) - Nat King Cole

L-O-V-E (Lyric Video) - Nat King Cole

2:33 |

In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

4:18 |

From the Start - Laufey

From the Start - Laufey

2:50 |

Unforgettable - Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole

Unforgettable - Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole

3:13 |

What A Wonderful World (Official Video) - Louis Armstrong

What A Wonderful World (Official Video) - Louis Armstrong

2:19 |

Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

3:15 |

Laufey - Falling Behind (Official Audio) - Laufey

Laufey - Falling Behind (Official Audio) - Laufey

2:54 |

Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim

2:57 |

Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Herbie Hancock

Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Herbie Hancock

5:34 |

My Favorite Things (Stereo) [2022 Remaster] - John Coltrane

My Favorite Things (Stereo) [2022 Remaster] - John Coltrane

13:47 |

Valentine - Laufey

Valentine - Laufey

2:49 |

Bill Evans Trio - Blue in Green (Take 3, Album Master) (Official Visualizer) - Bill Evans

Bill Evans Trio - Blue in Green (Take 3, Album Master) (Official Visualizer) - Bill Evans

5:26 |

Footprints - Wayne Shorter

Footprints - Wayne Shorter

7:30 |

Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Audio) - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Audio) - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:05 |

Take Five (Instrumental) - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Take Five (Instrumental) - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5:26 |

Freddie Freeloader (Audio) (Official Audio) - Miles Davis

Freddie Freeloader (Audio) (Official Audio) - Miles Davis

9:48 |

Promise - Laufey

Promise - Laufey

3:54 |

Miles Davis - It Never Entered My Mind (Official Visualizer) - From MILES '56 - Miles Davis

Miles Davis - It Never Entered My Mind (Official Visualizer) - From MILES '56 - Miles Davis

5:24 |

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

6:29 |

Summertime (Audio) (feat. Louis Armstrong) - Ella Fitzgerald

Summertime (Audio) (feat. Louis Armstrong) - Ella Fitzgerald

4:57 |

Blackbird - Brad Mehldau

Blackbird - Brad Mehldau

5:00 |

A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement - John Coltrane

A Love Supreme, Pt. I – Acknowledgement - John Coltrane

7:44 |

Boplicity - Miles Davis

Boplicity - Miles Davis

3:07 |

Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - Diana Krall

Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - Diana Krall

4:08 |

Love For Sale - Cannonball Adderley

Love For Sale - Cannonball Adderley

7:05 |

'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk

'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk

3:49 |

Misty - Ella Fitzgerald

Misty - Ella Fitzgerald

2:52 |

I See Your Face Before Me (From The Album Setting The Pace) - John Coltrane

I See Your Face Before Me (From The Album Setting The Pace) - John Coltrane

10:00 |

Take the "a" Train - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra

Take the "a" Train - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra

2:57 |

Four On Six - Wes Montgomery

Four On Six - Wes Montgomery

6:16 |

Totem Pole (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Lee Morgan

Totem Pole (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Lee Morgan

10:15 |

Strange Fruit (Audio) - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra

Strange Fruit (Audio) - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra

3:03 |

Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans

Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans

7:42 |

Naima - John Coltrane

Naima - John Coltrane

4:26 |

West End Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five

West End Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five

3:17 |

Everybody's Jumpin' - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Everybody's Jumpin' - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4:23 |

Black Nile (Remastered 2004 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Wayne Shorter

Black Nile (Remastered 2004 / Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Wayne Shorter

6:29 |

Along Came Betty - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Along Came Betty - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

6:09 |

God Bless The Child (Audio) - Billie Holiday

God Bless The Child (Audio) - Billie Holiday

4:01 |

Stella by Starlight (Audio) (Official Audio) (feat. Bill Evans & John Coltrane) - Miles Davis

Stella by Starlight (Audio) (Official Audio) (feat. Bill Evans & John Coltrane) - Miles Davis

4:46 |

Washington and Lee Swing - Louis Armstrong

Washington and Lee Swing - Louis Armstrong

3:50 |

My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker

My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker

5:26 |

Birdland - Weather Report

Birdland - Weather Report

6:00 |

Killer Joe - Benny Golson

Killer Joe - Benny Golson

6:54 |

Little One (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Herbie Hancock

Little One (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Herbie Hancock

8:48 |

Bye Bye Blackbird (feat. John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones) - Miles Davis

Bye Bye Blackbird (feat. John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones) - Miles Davis

7:55 |

Diane - Miles Davis

Diane - Miles Davis

7:50 |

Isn't This A Lovely Day? (feat. Paul Weston & His Orchestra) - Ella Fitzgerald

Isn't This A Lovely Day? (feat. Paul Weston & His Orchestra) - Ella Fitzgerald

3:27 |

Spain - Chick Corea & Return To Forever

Spain - Chick Corea & Return To Forever

9:51 |

Open Letter To Duke - Charles Mingus

Open Letter To Duke - Charles Mingus

5:50 |

Flamingo - The Adderley Brothers

Flamingo - The Adderley Brothers

7:02 |

Bluesnote - Sonny Rollins

Bluesnote - Sonny Rollins

6:57 |

Summertime (Mastering 2011) - Miles Davis

Summertime (Mastering 2011) - Miles Davis

3:23 |

Muskrat Ramble - Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen

Muskrat Ramble - Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen

3:42 |

Spring Is Here (From The Album Standard Coltrane) - John Coltrane

Spring Is Here (From The Album Standard Coltrane) - John Coltrane

6:56 |

The Sound of Love - Charles Mingus

The Sound of Love - Charles Mingus

5:56 |

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley

5:07 |

Honeysuckle Rose (Visualizer) - Charlie Parker

Honeysuckle Rose (Visualizer) - Charlie Parker

2:55 |

A Night In Tunisia (Alternate Take/ / Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Bud Powell Trio

A Night In Tunisia (Alternate Take/ / Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) - Bud Powell Trio

3:53 |

My Funny Valentine (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes/Juan-Les-Pins, July 26, 1963) - Miles Davis

My Funny Valentine (Live at Festival Mondial Du Jazz, Antibes/Juan-Les-Pins, July 26, 1963) - Miles Davis

12:21 |

Naima - John Coltrane

Naima - John Coltrane

7:10 |

Satin Doll - Duke Ellington

Satin Doll - Duke Ellington

9:07 |

Homeward Bound - Charlie Christian

Homeward Bound - Charlie Christian

3:15 |

What Is This Thing Called Love? - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

What Is This Thing Called Love? - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

6:16 |

Peace - Ornette Coleman

Peace - Ornette Coleman

9:05 |

Bill Evans - All Of You (Official Audio) - Bill Evans

Bill Evans - All Of You (Official Audio) - Bill Evans

8:13 |

The History Of John Coltrane: Giant Steps - John Coltrane

The History Of John Coltrane: Giant Steps - John Coltrane

5:30 |

Chasin' the Bird - J. J. Johnson

Chasin' the Bird - J. J. Johnson

4:43 |

Riot (Alternate Take1 / Remastered) - Herbie Hancock

Riot (Alternate Take1 / Remastered) - Herbie Hancock

4:58 |

All of Me - Billie Holiday

All of Me - Billie Holiday

3:03 |

My One and Only Love - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman

My One and Only Love - John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman

4:58 |

Alfie's Theme (From "Alfie" Score) - Sonny Rollins

Alfie's Theme (From "Alfie" Score) - Sonny Rollins

9:45 |

Blue in Green - Miles Davis

Blue in Green - Miles Davis

5:29 |

Cherokee - Clifford Brown

Cherokee - Clifford Brown

3:28 |

Sister Sadie - Horace Silver

Sister Sadie - Horace Silver

6:20 |

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Mono) - Art Pepper

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Mono) - Art Pepper

5:25 |

One Finger Snap - Herbie Hancock

One Finger Snap - Herbie Hancock

7:21 |

Blues March - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Blues March - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

6:16 |

My Favourite Things - John Coltrane

My Favourite Things - John Coltrane

10:37 |

Speedball - Lee Morgan

Speedball - Lee Morgan

5:31 |

Blue Train (Alternate Take 8) - John Coltrane

Blue Train (Alternate Take 8) - John Coltrane

10:27 |

A Love Supreme, Pt. II - Resolution - John Coltrane

A Love Supreme, Pt. II - Resolution - John Coltrane

7:21 |

Straight, No Chaser - Thelonious Monk

Straight, No Chaser - Thelonious Monk

11:29 |

Bemsha Swing - Thelonious Monk

Bemsha Swing - Thelonious Monk

7:44 |

アー・ユー・オール・ザ・シングス - Are You All The Things (Live) - Bill Evans

アー・ユー・オール・ザ・シングス - Are You All The Things (Live) - Bill Evans

6:22 |

Three O’Clock in the Morning - Dexter Gordon

Three O’Clock in the Morning - Dexter Gordon

5:34 |

Take Twelve - Lee Morgan Quintet & Clifford Jordan

Take Twelve - Lee Morgan Quintet & Clifford Jordan

4:59 |