| 1. | Fats Waller, “Handful of Keys” (Proper, 2004; tracks recorded 1922-43). |
| 2. | King Oliver, “King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band: The Complete Set” (Challenge, 1997; tracks recorded 1923). |
| 3. | Louis Armstrong, “The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings” (Sony, 2006; tracks recorded 1925-29). |
| 4. | Louis Armstrong, “The Complete RCA Victor Recordings” (RCA, 2001; tracks recorded 1932-33 and 1946-47). |
| 5. | Louis Armstrong, “Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy” (Columbia, 1954). |
| 6. | Fletcher Henderson, “Tidal Wave” (Verve, 1994; tracks recorded 1931-1934). |
| 7. | Bessie Smith, “The Essential Bessie Smith” (Sony, 1997; tracks recorded 1923-33). |
| 8. | Bix Beiderbecke, “The Bix Beiderbecke Story” (Proper, 2003; tracks recorded 1924-30). |
| 9. | Django Reinhardt, “The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order” (JSP, 2000; tracks recorded 1934-39). |
| 10. | Jelly Roll Morton, “Jelly Roll Morton: 1926-1930” (JSP, 2000). |
| 11. | Sidney Bechet, “The Sidney Bechet Story” (Proper, 2001; tracks recorded 1923-50). |
| 12. | Duke Ellington, “The OKeh Ellington” (Sony, 1991—tracks recorded 1927-31). |
| 13. | Duke Ellington, “Golden Greats” (Disky, 2002; tracks recorded 1927-48). |
| 14. | Duke Ellington, “Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band” (RCA, 2003; tracks recorded 1940-42). |
| 15. | Duke Ellington, “Ellington at Newport 1956” (Sony, 1999). |
| 16. | Duke Ellington, “Money Jungle” (Blue Note Records, 1962). |
| 17. | Coleman Hawkins, “The Essential Sides Remastered, 1929-39” (JSP, 2006). |
| 18. | Coleman Hawkins, “The Bebop Years” (Proper, 2001; tracks recorded 1939-49). |
| 19. | Billie Holiday, “Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles” (Sony, 2007; tracks recorded 1933-44). |
| 20. | Teddy Wilson, “The Noble Art of Teddy Wilson” (ASV Living Era, 2002; tracks recorded 1933-46). |
| 21. | Lester Young, “The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions 1936-40” (Mosaic, 2008; available direct through Mosaic). |
| 22. | Lester Young, “Kansas City Swing” (Definitive, 2004; tracks recorded 1938-44). |
| 23. | Count Basie, “The Complete Decca Recordings” (Verve, 1992; tracks recorded 1937-39). |
| 24. | Count Basie, “The Complete Atomic Basie” (Blue Note, 1994; tracks recorded 1958). |
| 25. | Benny Goodman, “At Carnegie Hall—1938—Complete” (Columbia, 1999). |
| 26. | John Kirby Sextet, “Night Whispers: 1938-46” (Jazz Legends, 2005). |
| 27. | Chick Webb, “Stomping at the Savoy” (Proper, 2006; tracks recorded 1931-39). |
| 28. | Benny Carter, “3, 4, 5: The Verve Small Group Sessions” (Polygram, 1991; tracks recorded 1954). |
| 29. | Charlie Christian, “The Genius of the Electric Guitar” (Definitive, 2005; tracks recorded 1939-41). |
| 30. | James P. Johnson, “The Original James P. Johnson: 1942-1945 Piano Solos” (Smithsonian Folkways, 1996). |
| 31. | The Nat King Cole Trio, “The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Vocal Classsics, Vol. 1, 1942-1946” (Blue Note, 1995). |
| 32. | Charlie Parker, “The Complete Savoy and Dial Sessions” (Uptown Jazz, 2005; tracks recorded 1944-48). |
| 33. | Charlie Parker, “Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve” (Polygram, 1988; tracks recorded 1946-54). |
| 34. | Charlie Parker, “Best of the Complete Live Performances on Savoy” (Savoy, 2002; tracks recorded 1948-49). |
| 35. | Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, “Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945” (Uptown Jazz, 2005). |
| 36. | Dizzy Gillespie, “The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, 1947-49” (RCA, 1995). |
| 37. | Thelonious Monk, “Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1” (Blue Note, 2001; tracks recorded 1947). |
| 38. | Thelonious Monk, “Live at the It Club, 1964” (Sony, 1998). |
| 39. | Thelonious Monk, “Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane: The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings” (Riverside, 2006). |
| 40. | Lennie Tristano and Warne Marsh, “Intuition” (Blue Note, 1996; tracks recorded 1949 and 1956). |
| 41. | Miles Davis, “The Complete Birth of the Cool” (Blue Note, 1998; tracks recorded 1948-50). |
| 42. | Miles Davis, “Bags’ Groove” (Prestige, 1954). |
| 43. | Miles Davis, “Kind of Blue” (Sony, 1959). |
| 44. | Miles Davis, “Highlights from the Plugged Nickel” (Sony, 1995; tracks recorded 1965). |
| 45. | Miles Davis, “Bitches Brew” (Columbia, 1969). |
| 46. | Bud Powell, “The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1” (Blue Note, 2001; tracks recorded 1949-1951), Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 2001; tracks recorded 1953). |
| 47. | Gerry Mulligan, “The Original Quartet with Chet Baker” (Blue Note, 1998; tracks recorded 1952-53). |
| 48. | Modern Jazz Quartet, “Django” (Prestige, 1953). |
| 49. | Art Tatum, “The Best of the Pablo Solo Masterpieces” (Pablo, 2003; tracks recorded 1953-56). |
| 50. | Clifford Brown and Max Roach, “Clifford Brown & Max Roach” (EmArcy, 1954). |
| 51. | Sarah Vaughan, “Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown” (EmArcy, 1954). |
| 52. | Charles Mingus, “Mingus at the Bohemia (Debut, 1955). |
| 53. | Charles Mingus, “Mingus Ah Um” (Columbia, 1959). |
| 54. | Charles Mingus Sextet, “Cornell 1964” (Blue Note, 2007). |
| 55. | Ella Fitzgerald, “Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook” (Verve, 1956). |
| 56. | Sonny Rollins, “Saxophone Colossus” (Prestige, 1956). |
| 57. | Sonny Rollins, “Night at the Village Vanguard” (Blue Note, 1957). |
| 58. | Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins, “Sonny Meets Hawk!” (RCA, 1963). |
| 59. | Tito Puente, “King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente” (RCA, 2002; tracks recorded 1956-60). |
| 60. | Sun Ra, “Greatest Hits—Easy Listening for Intergalactic Travel” (Evidence, 2000; tracks recorded 1956-73). |
| 61. | Abbey Lincoln, “That’s Him” (Riverside, 1957). |
| 62. | Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, “Moanin’” (Blue Note, 1958). |
| 63. | Ahmad Jamal Trio, “Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961” (Verve, 1998). |
| 64. | The Dave Brubeck Quartet, “Time Out” (Sony, 1959). |
| 65. | Jimmy Witherspoon, “The ’Spoon Concerts” (Fantasy, 1989; tracks recorded 1959). |
| 66. | Ornette Coleman, “Beauty Is a Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings” (Atlantic, 1993; tracks recorded 1959-61). |
| 67. | Ornette Coleman, “Dancing in Your Head” (Horizon, 1973). |
| 68. | Freddie Hubbard, “Open Sesame” (Blue Note, 1960). |
| 69. | Jimmy Smith, “Back at the Chicken Shack” (Blue Note, 2007; tracks recorded in 1960). |
| 70. | Dinah Washington, “First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story” (Polygram, 1993; tracks recorded 1943-61). |
| 71. | John Coltrane, “My Favorite Things” (Atlantic, 1960). |
| 72. | John Coltrane, “The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings” (GRP, 1997; tracks recorded 1961). |
| 73. | John Coltrane, “A Love Supreme” (Impulse!, 1964). |
| 74. | John Coltrane, “Ascension” (Impulse!, 1965). |
| 75. | Eric Dolphy, “Out There” (New Jazz, 1960). |
| 76. | Eric Dolphy, “Out to Lunch!” (Blue Note, 1964). |
| 77. | Bill Evans, “The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961” (Riverside, 2005). |
| 78. | Jackie McLean, “A Fickle Sonance” (Blue Note, 1961). |
| 79. | Stan Getz and João Gilberto, “Getz/Gilberto” (Verve, 1963). |
| 80. | Dexter Gordon, “Our Man in Paris” (Blue Note, 1963). |
| 81. | Andrew Hill, “Smokestack” (Blue Note, 1963). |
| 82. | Lee Morgan, “The Sidewinder” (Blue Note, 1963). |
| 83. | Albert Ayler, “Spiritual Unity” (ESP, 1964). |
| 84. | Archie Shepp, “Four for Trane” (Impulse!, 1964). |
| 85. | Horace Silver, “Song for My Father” (Blue Note, 1964). |
| 86. | Wes Montgomery, “Smokin’ at the Half Note” (Verve, 2005; tracks recorded 1965). |
| 87. | Cecil Taylor, “Conquistador!” (Blue Note, 1966). |
| 88. | Betty Carter, “Betty Carter’s Finest Hour” (Verve, 2003; tracks recorded 1958-92). |
| 89. | Frank Sinatra, “Sinatra at the Sands with Count Basie & the Orchestra” (Reprise, 1966). |
| 90. | Frank Sinatra, “The Capitol Years” (Capitol, 1990; tracks recorded 1953-62). |
| 91. | Nina Simone, “Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of Nina Simone, 1967-1972” (RCA, 1998). |
| 92. | Pharoah Sanders, “Karma” (Impulse!, 1969). |
| 93. | Chick Corea, “Return to Forever” (ECM, 1972). |
| 94. | Keith Jarrett, “The Köln Concert, 1975” (ECM, 1999). |
| 95. | World Saxophone Quartet, “World Saxophone Quartet Plays Duke Ellington” (Nonesuch, 1986). |
| 96. | Charlie Haden and Hank Jones, “Steal Away” (Polygram, 1995). |
| 97. | Joshua Redman Quartet, “Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard” (Warner Bros., 1995). |
| 98. | Cassandra Wilson, “Traveling Miles” (Blue Note, 1999). |
| 99. | Wynton Marsalis Septet, “Live at the Village Vanguard” (Sony, 1999). |
| 100. | The Bill Charlap Trio, “Live at the Village Vanguard” (Blue Note, 2007). |