77TH ANNUAL READERS POLL HISTORICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1 Miles Davis Quintet, Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1 (COLUMBIA/LEGACY) 2,619 votes The trumpeter and his second great quintet were in their prime while touring with George Wein’s Newport Jazz Festival in October and November 1967.

2 Wes Montgomery, Echoes 5 Stan Getz, Stan Getz 8 F ela Kuti, Vinyl Box Set I Of Indiana Avenue Quintets: The Clef & (KNITTING FACTORY/ (RESONANCE) 1,270 Norgran Studio Albums LABEL MAISON) 465 (HIP-O SELECT) 642 Newly dis- This package of covered live This three-disc remastered Fela recordings made collection, which Kuti albums—the in Indianapolis concentrates on first in a series sometime in Getz’s earliest sin- of vinyl box sets 1957 or ’58 gles and albums covering the shed light on the early work of (1952–1955) for work of the world-renown Afro- one of jazz’s greatest guitarists Norman Granz, elegantly fills a gap beat vocalist—was curated by during a pivotal point in his career. in the saxophonist’s discography. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.

3 The Dave Brubeck Quartet, 6 The Dave Brubeck Quartet, 9 H owlin’ Wolf, Smokestack The Columbia Studio Their Last Time Out Lightning:The Complete Albums Collection: 1955– (COLUMBIA/LEGACY) 596 Chess Masters, 1951–1960 (HIP-O SELECT/GEFFEN) 464 1966 (COLUMBIA/LEGACY) 1,001 Brubeck’s quar- tet of 17 years Perhaps the most Containing about with Paul Des- unique and power- 12 hours of mond, Eugene ful performer in music, this box Wright and Joe the history of the set covers all 19 Morello played blues, How- studio albums their last concert lin’ Wolf cre- that Brubeck together in Pittsburgh on Dec. ated a remarkable catalog of recorded for Columbia, with bonus 26, 1967, as documented on this music for Chess Records. tracks scattered throughout. Nine previously unreleased recording. of the titles here are on CD in the 10 Ray Charles, Singular United States for the first time. 7 The Quintet, Jazz At Genius: The Complete ABC Massey Hall Singles (CONCORD) 421 4 Freddie Hubbard, Pinnacle (ORIGINAL JAZZ CLASSICS) 468 (RESONANCE) 821 This five-disc Virtuosity and box set con- On this previously personality rule tains numerous unreleased live on this latest treasures Brother album culled remastered Ray recorded from two 1980 recording of a after signing with performances historic 1953 ABC-Paramount at San Fran- all-star perfor- in late 1959, including several cisco’s Keystone Korner, Hubbard mance in Toronto featuring Charlie tracks never issued on CD before. demonstrates that his eloquence Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Clearly, he was keeping a step was equal to his energy. Charles Mingus and Max Roach. ahead of the era’s musical changes.

11 Ray Charles, Live In France 1961 (EAGLE ROCK) 405 17 Roscoe Mitchell, Before There Was Sound (NESSA) 163 12 Von Freeman, Have No Fear (NESSA) 320 18 Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble, 13 G erry Mulligan Sextet, Legends Live: Old/Quartet Sessions (NESSA) 162 Gerry Mulligan Sextet (JAZZHAUS) 257 19 H ank Crawford, Don’t You Worry ’Bout A Thing 14 G eorge Duke, George Duke Band: The Complete (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition) 1970s Epic Albums Collection (EPIC/LEGACY) 240 (MASTERWORKS JAZZ) 150 15 Soft Machine, NDR Jazz Workshop (CUNEIFORM) 193 20 Various Artists, FMP Im Rückblick–In 16 Sir Roland Hanna, Colors From A Giant’s Kit (IPO) 163 Retrospect 1969–2010 (FMP) 123

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