Presents…

The 100 Jazz Albums That

Shook The World Edited and conceived by Jon Newey

CONTENTS 5 Introduction

6-75 The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World

78-85 The Making of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue 86-90 The Making of John Coltrane’s Giant Steps

92-93 The Making of Charlie Parker’s Bird: The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)

94 Mentioned in Dispatches

96 The 1999 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World Chart 97 The 2006 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World Chart

98 Collecting the 100 Albums – A Buyer’s Guide

Contributors

Stuart Nicholson, Jon Newey, Brian Priestley, Kevin Le Gendre Andy Robson, Jane Cornwell, Mike Flynn and Kevin Whitlock

Design Juliet Boucher Production Kevin Whitlock

For Jazzwise: Editor in Chief Jon Newey; Editor Mike Flynn; Advertisement Manager Ros McCrae; MD Paul Geoghegan

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ISSN 1368-0021

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