1001 Album Club

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039 Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Jun 18, 2018

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Considered one of the great technical achievements of orchestrated Jazz The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Stands as a testament to Charles Mingus’s innovation and determination to create a magnum opus .

038 Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square Club Jun 14, 2018

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In 1962 on a warm January 12th night at the Harlem Square Club in Miami, Sam Cooke brought the magic but the album wouldn’t be released for 20 years !

037 Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift for You Jun 11, 2018

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Phil Spector’s – A Christmas gift for you is the greatest traditional Christmas album ever .

036 Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Jun 07, 2018

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The album that lead Dylan to folk fame and being named, “Spokesman of a Generation”. A title the singer hated .

035 The Beatles - With the Beatles Jun 04, 2018

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After building their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period spanning 1960 – 63 The Beatles become the biggest band ever with their second album “With the Beatles” .

034 Ray Price - Night Life May 31, 2018

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Night Life represents a crossroads in Price’s country career as he refines his honky tonk style bridging the gap into the 1960’s mainstream Nashville sound, In addition to being one of the first of country concept albums .

033 Stan Getz - Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba May 28, 2018

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Jazz Samba signaled the beginning of the bossa nova craze in America. However, the task of creating an authentic sound proved much more challenging than either had anticipated .

032 Booker T. & the MGs - Green Onions May 24, 2018

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The originators of the Southern/Memphis soul movement come up with one of the greatest riffs in music history while on a break in the studio, but how good is the album ?

031 Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music May 21, 2018

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Ray Charles landmark album covering country and western music during the civil right moment is incredible .

030 Bill Evans Trio - Sunday at the Village Vanguard May 17, 2018

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The Bill Evans Trio live at the Village Vanguard is considered a classic but we consider it terrible mainly because of bassist Scott La Faro .