I want to compile a list of 15-20 all-time famous jazz musicians.
Their albums must be available in the market eg, on amazon.com (or
some other famous web-shop that can ship internationally). Kindly
compile the list for me. Thanks

Hi aaz,

I have compiled a list for you based on two top-100 lists.  The top
fifteen by number of mentions are:

Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Charles Mingus
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Ornette Coleman
Count Basie
Stan Getz
Thelonious Monk
Bill Evans
Charlie Parker
Ella Fitzgerald
Eric Dolphy
Joe Henderson
Sonny Rollins

If you want to throw some of these out because they are primarily
singers or bandleaders rather than musicians, or if you would just
like more choices, the next eight are:

Art Blakey
Benny Goodman
Cannonball Adderley
Charlie Haden
Dave Holland
Herbie Hancock
Horace Silver
Max Roach

These are all well-known artists whose albums are readiy available
from online stores.


Sources

Top 100 Jazz CDs
http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/jazz100/top100.html

Jazz-L Top 100+ list
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/top100.htm


I hope these lists meet your need.

--efn

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Request for Answer Clarification by aaz-ga on 15 Nov 2005 23:05 PST

Many thanks but I need the names of albums (ONE each that is available
at a big online store, preferably Amazon.com; Best of- or Best selling
album). If not for all, for some. Say these ones:
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Charles Mingus
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Stan Getz
Thelonious Monk
Bill Evans
Ella Fitzgerald
Eric Dolphy
Joe Henderson

Art Blakey
Benny Goodman
Cannonball Adderley
Dave Holland
Herbie Hancock

Regards

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Clarification of Answer by efn-ga on 16 Nov 2005 21:13 PST

OK, here you go:

Miles Davis:  The Essential Miles Davis

John Coltrane:  The Very Best of John Coltrane

Charles Mingus:  Mingus Ah Um

Duke Ellington:  The Very Best of Duke Ellington

Count Basie:  The Best of Early Basie

Stan Getz:  Getz/Gilberto (with Joćo Gilberto)

Thelonious Monk:  The Best of the Blue Note Years

Bill Evans:  The Best of Bill Evans on Verve

Ella Fitzgerald:  Pure Ella:  The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald

Eric Dolphy:  The Best of Eric Dolphy

Joe Henderson:  State of the Tenor

Art Blakey:  The Best of Art Blakey

Benny Goodman:  The Very Best of Benny Goodman

Cannonball Adderley:  Something Else

Dave Holland:  Overtime

Herbie Hancock:  The Best of Herbie Hancock:  The Blue Note Years

These are all available from Amazon.com.

Precise, prompt