Ranking the 1001: #1-20
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1 min readNov 12, 2019
Because lists are fun, and a convenient way to track my own opinions of these. I’ll re-up the ranking each time I get through another ten albums.
Here’s the updated list:
- Louis Prima — The Wildest!
- Frank Sinatra — Songs for Swingin’ Lovers
- Ray Charles — The Genius of Ray Charles
- Sarah Vaughan — Live At Mister Kelly’s
- The Crickets — The “Chirping” Crickets
- Tito Puente & His Orchestra — Dance Mania Vol 1
- Duke Ellington — Live At Newport
- Elvis Presley — Elvis Presley
- Little Richard — Here’s Little Richard
- Machito — Kenya
- Ella Fitzgerald — Sings The Gershwin Song Book
- Count Basie — The Atomic Mr. Basie
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliot — Jack Takes The Floor/Muleskinner
- Sabu — Palo Congo
- Fats Domino — This Is Fats
- Frank Sinatra — In The Wee Small Hours
- Miles Davis — Birth of the Cool
- Billie Holliday — Lady in Satin
- Thelonious Monk — Brilliant Corners
- The Louvin Brothers — Tragic Songs of Life