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(1950) CHARLIE PARKER – Charlie Parker Sextet
(1951) THELONIOUS MONK – Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1
(1952) THELONIOUS MONK – Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2
(1953) BILLIE HOLIDAY – An Evening With Billie Holiday
(1954) THELONIOUS MONK – Piano Solo
(1955) FRANK SINATRA – In the Wee Small Hours
(1956) BILLIE HOLIDAY – Lady Sings the Blues
(1957) THELONIOUS MONK – Brilliant Corners
(1958) FRANK SINATRA – Sings for Only the Lonely
(1959) MILES DAVIS – Kind of Blue
(1960) CHARLES MINGUS – Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
(1961) JOHN COLTRANE – My Favorite Things
(1962) JOHN COLTRANE – Live! at the Village Vanguard
(1963) CHARLES MINGUS – The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
(1964) JOHN COLTRANE – Crescent
(1965) JOHN COLTRANE – A Love Supreme
(1966) WAYNE SHORTER – Speak No Evil
(1967) MILES DAVIS – Sorcerer
(1968) MILES DAVIS – Nefertiti
(1969) MILES DAVIS – In a Silent Way
(1970) SOFT MACHINE – Third
(1971) JOHN COLTRANE – Sun Ship
(1972) MILES DAVIS – On the Corner
(1973) ROXY MUSIC – For Your Pleasure
(1974) GENESIS – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
(1975) VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – Godbluff
(1976) JONI MITCHELL – Hejira
(1977) PETER HAMMILL – Over
(1978) VAN DER GRAAF – Vital
(1979) TALKING HEADS – Fear of Music
(1980) TALKING HEADS – Remain in Light
(1981) JAPAN – Tin Drum
(1982) THE CURE – Pornography
(1983) ARCHIE SHEPP – Soul Song
(1984) TALKING HEADS – Stop Making Sense
(1985) GREG SAGE – Straight Ahead
(1986) THE SMITHS – The Queen is Dead
(1987) PET SHOP BOYS – Actually
(1988) SONIC YOUTH – Daydream Nation
(1989) KEITH JARRETT, GARY PEACOCK, JACK DeJOHNETTE – Changeless
(1990) SONIC YOUTH – Goo
(1991) TALK TALK – Laughing Stock
(1992) BLUMFELD – Ich-Maschine
(1993) WU-TANG CLAN – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
(1994) PORTISHEAD – Dummy
(1995) KEITH JARRETT, GARY PEACOCK, JACK DeJOHNETTE – At the Blue Note
(1996) RUF DER HEIMAT – Machine Kaput
(1997) PORTISHEAD – Portishead
(1998) THE NECKS – Piano Bass Drums
(1999) BONNIE ‚PRINCE‘ BILLY – I See a Darkness
(2000) JONI MITCHELL – Both Sides Now
(2001) BJÖRK – Vespertine
(2002) BETH GIBBONS & RUSTIN MAN – Out of Season
(2003) THE NECKS – Drive By
(2004) ALICE COLTRANE – Translinear Light
(2005) PAUL MOTIAN – I Have the Room Above Her
(2006) THE NECKS – Chemist
(2007) RADIOHEAD – In Rainbows
(2008) PORTISHEAD – Third
(2009) THE XX – XX
(2010) GIL SCOTT-HERON – I’m New Here
(2011) KATE BUSH – 50 Words for Snow
(2012) SWANS – The Seer
(2013) DAUGHTER – If You Leave
(2014) SWANS – To Be Kind
(2015) KENDRICK LAMAR – To Pimp a Butterfly
(2016) RADIOHEAD – A Moon Shaped Pool
(2017) MOUNT EERIE – A Crow Looked at Me
(2018) ANDREW CYRILLE, WADADA LEO SMITH, BILL FRISELL – Lebroba
(2019) MAGMA – Zëss: Le Jour Du Néant
(2020) ADRIANNE LENKER – Songs and Instrumentals
(2021) FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS & THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – Promises
(2022) THE SMILE – A Light for Attracting Attention
(2023) THE NECKS – Travel
(2024) THE SMILE – Cutouts
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Hey man, why don't we make a tune... just playin' the melody, not play the solos...