Janis Joplin – Pearl (Columbia/ MFSL)
Gene Ammons – Blue Gene (Prestige/ Analogue Productions)
Sonny Rollins – Contemporary Leaders (Fantasy/ Analogue Productions)
Coleman Hawkins – The Hawk Flies High (Riverside/ MFSL)
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Music is like a river, It's supposed to flow and wash away the dust of everyday life. - Art Blakey