- Louis Armstrong, This Is Jazz, Vol. 23: Louis Armstrong Sings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Ella Fitzgerald, The Legendary Decca Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Billie Holiday, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Bessie Smith, The Essential Bessie Smith. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Ornette Coleman, John McLaughlin: As part of its "Building a Jazz Library" series, All About Jazz lists the best jazz guitar albums. These include:
- John McLaughlin, Extrapolation. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman, Song X. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Ella Fitzgerald, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Carmen McRae, Annie Ross, Sarah Vaughan: As part of its "Building a Jazz Library" series, All About Jazz lists the best jazz vocal albums from 1951 through 1968. These include:
- Ella Fitzgerald, The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, The Hottest New Group in Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Carmen McRae, Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Billie Holiday: John Fordham shares a clip of Billie Holiday singing "Lover Man" at The Guardian.
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