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Best-sounding jazz albums ranked by Hi-Fi Score and sonic facets — recordings that reward serious speakers and headphones.

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A Love Supreme — John Coltrane
94
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
#1 · 94/100
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis
94
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
#2 · 94/100
Blue Train — John Coltrane
94
Blue Train
John Coltrane
#3 · 94/100
I Put a Spell on You — Nina Simone
94
I Put a Spell on You
Nina Simone
#4 · 94/100
Waltz for Debby — Bill Evans
94
Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans
#5 · 94/100
Somethin' Else — Cannonball Adderley
94
Somethin' Else
Cannonball Adderley
#6 · 94/100
Head Hunters — Herbie Hancock
94
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
#7 · 94/100
Aja — Steely Dan
94
Aja
Steely Dan
#8 · 94/100
Karma — Pharoah Sanders
94
Karma
Pharoah Sanders
#9 · 94/100
Journey in Satchidananda — Alice Coltrane
94
Journey in Satchidananda
Alice Coltrane
#10 · 94/100
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady — Charles Mingus
94
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
#11 · 94/100
Speak No Evil — Wayne Shorter
94
Speak No Evil
Wayne Shorter
#12 · 94/100
Moanin' — Art Blakey
94
Moanin'
Art Blakey
#13 · 94/100
Song for My Father — Horace Silver
94
Song for My Father
Horace Silver
#14 · 94/100
The Sidewinder — Lee Morgan
94
The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan
#15 · 94/100
Getz/Gilberto — Stan Getz
94
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
#16 · 94/100
Wave — Antônio Carlos Jobim
94
Wave
Antônio Carlos Jobim
#17 · 94/100
Nightclub — Patricia Barber
89
Nightclub
Patricia Barber
#18 · 89/100
The Look of Love — Diana Krall
89
The Look of Love
Diana Krall
#19 · 89/100
Liquid Spirit — Gregory Porter
86
Liquid Spirit
Gregory Porter
#20 · 86/100
We Like It Here — Snarky Puppy
86
We Like It Here
Snarky Puppy
#21 · 86/100
Black Acid Soul — Lady Blackbird
84
Black Acid Soul
Lady Blackbird
#22 · 84/100
Emily's D+Evolution — Esperanza Spalding
84
Emily's D+Evolution
Esperanza Spalding
#23 · 84/100
The Epic — Kamasi Washington
84
The Epic
Kamasi Washington
#24 · 84/100
Blackstar — David Bowie
84
Blackstar
David Bowie
#25 · 84/100
Dreams and Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant
84
Dreams and Daggers
Cécile McLorin Salvant
#26 · 84/100
Promises — Floating Points
84
Promises
Floating Points
#27 · 84/100
Black Classical Music — Yussef Dayes
84
Black Classical Music
Yussef Dayes
#28 · 84/100
Come Away with Me — Norah Jones
83
Come Away with Me
Norah Jones
#29 · 83/100
Djesse Vol. 1 — Jacob Collier
78
Djesse Vol. 1
Jacob Collier
#30 · 78/100
Black Radio — Robert Glasper
74
Black Radio
Robert Glasper
#31 · 74/100
To Pimp a Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar
72
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
#32 · 72/100
The Optimist — Cory Wong
72
The Optimist
Cory Wong
#33 · 72/100
Drunk — Thundercat
72
Drunk
Thundercat
#34 · 72/100
Space 1.8 — Nala Sinephro
72
Space 1.8
Nala Sinephro
#35 · 72/100
Universal Beings — Makaya McCraven
72
Universal Beings
Makaya McCraven
#36 · 72/100
Your Queen Is a Reptile — Sons of Kemet
72
Your Queen Is a Reptile
Sons of Kemet
#37 · 72/100
Could We Be More — Kokoroko
72
Could We Be More
Kokoroko
#38 · 72/100
Where I'm Meant to Be — Ezra Collective
72
Where I'm Meant to Be
Ezra Collective
#39 · 72/100