10 Best Jazz Albums EVER / Rotem Sivan

10. Remember Shakti - John Mclaughlin

9. Relaxin' - Miles Davis Quintet

8. Pat Metheny - Live

7. Oscar Peterson - Night Train

6. Still Live - Keith Jarrett Trio

5. Ahmad Jamal Trio at the Pershing

4. Hank Mobley - Soul Station

3. Brad Mehldau Art of the trio Vol.4

2. Bill Evans - Portrait In Jazz

1. Wes Montgomery ‎– Smokin' At The Half Note

[ursula]

Some additions: Sonny Rollins "Saxophone Colossus" or "Newk's Time", Erroll Garner "One World Concert", Von Freeman "Doin' It Right Now", George Benson "Tenderly", Brad Mehldau "Highway Rider", Pat Metheny "Watercolors", Earl Hines "The New Earl Hines Trio", Stan Getz "Sweet Rain" and of course Cannonball Adderley "Somethin' Else".

[nkhmd]

Thank you, you tube heard of you, never heard of 1/2 of the albums you mentioned (know all the artists), but now I've got some discovery ahead of me over the next several weeks..MUCH LOVE / APPRECIATION

[Narsuitus]

Thanks for sharing your 10 best jazz albums with us.

Our tastes are so different. I only have one of your top ten in my album collection.

[blorg]

Great Top 10 list! I'm excited to check out the albums you listed that I haven't heard yet. Thanks for sharing!

[niranpoudeli]

thankful to Paul David that i found you

[danvotemiles]

Nice selection, here’ s my top 10
10 george benson breazin’
9. Roy hargrove rh factor
8. Charles mingus. Mingus ah um
7 kamasi washington. The epic
6. Wayne shorter. Footprints live
5 miles davis complete live @montreux
4 john coltrane ballad
3 Robert glasper black radio
2 herbie hancock manchild
1 grover washington winelight 😁🎸👍. So smooth. Of course, 10 album is a short list, i love so many jazz album, artist, composer 🎶🎶🎶🥂🍾

[stevedifidio]

I'd say my actual top 5 jazz album is:
1. Chet- Chet Baker
2. Tales from the Hudson- Michael Brecker
3.The incredible Jazz guitar- Wes Montgomery
4. Ella and Louis
5. Memoria-Toco

I'm so glad I found you, your channel Is awesome!!!

[aschneider]

Great List! I'm following you since that Paul Davids episode! I just play the blues and as every blues player there is a moment when you just start looking to jazz, to expanding and growing, to me is almost mandatory 'cos I'm addicted to Allman Brothers Band and Kenny Burrell. Since this day I'd learned many lessons from you. Thanks a lot, Rotem. Cheers from Brazil!

[tommonk]

I'm with you about trios (and also quartets). I think it's because there is space in the music; my ears can hear it all without instruments stepping all over each other. I have quite a few of your Top 10. You seem to like piano trios/quartets, which I think is unusual for guitarists. Good choices....

[zeke_meyer]

Smokin In Seattle - one of the live albums from Wynton Kelly and Wes Montgomery is my personal favorite, definitely worth checking out

[Ogmabandcamp]

The omission of Kind of Blue is criminal.

[charltonmoore]

Bright size life is my all time favorite

[catfood]

Hang in there baby... Maybe someday you'll get there!

[jerryglasure]

You gave me some homework! I never heard of any of these albums, but I trust your opinion since you are obviously one of the greatest guitarists alive today.

[thomaswarner]

Shakti... the first one (with that modified acoustic guitar)... Purée ! McLaughlin, Shankar and Hussain... All magestic. Changed my life man. Wes changed it too. Great post ! I defo want to listen to the recordings I don't know of.

[gerardomalodiaz]

Can I ask why isnt Art Blakley featured in the list? Orgy in Rythm? Moanin?... Rotem?

[HolyOseph]

Unexpectancy is a great name for an album

[DojoOfCool]

Usually I disagree with all or part of lists like this, but this is an excellent list of Best Jazz albums.

[dominicdarmanin]

Such a great video. I love learning who inspired the musicians who inspire me. I’ve only properly listened to Night Train, Portraits of Jazz and Smokin’ at the Half Note and very excited to hear the other seven.
I would really appreciate learning your top 11-20 albums list if you have the time (even if it’s not another YouTube video).
Good luck with your journey!

[GregoryPearsonMusic]

Some unexpected albums in this list - can't wait to check these out for myself. Curious, how do you view "Kind of Blue"? Do you think its that more of an album that would be on the non-jazz players top ten, and maybe functions more as a historical ground-breaking milestone (no pun intended) than as an example of great interaction between musicians? Also, I wonder how many jazz albums feature authentic one-take, live interaction as opposed to musicians producing separate studio tracks? - that would definitely affect the outcome as well.