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Welcome to my database for the most prized mono records in my collection. Here you will find cover and label images, essential pressing info, custom track-by-track ratings, and needledrops for every album. Feel free to filter, sort, or search the database.

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• Alimony / Can't Tell My Heart (What to Do) Frankie Ford Ace 566 3.50
• These Foolish Things / Jumpin’ at Mesners’ Lester Young Aladdin 124 4.50
• She's Funny That Way / Lester's Be-Bop Boogie Lester Young Aladdin 138 4.50
• Jumping with Symphony Sid / No Eyes Blues Lester Young Aladdin 163 4.50
• Sax-O-Be-Bop / On the Sunny Side of the Street Lester Young Aladdin 164 4.00
• Easy Does It / Confessin' Lester Young Aladdin 212 4.50
• Tony Fruscella Atlantic 557 5.00
• Giant Steps John Coltrane Atlantic 1311 4.29
• My Favorite Things John Coltrane Atlantic 1361 4.25
• Coltrane’s Sound John Coltrane Atlantic 1419 3.33
• The Swinger from Rio Sergio Mendes Atlantic 1434 4.55
• Midnight Walk Elvin Jones Atlantic 1485 3.43
• Oo-Wee / Lonely Nights The Hearts Baton 208 3.00
• Terry Pollard Bethlehem 1015 3.63
• The Boy from New York City / Kicked Around The Ad Libs Blue Cat 102 3.50
• 'Round About Midnight / Well You Needn't Thelonious Monk Blue Note 543 3.50
• Evonce / Off Minor Thelonious Monk Blue Note 547 3.00
• In Walked Bud / Epistrophy Thelonious Monk Blue Note 548 3.50
• Ruby My Dear / Evidence Thelonious Monk Blue Note 549 4.00
• The Skunk / Boperation The Howard McGhee Boptet Blue Note 558 4.00
• Jahbéro / Lady Bird Tadd Dameron Blue Note 559 2.50
• Humph / Misterioso Thelonious Monk Blue Note 560 4.00
• The Jazz Messengers at the Café Bohemia, Vol. 1 Blue Note 1507 3.60
• Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers Blue Note 1518 3.75
• Herbie Nichols Trio Blue Note 1519 3.30
• ‘Round About Midnight at the Café Bohemia Kenny Dorham Blue Note 1524 4.33
• Jimmy Smith at Club “Baby Grand”, Vol. 1 Blue Note 1528 3.75
• 6 Pieces of Silver The Horace Silver Quintet Blue Note 1539 4.57
• Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan Blue Note 1540 4.75
• Lee Morgan Sextet Blue Note 1541 4.33
• Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 Blue Note 1542 4.00
• Kenny Burrell Blue Note 1543 3.88
• Symphonette / I Mean You Tadd Dameron / Thelonious Monk Blue Note 1564 5.00
• Who Knows / Monk’s Mood The Thelonious Monk Quintet Blue Note 1565 4.00
• Bouncing with Bud / Wail Bud Powell’s Modernists Blue Note 1567 3.50
• Bass on Top Paul Chamber Quartet Blue Note 1569 4.00
• Maximum / Just Moody Max Roach Quintet / James Moody Quartet Blue Note 1570 4.00
• I’ll Remember April / Fuguetta Howard McGhee Blue Note 1572 4.50
• Sonny's Crib Sonny Clark Blue Note 1576 3.80
• Blue Train John Coltrane Blue Note 1577 4.00
• Un Poco Loco / It Could Happen to You Bud Powell Blue Note 1577 4.00
• Sonny Clark Trio Blue Note 1579 4.17
• A Night at the Village Vanguard Sonny Rollins Blue Note 1581 4.00
• Curtis Fuller, Vol. 3 Blue Note 1583 4.50
• Cool Struttin' Sonny Clark Blue Note 1588 3.25
• Four in One / Straight No Chaser The Thelonious Monk Quintet Blue Note 1589 4.50
• Criss-Cross / Eronel The Thelonious Monk Quintet Blue Note 1590 4.00
• Ask Me Now / Willow Weep for Me Thelonious Monk / Milt Jackson Blue Note 1591 3.00
• Tahiti / What’s New Milt Jackson Blue Note 1592 4.00
• Lillie / Bags’ Groove Milt Jackson Blue Note 1593 4.50
• Somethin’ Else Cannonball Adderley Blue Note 1595 3.40
• Mars / Sunset Concerto The Gil Mellé Sextet Blue Note 1607 4.00
• Newk's Time Sonny Rollins Blue Note 4001 4.17
• Off to the Races Donald Byrd Blue Note 4007 3.00
• Finger Poppin' with the Horace Silver Quintet Blue Note 4008 3.38
• Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers at the Jazz Corner of the World, Vol. 2 Blue Note 4016 3.80
• Home Cookin' Jimmy Smith Blue Note 4050 3.86
• Green Street Grant Green Blue Note 4071 4.20
• Gravy Train Lou Donaldson Blue Note 4079 2.71
• Jimmy Smith Plays Fats Waller Jimmy Smith Blue Note 4100 3.71
• The Tokyo Blues The Horace Silver Quintet Blue Note 4110 4.20
• One Step Beyond Jackie McLean Blue Note 4137 3.50
• Page One Joe Henderson Blue Note 4140 3.67
• Little Johnny C Johnny Coles Blue Note 4144 4.33
• Inventions and Dimensions Herbie Hancock Blue Note 4147 4.80
• Black Fire Andrew Hill Blue Note 4151 4.00
• Evolution Grachan Moncur III Blue Note 4153 2.75
• The Sidewinder Lee Morgan Blue Note 4157 2.60
• Out to Lunch Eric Dolphy Blue Note 4163 2.60
• In 'n Out Joe Henderson Blue Note 4166 3.60
• Search for the New Land Lee Morgan Blue Note 4169 3.20
• Night Dreamer Wayne Shorter Blue Note 4173 4.50
• The Way I Feel Big John Patton Blue Note 4174 4.80
• Empyrean Isles Herbie Hancock Blue Note 4175 4.00
• It's Time Jackie McLean Blue Note 4179 3.83
• Fuchsia Swing Song Sam Rivers Blue Note 4184 4.17
• Song for My Father The Horace Silver Quintet Blue Note 4185 5.00
• Into Somethin' Larry Young Blue Note 4187 4.60
• Inner Urge Joe Henderson Blue Note 4189 3.80
• Speak No Evil Wayne Shorter Blue Note 4194 4.50
• Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock Blue Note 4195 4.00
• Components Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note 4213 3.25
• Right Now Jackie McLean Blue Note 4215 4.75
• Unity Larry Young Blue Note 4221 4.17
• Mode for Joe Joe Henderson Blue Note 4227 3.50
• Happenings Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note 4231 4.29
• Horace Silver Trio (Vol. 1) Blue Note 5018 3.75
• Gil Mellé Quintet/Sextet Blue Note 5020 3.63
• Elmo Hope Trio Blue Note 5029 3.50
• Lou Donaldson Quintet Blue Note 5030 3.67
• Gil Mellé Quintet, Vol. 2 Blue Note 5033 4.00
• A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 Art Blakey Quintet Blue Note 5037 3.33
• Tal Farlow Quartet Blue Note 5042 3.83
• George Wallington Showcase Blue Note 5045 4.33
• The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 Blue Note 5068 3.00
• The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2 Blue Note 5069 3.00
• Lorraine / The Girl I Walk To School Joey Dee & The Starliters Bonus 7009 4.00
• The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy Candid 8007 3.83
• Venus de Milo / Darn That Dream Miles Davis & His Orchestra Capitol 7-1221 2.50
• Jeru / Godchild Miles Davis & His Orchestra Capitol 57-60005 3.00
• Boplicity / Israel Miles Davis & His Orchestra Capitol 57-60011 3.00
• Classics in Jazz Miles Davis Capitol 459 3.00
• Move / Budo Miles Davis & His Orchestra Capitol 15404 3.50
• We’ll Be Together Again / Nowhere Joe Mooney Carousel 2007 3.00
• There Must Be a Reason / Cute and Collegiate The Brooktones Coed 502 3.00
• ‘Round About Midnight Miles Davis Columbia 949 4.50
• Kind of Blue Miles Davis Columbia 1355 4.80
• Miles Davis in Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk, Vol. 1 Columbia 1669 3.33
• Miles Davis in Person Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, Vol. 2 Columbia 1670 3.50
• Criss-Cross Thelonious Monk Columbia 2038 3.25
• Halleluliah / Slam Slam Blues Red Norvo Sextet Comet 6 3.50
• Little Band, Big Jazz Conte Candoli Crown 5162 4.17
• A Night in Tunisia / Ornithology Charlie Parker Septet Dial 1002 3.50
• Bird of Paradise / Dexterity Charlie Parker Dial 1032 4.50
• Art Pepper Quartet Discovery 19 4.00
• Suzy the Poodle / Tickle Toe Art Pepper Quartet Discovery 170 3.50
• Who Knows Better Than I / I'm So Blue The Chestnuts ft. Ruby Whitaker Eldorado 511 4.50
• Sweet Clifford Clifford Brown & Max Roach EmArcy 6112 4.50
• In the Basement / Little Girl Blue Art Blakey Quartet EmArcy 16007 3.50
• Clifford Brown & Max Roach EmArcy 26043 4.20
• Brown and Roach Incorporated Clifford Brown & Max Roach EmArcy 36008 2.86
• Study in Brown Clifford Brown & Max Roach EmArcy 36037 3.78
• Cool Bruel Max Bruel Quartet EmArcy 36062 3.33
• Max Roach Plus Four at Newport EmArcy 36140 4.40
• Maybe / Come My Little Baby The Chantels End 1005 3.50
• I Love You So / How Could You Call It Off The Chantels End 1020 3.50
• Two Feet in the Gutter The Dave Bailey Quintet Epic 16021 4.60
• Thelonious Monk Plays Esquire 20-075 4.25
• Olio Esquire 32-065 3.50
• Thelonious Monk Trio Esquire 75 3.75
• Sonny Rollins Quartet Esquire 148 3.00
• Only Jim / My Special Guy The Six Teens Flip 320 3.50
• Ascenseur Pour L’Échafaud Miles Davis Fontana 660.213 3.70
• Every Beat of My Heart / Room in Your Heart Gladys Knight & The Pips Fury 1050 4.50
• Why Do Fools Fall in Love / Please Be Mine The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon Gee 1002 3.50
• Do You Love Me / Move Mr. Man The Contours Gordy 7005 4.00
• Your Love Is Wonderful / Here You Come Hattie Littles Gordy 7007 3.50
• Don't Let Her Be Your Baby / Is Must Be Love The Contours Gordy 7016 4.00
• Dancing in the Street / There He Is (At My Door) Martha & The Vandellas Gordy 7033 3.00
• Nowhere to Run / Motoring Martha & The Vandellas Gordy 7039 3.50
• Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) / Don't Compare Me with Her Kim Weston Gordy 7046 3.00
• Groovin' High / Blue 'N' Boogie Dizzy Gillespie Guild 1001 3.00
• Twist Lackawanna / Willie's Blues Jr. Walker All Stars Harvey 113 3.00
• Good Rockin' / Brainwasher (Part 2) Jr. Walker All Stars Harvey 119 4.00
• What Am I To Do / There'll Be No Sorrow The Quin-Tones Hunt 322 5.00
• Impressions John Coltrane Impulse 42 4.25
• You Weren't Home / I Couldn't Let You See Me Crying The Hearts J&S 1180/1181 5.00
• So Long, Baby / You Say You Love Me The Hearts J&S 1660 4.50
• Juju / Pastime Lennie Tristano Jazz 101 2.50
• Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals Toshiko Akiyoshi King (Japan) 13 3.33
• Ram-Bunk-Shush / Blue Largo Bill Doggett King (US) 5020 4.00
• Watussi, One More Time / Ooo, Sometimes The Shondells King (US) 5755 3.50
• I Can’t Get Started / Good Bait Dizzy Gillespie Manor 1223 3.00
• Salted Peanuts / Be-Bop Dizzy Gillespie Manor 5000 2.50
• Wizard of Love / Let This Night Last The Ly-Dells Master 251 3.50
• Mind Over Matter / Love You 'Til I Die The Pirates Mel-o-dy 105 4.00
• Bye Bye Baby / Please Forgive Me Mary Wells Motown 1003 4.00
• My Guy / Oh Little Boy Mary Wells Motown 1056 3.50
• Come See About Me / Always in My Heart The Supremes Motown 1068 3.00
• Reach Out I'll Be There / Until You Love Someone Four Tops Motown 1098 3.50
• Don't Destroy Me / Problem Child Carol Jones Mutt 27320 5.00
• Jimmy Raney Quartet New Jazz 1101 3.25
• Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk New Jazz 8206 4.00
• The Ray Draper Quintet ft. John Coltrane New Jazz 8228 4.17
• Out There Eric Dolphy New Jazz 8252 3.14
• Eric Dolphy at The Five Spot, Vol. 1 New Jazz 8260 3.67
• This Is Walt Dickerson New Jazz 8264 3.83
• Far Cry Eric Dolphy New Jazz 8270 3.71
• Relativity Walt Dickerson New Jazz 8275 3.14
• Groovin’ Blue Curtis Amy & Frank Butler Pacific Jazz 19 4.17
• Ritual The Jazz Messengers Pacific Jazz 402 3.57
• Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You The Beatles Parlophone 4949 3.50
• Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows for LP Prestige 166 4.00
• Art Farmer Quintet Prestige 177 4.00
• Thelonious Monk Plays Prestige 189 4.25
• Miles Davis All-Stars, Vol. 1 Prestige 196 3.50
• 1955 Jimmy Raney Prestige 199 4.13
• Bye-Ya / Sweet and Lovely Thelonious Monk Trio Prestige 795 4.50
• Little Rootie Tootie / Monk’s Dream Thelonious Monk Trio Prestige 850 4.50
• Collaboration West Teddy Charles Prestige 7028 3.17
• Informal Jazz Elmo Hope Sextet Prestige 7043 3.00
• Blue Haze Miles Davis Prestige 7054 3.75
• A Garland of Red Red Garland Trio Prestige 7064 3.38
• Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet Prestige 7094 4.25
• Earthy Prestige All-Stars Prestige 7102 4.20
• The Prestige Jazz Quartet Prestige 7108 4.50
• Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet Prestige 7166 3.88
• Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet Prestige 7200 3.50
• Yo Ho / Poor You / Little Me Frank Wess Prestige 7266 4.00
• Eric Dolphy in Europe, Vol. 1 Prestige 7304 3.25
• Eric Dolphy in Europe, Vol. 2 Prestige 7350 4.00
• Eric Dolphy in Europe, Vol. 3 Prestige 7366 4.33
• Here and There Eric Dolphy Prestige 7382 3.75
• Butterfingers / Mary Ann Chuck Wayne Quintet Progressive 108 3.50
• Gee / I Love You So The Crows Rama 5 2.50
• Land of 1000 Dances / I'll Show You How to Love Me Cannibal & The Headhunters Rampart 642 3.50
• Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet Riverside 229 3.67
• Thelonious Himself Thelonious Monk Riverside 235 3.50
• Bobby Jaspar Riverside 240 3.83
• Deeds, Not Words Max Roach Riverside 280 3.57
• The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Riverside 300 3.50
• A Double Dose of Soul James Clay Riverside 349 3.71
• The Randy Weston Trio Riverside 2515 3.50
• All Nite Long Robert Parker Ron 327 5.00
• The Best of Birdland, Vol. 1 Various Artists Roulette 52094 4.33
• How High the Moon / Ko Ko Don Byas / Charlie Parker Savoy 597 3.00
• Booby Hatch / Rampage Allen Eager Savoy 611 3.50
• Vot’s Dot / September in the Rain Allen Eager Quartette Savoy 621 3.50
• And the Angels Swing / Symphony Sid’s Idea Stan Getz / Allen Eager Savoy 909 3.50
• El Sino / Wild Leo Leo Parker All Stars Savoy 912 3.00
• Milestones / Sipping at Bell’s Miles Davis All Stars Savoy 934 3.00
• Constellation / Ah-Leu-Cha Charlie Parker’s All Stars Savoy 939 4.50
• Goin' to Minton's / Half Nelson Fats Navarro / Miles Davis Savoy 951 4.00
• Barry's Bop / Be Bop Romp Fats Navarro Quintette Savoy 959 4.00
• Another Hair-Do / Blue Bird Charlie Parker Quintette Savoy 961 3.50
• Chasing the Bird / Little Willie Leaps Charlie Parker’s All Stars / Miles Davis’ All Stars Savoy 977 4.00
• Mama Said / Blue Holiday The Shirelles Scepter 1217 3.00
• I Heard It Through the Grapevine / It's Time to Go Now Gladys Knight & The Pips Soul 35039 4.00
• What's the Matter Now? / So Long Lloyd Price Specialty 457 4.50
• Ooh Bop She Bop / Oh Kay The Dukes Specialty 543 2.50
• Nite Owl / I Tony Allen and the Champs Specialty 560 4.50
• Jungle Hop / A Little Love Don and Dewey Specialty 599 2.50
• Over the Rainbow / Someone The Echoes Specialty 601 3.50
• In the Deep / Love You So The Crystals (Specialty) Specialty 657 3.00
• A Fool in Love / The Way You Love Me Ike & Tina Turner Sue 730 4.00
• Poor Fool / You Can't Blame Me Ike & Tina Turner Sue 753 5.00
• Money / Oh I Apologize Barrett Strong Tamla 54027 4.00
• Who's the Fool / That Child Is Really Wild "Singin" Sammy Ward Tamla 54030 3.50
• Shop Around / Who's Lovin' You The Miracles Tamla 54034 4.00
• No Love / Looking for a Man Mable John Tamla 54040 4.00
• Same Thing / That's No Lie Gino Parks Tamla 54042 4.50
• Please Mr. Postman / So Long Baby The Marvelettes Tamla 54046 3.50
• Playboy / All the Love I've Got The Marvelettes Tamla 54060 3.00
• Strange I Know / Too Strong to Be Strung Along The Marvelettes Tamla 54072 2.50
• It Should Have Been Me / Love Me All the Way Kim Weston Tamla 54076 3.50
• You're My Remedy / A Little Bit of Sympathy, A Little Bit of Love The Marvelettes Tamla 54097 3.50
• Looking for the Right Guy / Feel Alright Tonight Kim Weston Tamla 54100 3.00
• Ain't That Peculiar / She's Got to Be Real Marvin Gaye Tamla 54122 3.50
• Don't Mess with Bill / Anything You Wanna Do The Marvelettes Tamla 54126 3.50
• Dear Abby The Hearts Tuff 5557 3.50
• Benny Golson and the Philadelphians United Artists 4020 4.40
• Fantastic Frank Strozier Vee-Jay 3005 3.20
• Clifford Brown Quartet Vogue 042 3.50
• Frank Foster Quartet Vogue 112 3.67
• Metronome Presents Jazz in the Garden at the Museum of Modern Art Various Artists Warwick 2033 4.00
• The Closer You Are / Now You Know (I Love You So) The Channels Whirlin' Disc 100 3.00

246 records total

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