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The best Atlantic Records jazz albums provide an exhilarating journey from sizzling hard bop to revolutionary free jazz.

List & Guides

Bassists traditionally play a supporting role, yet the best basslines of all time have pushed the boundaries of music in their own right.

List & Guides

Beating their own path through music history, the best female drummers have proven they have as much power as the men in the game.

In Depth

Released between two critical and commercial peaks, the ‘For The Roses’ album finds Joni Mitchell’s artistry continuing to flourish.

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For 75 years, Atlantic Records has been home to an array of artists and landmark albums. It is one of the most influential labels in history.

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A unique collaboration between Joni Mitchell and Charles Mingus, ‘Mingus’ was the crowning album in an innovative period of creativity.

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Far from a regular ‘folk’ album, Joni Mitchell’s debut, ‘Song To A Seagull’, explored her voracious exploratory impulse.

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With her ‘Both Sides Now’ album of 2000, Joni Mitchell looked to songbooks of the past in order to demonstrate her interpretative prowess.

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Putting the idea of Joni Mitchell as a sensitive folk singer to bed, ‘Court And Spark’ was a jazz-infused triumph that changed her career.

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With the double-album ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’, Joni Mitchell embraced jazz to fascinating and exploratory effect.

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