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Best 1960s Jazz Songs

The best jazz songs of the 1960s (60s), ranked — each linking to the album it's from, on vinyl, CD or Amazon Music.

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  1. 1
    BE

    Waltz for Debby

    Bill Evans · from Waltz for Debby (1962)

    Delicate trio interplay at its finest.

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  2. 2
    LM

    The Sidewinder

    Lee Morgan · from The Sidewinder (1964)

    An irresistible, danceable hard-bop groove.

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  3. 3
    HH

    Cantaloupe Island

    Herbie Hancock · from Empyrean Isles (1964)

    A spare, infectious vamp.

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  4. 4
    JC

    Acknowledgement

    John Coltrane · from A Love Supreme (1965)

    The chant-led first movement of his spiritual suite.

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  5. 5
    HS

    Song for My Father

    Horace Silver · from Song for My Father (1965)

    One of jazz's most recognisable basslines.

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  6. 6
    WS

    Footprints

    Wayne Shorter · from Adam's Apple (1967)

    A haunting, much-covered waltz.

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  7. 7
    PS

    The Creator Has a Master Plan

    Pharoah Sanders · from Karma (1969)

    Thirty-plus minutes of ecstatic spiritual jazz.

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