For me, in no particular order:
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Weather Report - Heavy Weather
Fred Hersch Ensemble - Leaves of Grass
Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society
The Manhattan Transfer - Vocalise
Al Jarreau - This Time
Pat Metheny Group - First Circle
John Clark - Song of Light
The Sngers Unlimited - A Capella
Does Claude Bolling count? His Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano is wonderful, and his Picnic Suite for Flute, Classical Guitar, and Jazz Piano is delightful.
I’ve heard people declare that these are “classical” albums, not “jazz” albums. Anyway, I love 'em!
Django Reinhardt: Accords Parfaits
Miles Davis: *Kind of Blue *
Miles Davis: E.S.P.
Cannonball Adderley: Somethin’ Else
Sonny Rollins: Volume 2
Stan Getz: Getz/Gilberto
Bill Evans: At the Village Vanguard
Jim Hall, Bill Evans: Intermodulation
Thelonious Monk: The Blue Note Years
Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
Dave Brubeck, Time Out
Ben Webser, Ballads
Norah Jones, Come Away With Me
Lyle Lovett, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Ella Fitzgerald, The Very Best of Ella
Various Artists, Manhattan Soundtrack
Various Artists, Mo’ Better Blues Soundtrack
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, The Master Tapes
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Honorable Mention: Troy Andrews Quintet featuring Trombone Shorty, The End of the Beginning
I don’t see why not. Jazz is pretty broad IMHO.
But so many others…
Wordman: a nitpick, Take Five was on the album Time Out, but you knew that, I’m sure.
I think most lists by most jazz aficionados would be “My top nine along with Time Out.”
Most even know why it’s titled that, with no cut of that name. 
:smack:
Of course. And I like your choices, sir.
No particular order… and probably rather different from what I’d come up with a few weeks from now when I finally get through re-ripping my CD collection at a higher bitrate.
[ul]
[li]Ornette Coleman - Shape of Jazz to Come[/li][li]Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig and Panic[/li][li]Miles Davis - Kind of Blue[/li][li]John Coltrane - The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings [/li][li]Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane[/li][li]Charles Mingus - Mingus Dynasty[/li][li]Miles Davis - Miles Smiles[/li][li]Masada - Live at Tonic 2001[/li][li]Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto[/li][li]William Parker and the Little Huey Orchestra - Sunrise in the Tone World[/li][/ul]
Coltrane’s Giant Steps and My Favorite Things barely miss the cut, as does Roland Kirk’s Inflated Tear/Please Don’t You Cry Beautiful Edith. Mingus Ah Um. And c’mon Mllz! There’s no Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers on there. Or Wes Montgomery. And all slots are somehow not occupied by Miles Davis albums or Thelonious Monk albums. This list is flawed, damnit!
I agree on Art Blakey, not so much on Wes Montgomery, talented as he was. Ten picks isn’t nearly enough, of course.
I’m a guitarist myself*and that gives me a special place for Wes–who was one of the few Jazz guitar players, in a group with Django Reinhardt, Joao Gilberto and maybe Marc Ribot, whose playing really spoke to me at a deep musical level. I’ve always felt that the guitar–while tremendous in its versatility, and possibly my favorite instrument for that!–runs into some serious limitations in specific aspects of Jazz performance (especially bop, hard bop and early avant garde).
*admittedly, my own Jazz playing is rather sub par, regardless of instrument! So take this with an appropriate grain of salt…
In no particular order:[ul]Allan Holdsworth - Road Games[/ul]
[ul]Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch[/ul]
[ul]Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters[/ul]
[ul]HEX - HEX[/ul]
[ul]John Coltrane - Blue Train[/ul]
[ul]Marc Ribot & Los Cubanos Postizos - The Prosthetic Cubans[/ul]
[ul]Universal Congress Of - Prosperous & Qualified[/ul]
[ul]Sun Ra - When Sun Comes Out[/ul]
[ul]Bola Sete - Shambhala Moon (this was originally released as Jungle Suite; I still have to look up the songs to see what the new album name is)[/ul]
[ul]Sonny Sharrock - Ask The Ages[/ul]
My feelings, pretty much. It starts to sound the same after awhile, which is why somebody like Mimi Fox causes my ears to perk up. She’s not your typical jazz guitarist.
I agree with both of you. That is one reason I have come to love Grant Green - I love his tone and phrasing on guitar more than anyone else. He is one of the few guitar players I pick consistently to listen to alongside my favorite horn players…
More than you asked for, but here are selections from my Top Ten albums:
The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble - Oscalypso
TINA BROOKS, Miss Hazel
Miles Davis - Solea
Shelly Manne - Checkmate
Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana
Chega de Saudade Dizzy Gillespie
Giant Steps
Stan Getz/Eddie Sauter- “Her” from “Focus”
Booker Ervin, Charles Mingus - No Private Income Blues
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The albums may not be mentioned on every clip, so of you need more details on the album(s) just say so. Otherwise, listen and share the joy.
Many of my Top X-Number have already been mentioned so I tried to avoid dupes, except for Miles!
Kind of Blue is definitely #1!
I’m surprised it took 18 posts for Ahmad Jamal to show up. I don’t have a big enough jazz collection (yet) to play, but Legendary Okeh & Epic Sessions is definitely in my top 10. 
I love Ahmad Jamal - I got to see him a few years ago. Wonderful. But I think he is maybe 2 to 3 tiers deep into jazz piano know-how. Wish it weren’t true.
Same with Grant Green off my list - these days he’s pretty obscure, but enjoying a bit of a comeback in guitar circles. To me, he is the best combo of ability, phrasing, tone and songs of jazz guitars. He’s no Joe Pass or Wes Montgomery, but he’s who I wish I could play like the most.