The Five Most Underrated Jazz Albums of All Time

Jazz music is timeless and classic. There are some jazz musicians that people all around the world have heard of like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. However, there are many jazz musicians and albums that just never got the notoriety they deserve.

Jazz music has a variety of sub-genres and is a musical style that has its origins in the early 20th century in African American communities in the Southern parts of the United States. The music is a mixture of African and European musical styles; however, it is more than just mixing those styles together, that can be hard to define.

There are many great jazz musicians whose work can be heard playing all over the world. These musicians have also received great reviews and sales but there are also other jazz musicians whose work is underrated.

The five most underrated jazz albums of all time are:

1. Art Blakely- Free For All. This album was released in 1964.
2. Don Cherry- Eternal Rhythm. This album was released in 1969.
3. Yusuf Lateef- Eastern Sounds. This album was released in 1961.
4. Booker Ervin- The Freedom Book. This album was released in 1964.
5. John Handy- Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival. This album was released in 1966.