Horace Silver - the Jody grind

Wayne Shorter - the all seeing eye

Sonny Clark - leapin and lopin

Clifford Brown - three giants (plus 4)

Shirley Horn - here's to life

- Roy Hargrove

Young musicians: Get these records 

Wayne Shorter - the soothsayer

Freddie Hubbard - the hub of hubbard

John Coltrane - ballads

Ahmad Jamal - live at the pershing

Donald Byrd - fuego

- Roy Hargrove

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"Bird is essential. The fabric of this music deals with harmonic integrity. Trying to be an improviser without knowing Bird is like writing a novel with no vocabulary." - Roy Hargrove

"Knowledge of music theory in a literal sense is essential, however to be a complete musician, ear training is also quite necessary. You have to be able to play what you hear. Your instrument is like an extension of your…