| Double Time (USA) - Top 100 Historically Significant Recordings
| 20 |
| Fast 'n' Bulbous (USA) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (Updated 2015)
| 155 |
| Fred Kaplan (USA) - Top 100 Jazz Albums of the Twentieth Century
| No Order |
| Grammy Hall of Fame Albums and Songs (USA)
| No Order |
| Jazz 88.3 FM (USA) - 88 Jazz Recordings You Should Have in Your Jazz Collection
| No Order |
| NPR (USA) - Basic Jazz Record Library (2000)
| No Order |
| National Recording Preservation Board (USA) - The National Recording Registry
| No Order |
| Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008)
| Catalog entry |
| Vibe (USA) - 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century (1999)
| No Order |
| Elvis Costello - 500 Albums You Need (2000)
| No Order |
| Jazzwise (UK) - The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World (2006)
| 5 |
| John Fordham (UK) - Jazz: Gallery of Classics (1994)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - Mojo 1000, the Ultimate CD Buyers Guide (2001)
| No Order |
| Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007)
| No Order |
| The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007)
| No Order |
| The Wire (UK) - The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (1992)
| No Order |
| Pop (Sweden) - The American Music Club: 50 Jazz Albums (1996)
| No Order |
| Jazzguide (Germany) - Recommended Records
| No Order |
| Rondo (Germany) - Jazz Milestones
| No Order |
| FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008)
| 554 |
| FNAC (France) - The Ideal Discography: 823 Indispensables Albums (2015)
| Other |
| Jorge Garc�a (Spain?) - The 100 Greatest Jazz Records (1993)
| No Order |
| Mauro Ronconi (Italy) - The 200 Best Albums of the 20th Century (1998)
| No Order |
| Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Albums of the Century (2003)
| No Order |
| Jazz&Tzaz (Greece) - The 100 Greatest Jazz Records
| No Order |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
| MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99)
| 5 Bones |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992)
| 5 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004)
| 4 Stars |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (6th Ed., 2002), Ratings 1-4 Stars, or a Crown
| Crown |
| Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997)
| GOLD |
| Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 5 Stars |
