Re Armstrong: listen to his solos on "Potato Head Blues" by his Hot Seven.
Re Mulligan: don't know what to say, as Mulligan discs make up the highest number by any artist in my collection.
Re Brubeck: at least we can agree on this!
Freddie Hubbard: title track of Red Clay (studio version)
Very late in getting round to hearing this for the first time, but now, thanks to Spotify ... !
Without doubt, the 1956 sessions that produced Miles's Workin', Cookin', Steamin' and Relaxin'. Together with Red Garland, they create jazz rhythm section perfection as far as I'm concerned.
Here's my list so far: http://open.spotify.com/user/davidayers/pl...y9p3D2UfHLANSZM
I included anthologies as they often have tracks from albums I can't find (Wes Montgomery etc.) I don't have a list of JHCDs or JHAS to work from. The Archive Series are maybe the most interesting (U.S. musicians visiting in mid 60s, like the Stitt/Scott and Stitt dates, Golson and a few more... but like I say I can't find a discography. Some artists I didn't follow through on and might be there...
I'm afraid my list is lo-tech and involves ball pen and lined paper.
Played about half of the Scott and Stitt - the trouble was the recording quality, though fascinating stuff to hear. Now moved back to Rollins albums I haven't heard before and am playing The Standard Sonny Rollins from 1964.