List of certified jazz recordings explained

This is a list of certified jazz recordings, which also represents best-selling jazz recordings.

Jazz recordings

Studio albums

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Artist	Details	Certifications
Blue Train	John Coltrane	Released: January 1958[1] [2] Recorded: September 15, 1957 Label: Blue Note Format: LP	US: Gold[3] MC: Gold[4] ITA: Platinum[5] UK: Gold[6]
Porgy and Bess	Miles Davis	Released: 1959 Recorded: July 22, 1958 – August 18, 1958 Label: Columbia Format: LP	UK: Silver[7]
Kind of Blue	Miles Davis	Released: August 17, 1959 Recorded: March 2, 1959 – April 22, 1959 Label: Columbia Format: LP, Reel Tape	US: 5× Platinum[8] AUS: 2× Platinum[9] BEA: Gold[10] DEN: Gold[11] FRA: Platinum[12] ITA: 2× Platinum[13] NVPI: Silver[14] ZPAV: Platinum[15] UK: 2× Platinum
Giant Steps	John Coltrane	Released: February 1960[16] [17] [18] Recorded: May 4, 1959 – December 2, 1959 Label: Atlantic Format: LP	US: Gold
Sketches of Spain	Miles Davis	Released: July 18, 1960 Recorded: November 15, 1959 – November 20, 1959 Label: Columbia Format: LP, Reel Tape	US: Platinum UK: Gold
My Favorite Things	John Coltrane	Released: March 1961[19] [20] Recorded: October 21, 1960 – October 26, 1960 Label: Atlantic Format: LP	US: Gold
Getz/Gilberto	Stan Getz and João Gilberto	Released: March 1964 Recorded: March 18–19, 1963 Label: Verve Format: LP	US: Gold[21] MC: Gold[22] DEN: Platinum[23] ITA: Gold[24]
A Love Supreme	John Coltrane	Released: January 1965 Recorded: December 9, 1964 Label: Impulse! Format: LP	US: Platinum ITA: Gold[25] UK: Gold
In a Silent Way	Miles Davis	Released: July 30, 1969 Recorded: February 18, 1969 Label: Columbia Format: LP	UK: Gold
Bitches Brew	Miles Davis	Released: April 1970 Recorded: August 19, 1969 – January 28, 1970 Label: Columbia Format: LP, Reel Tape, 8 Track Tape	US: Platinum UK: Gold
Tutu	Miles Davis	Released: December 1986 Recorded: January 6, 1986 – March 25, 1986 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, CD, CS	FRA: Gold
Doo-Bop	Miles Davis	Released: June 30, 1992 Recorded: January 19, 1991 – February 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, CD, CS	GER: Gold[26]

Live albums

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Artist	Details	Certifications
Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux	Miles Davis	Released: 1993 Recorded: July 8, 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS	GER: Gold
Live Around the World	Miles Davis	Released: May 14, 1996 Recorded: August 1988-August 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP, CD, CS	GER: Gold

Compilation albums

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Artist	Details	Certifications
Birth of the Cool	Miles Davis	Released: 1957 Recorded: January 21, 1949 – March 9, 1950 Label: Capitol Format: LP	UK: Silver
Miles Davis Story	Miles Davis	Released: 1991[27] Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD, CS	FRA: Gold

Notes and References

1. Book: DeVito, Chris . The John Coltrane Reference . Fujioka . Yasuhiro . Schmaler . Wolf . Wild . David . 2013 . . September 27, 2021 . 9780415634632 . Porter . Lewis . Lewis Porter . New York/Abingdon . 484.
2. News: January Album Releases . 18 January 1958 . . September 27, 2021 . The Cash Box Publishing Co. . New York.
3. United States. album. John Coltrane. June 17, 2022.
4. Canada. album. John Coltrane. Blue Train. Gold. 2006. September 27, 2021.
5. Italy. album. John Coltrane. Blue Train. Platinum. 2022. January 2, 2023.
6. United Kingdom. John Coltrane. album. September 27, 2021.
7. United Kingdom. Miles Davis. album. September 27, 2021.
8. United States. album. Miles Davis. September 27, 2021.
9. Australia. album. Miles Davis. Kind of Blue. Platinum. 2. 2016. September 27, 2021.
10. Belgium. album. Miles Davis. Kind of Blue. Gold. 2003. September 27, 2021.
11. Denmark. Miles Davis. Kind Of Blue. Gold. album. 2020. 8944. September 27, 2021.
12. France. Miles Davis. album. infodisc. September 27, 2021.
13. Italy. album. Miles Davis. Kind of Blue. Platinum. 2. 2022. June 17, 2022.
14. Netherlands. album. Miles Davis. Kind of Blue. Silver. September 27, 2021. 1996.
15. Poland. album. Miles Davis. Kind of Blue. Platinum. 2019. September 27, 2021.
16. News: February 13, 1960 . February Album Releases . . The Cash Box Publishing Co. . New York . September 27, 2021.
17. News: January 23, 1960 . New Darin Album . . The Cash Box Publishing Co. . New York . September 27, 2021.
18. Book: DeVito . Chris . The John Coltrane Reference . Fujioka . Yasuhiro . Schmaler . Wolf . Wild . David . 2013 . . 9780415634632 . Porter . Lewis . Lewis Porter . New York/Abingdon . 564 . September 27, 2021.
19. Book: DeVito, Chris . The John Coltrane Reference . Fujioka . Yasuhiro . Schmaler . Wolf . Wild . David . 2013 . . September 27, 2021 . 9780415634632 . Porter . Lewis . Lewis Porter . New York/Abingdon . 593.
20. News: Mar. Album Releases. New York. September 27, 2021 . . The Cash Box Publishing Co. . March 18, 1961.
21. United States. album. Stan Getz. Getz/Gilberto. Gold. 1965. September 27, 2021.
22. Canada. album. Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto. Getz/Gilberto. Gold. 2004. October 11, 2021.
23. Denmark. album. Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto. Getz/Gilberto. Platinum. 2017. 4528. October 11, 2021.
24. Italy. album. Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto. Getz/Gilberto. Gold. 2021. September 27, 2021.
25. Italy. album. John Coltrane. A Love Supreme. Gold. 2017. September 27, 2021.
26. Germany. Miles Davis. album. September 27, 2021.
27. Web site: Miles Davis – Miles Davis Story. September 27, 2021. Discogs. en.