This depends on the genre. I will confine my answer to big band jazz. Three very famous live performance albums come to mind, in chronological order:
1. Bennie Goodman, Carnegie Hall, 1938
2. Duke Ellington, Newport 1958
3. Sinatra with Basie at the Sands, 1962
There are others, but these make most everyone's short list.
1. Bennie Goodman, Carnegie Hall, 1938
2. Duke Ellington, Newport 1958
3. Sinatra with Basie at the Sands, 1962
There are others, but these make most everyone's short list.