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Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?

Let me explain, I have tried to like jazz for over 30 years. I rarely find something I like. To me it sounds too disjointed, like everyone is trying to out do the others and they are all playing a different song. I know there has to be some good instrumental smooth jazz artists I am missing. If you have any suggestions of whom to try let me know. Some that are on my Jazz playlist is Pat Metheny-"It's for you"   Bill Frisell _"Heard it through the grapevine"  Holly Cole, George Benson... for an example of things I do like.

 

I'd love to have a 100 song Jazz playlist. So what'ch got for me?

Thanks

fthompson251

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scottya118
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Here are a dozen titles I consider a "Jazz Starter Kit:"

1) Dave Brubeck - "Time Out"

2) Miles Davis - "Kind Of Blue"

3 Duke Ellington - "Live At Newport"

4) Duke Ellington - "Blues In Orbit"

5) Lester Young and Teddy Wilson - "Prez And Teddy"

6) Oscar Peterson - "We Get Requests"

7) Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, and Herb Ellis - "Trio"

8) Bill Evans - "Live At The Village Vanguard"

9) Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - "Ella And Louis"

10) Stanley Turrentine - "That's Where It's At"

11) Vince Guaraldi - "Greatest Hits"

12) Ahmad Jamal - "At The Pershing/But Not For Me"

scottya118
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Two titles mentioned previously are worth underscoring and adding to my original list:

1) Herbie Hancock - "Cantaloupe Island"

2) Louis Armstrong - "Satch Plays Fats"

If you can stream it check out KCSM Jazz 91 in San Francisco

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