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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

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It might help to know some of your favorite genres, and artists within those genres, you currently listen to.

For example: a friend of mine, who is a hard rock/metal fan, wanted to explore some jazz, and wanted some recommendations.

So, since he was already used to the intensity and heaviness of those genres, I recommended things like: Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Brand X, Al Di Meola, Panzerballett, since their brand of jazz is also very intense and fiery.

But if someone was into classical music, I might recommend something in the chamber-jazz subgenre. Like: Oregon, Jan Garberak, Eberhard Weber, Ralph Towner,  Azimuth, Craig Taborn. 

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