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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

128x128fthompson251
bottomzone
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Check out Norman Brown, Paul Jackson, Jr, Lee Ritenour, Chuck Loeb, Fourplay, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Yellowjackets with Jimmy Haslip on bass, Weather Report, Return to Forever and The Chick Corea Elektric Band.

paleo12
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Hi,

As is obvious from the posts above, it's a massive field with lots of individual preferences.

Some of my favourite albums:

Anything by Nik Bartsch but especially the Live album

Manu Katche is excellent: albums like Neighbourhood

The Astounding Eyes of Rita by Anouar Brahem I like a lot.  It's a world/jazz fusion type album.

Happy exploring

fcasimiro
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Tom Scott and the LA Express - Tom Cat

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akg_ca
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Think light jazz, like CHRIS BOTTI …..


https://youtu.be/gdwDa3YlgTg

 

 

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yoyoyaya
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@OP Chet Baker, Paul Desmond. And though some people hate CTI recordings, a lot of Wes Montgomery's CTI recordings are very listenable. And speaking of Wes Montgomery, Lee Ritenour's Wes Bound is an outstanding recording - in the quality of its engineering and musicianship.

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