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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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tj5884
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xYFsHg6SVQ

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mclinnguy
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It's been mentioned several times, worth a mention again- must be at the top of the list for "jazz for the beginners" due to the rigid timing structure and sax melody

Take Five- Brubeck 

You must be familiar with it already  @fthompson251 ? What are your thoughts of this? Don't worry, you won't ruffle my feathers :) 

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fthompson251 OP
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It's football playoff weekend, there are 4 pages of suggestions so it's going to take me time to sift through it all.

firedrums
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Check out the blues type jazz.

  Soulville by Ben Webster or any of the Webster albums.

 

Also Jazz Samba stuff like the wave Antonio Carlos Jobim - Stan Getz

Hope that helps Happy Listening!!!

immatthewj
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I think that Alice Cooper did some work with The Holly Cole Trio way back many years ago that was said to be interesting.  

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