miles' - relaxin', blue moods, bags' groove
dolphy - iron man
coltrane - crescent, giant steps, alternate takes
thelonius monk - straight, no chaser; criss-cross; brilliant corners
when you want to get more adventurous:
art ensemble of chicago - 'les stances a sophie', people in sorrow (+ lots more, esp. the late 60's early 70's stuff)
evan parker - toward the margins, breaths and heartbeats (+ lots more... but this stuff is way out there...)
sun ra - too much to list...
and, if you can tolerate lo-fi:
billie holiday - the golden years (vols. 1 + 2)
dolphy - iron man
coltrane - crescent, giant steps, alternate takes
thelonius monk - straight, no chaser; criss-cross; brilliant corners
when you want to get more adventurous:
art ensemble of chicago - 'les stances a sophie', people in sorrow (+ lots more, esp. the late 60's early 70's stuff)
evan parker - toward the margins, breaths and heartbeats (+ lots more... but this stuff is way out there...)
sun ra - too much to list...
and, if you can tolerate lo-fi:
billie holiday - the golden years (vols. 1 + 2)