Help Where to start with jazz?????

I love jazz, but am not into "smooth Jazz." I love the Jazz of the late fifties.

I recommend John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver,
Cannonball Adderley.

Start with:

Soultrane -- John Coltrane

Steamin' -- Miles Davis

Straight, no Chaser -- Thelonious Monk

Song For My Father -- Horace Silver

Something Else -- Cannonball Adderley

Give those a try.

You also can't go wrong with --

Kind of Blue -- Miles Davis

Bag's Groove -- Miles Davis

Blue Trane -- John Coltrane

Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane

Sonny Rollins Plus Four

Way Out West -- Sonny Rollins

Incredible Jazz Guitar -- Wes Montgomery

I have a big jazz collection. I usually recommend Thelonious Monk--Monk's Dream, Charles Mingus--Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Jackie McLean--One Step Beyond, Grant Green- Born to Be Blue. Email me if you want others.

Bassie Jam is a MUST have.

Try to find some various artists complilations and then buy individual albums by the artists you like best. See where it leads, I think discovering music that is new to you is the best part of this hobby.