Jazz Recommendations


I am just starting to get into Jazz. I recently bought Thelonious Monk Quartet "Live at Monterey" and was blown away. Could you recommend other mainstream Jazz recordings that I should have in a basic collection to help me get started.
kadlec

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For a good overview of the current jazz scene
Check out the 4 dvd series. Icons Among Us

Killer stuff with many great underground artists
how bout another young lion not yet mentioned

saxiphonist Chris Potter

his album Gratitude (and his others) are all excellent jazz renderings

tom
I really enjoy the Swedish

Esborjm Svensson Trio

piano, bass, drums
and some electric elements thrown in for good measure

great merge of jazz with some rock and experimental elements. Anything they've done is great