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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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vinceredb1e
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Here's some more recent jazz artists that I really like.
1. Medeski Martin & Wood
2. John Scofield
3. Charlie Hunter
4. Bill Frisell
5. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
6. Soulive

Also, if you like jazz check out some jambands, especially my favorite band, Phish.
vinceredb1e
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Well, I would suggest picking up some live Bela Fleck. I have Live Art which is pretty good, though I miss the conitnuity of a complete live performance (for example, some songs have sax and the overall band lineup changes in general throughout the different songs). Though I haven't heard it, others have recommended the latest Live at the Quick to me, so that should be worth checking out.

BTW, another really good jazz band in the jamband scene is Galactic. They are probably the best show I've ever scene.
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