Nice recommendations provided by all. I would add the following to your short list of must have recordings:
Diana Krall - All For You (Tribute to Nat King Cole)
Donald Fagen - Morph The Cat
Seal - Greatest Hits 1991-2004(Acoustic Version)
Mary Stallings-Live at The Village Vanguard
The last two are hard to find but worth it:
Johnny Adams - One Foot in the Blues (INCREDIBLE, great dynamics, the best for testing your equipment)
Prince-Just One Night (box set, live)
Diana Krall - All For You (Tribute to Nat King Cole)
Donald Fagen - Morph The Cat
Seal - Greatest Hits 1991-2004(Acoustic Version)
Mary Stallings-Live at The Village Vanguard
The last two are hard to find but worth it:
Johnny Adams - One Foot in the Blues (INCREDIBLE, great dynamics, the best for testing your equipment)
Prince-Just One Night (box set, live)