Help me grow my jazz catalog

You strike me as a Cool Jazz guy, which I am very much so not, so take that with a grain of salt.

So, what you're going to want to avoid is Bebop. That's going to be Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and some of John Coltrane and Miles Davis. However, Miles did put out one cool jazz record which is outstanding called "Birth of the Cool"

You're already a Dave Brubeck guy, so I recommend digging deeper into his catalog.

Modern Jazz Quartet would be another good artist to look up. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise

I recommend Art Blakey & the Jazz Messangers - Moanin' as a good example of Hard Bop, which isn't as laid back as "Take Five" but not as weird as Bebop.

Also, a big fan of swing, including anything from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, or Benny Goodman.

Herbie Hancock is also a good one to listen to, though I doubt you'll be interested in his most popular work, "Headhunters" which was more of a jazz/funk/rock fusion album. Here's something likely to be your speed, though: Cantaloupe Island

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One word: Chet Baker

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Two more: Stan Getz

Also, one of my favorite songs oat, all genres.....

Naima(Alternate)

Paul Desmond
Chet Baker - his Album “Chet” is one of my all time favorites
Gerry Mulligan
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Grant Green - idle moments
Adderley - Somethin’ Else
John Coltrane - ballads
Kenny Burrell - midnight blue
Ike Quebec - blue & sentimental and bossa nova soul samba
Gene Ammons - nice an cool
Getz/Gilberto

ETA: of course I forgot to add Bill Evans. Lol


And a couple modern jazz records I love:
Colin Vallon - Danse
Avishai Cohen - Cross my palm with silver and Into the Silence
Jakob Bro - Bay of Rainbows

I like the hard jazz stuff, but listen to everything. Best way to expand your horizons and find more artists that align with your tastes is to look at the players on your favorite albums and see who else they play with.

Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - Funky Stuff

70s Japanese Jazz Mix (Jazz-funk, Soul Jazz, Rare groove, Drum Breaks..)

70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.2 (Jazz-funk, Soul Jazz, Rare groove, Drum Breaks..)

70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.3 (Jazz-funk, Soul Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Rare Groove..)

Lee Morgan...vol. 3
Lee Morgan...Leeway

I have a huge jazz album collection, but I mostly focused on the 70's funk or spiritual jazz. Don't know exactly what kind of 'jazz' you are looking for, but I can give you a ton of recommendations. Some of my favorites are 'In a Silent Way' and 'Bitches Brew' by Miles Davis, any John Coltrane, or 70's Pharoah Sanders, such as 'Thembi'. Freddie Hubbard had some early 70 's classics such as 'Red Clay' and 'First Light'. All of Miles' sidemen have made a name for themselves such as Gary Bartz, Benny Maupin, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, etc.

GOAT