Wow... I counted at least 30 in this list... and no mention of "The Loneliest Monk?" Brilliant Corners is a must have.


>>>Here are my CDs when working...basically anything by:
>>>
>>>Charlie Parker
>>>Pat Metheny
>>>Wes Montgomery
>>>Lester Young
>>>Sonny Stitt
>>>John Coltrane
>>>Dave Matthews (my one exception to lyrics....if I need to get myself pumped, DMB helps)
>>>Lee Morgan
>>>Sonny Stitt
>>>Miles Davis (Kind of Blue)
>>>Cannonball Adderly
>>>Woodie Shaw
>>>Wayne Shorter
>>>Herbie Hancock
>>>Yellowjackets
>>
>>
>>Agreed. Plus I would add some other favorites:
>>
>>Oscar Peterson
>>Count Basie
>>Art Tatum
>>Ella
>>Duke Ellington
>>Louis Armstrong
>>Gerry Mulligan
>>Charlie Parker
>>Dizzie Gillespie
>>Chet Baker
>>Fats Waller
>>Benny Carter
>>Benny GoodMan
>>Scott Joplin
>>Bill Evans
>>Monti Alexander
>>Dave Brubeck
>>Hoagy Carmichael
>>Cyrus Chestnut
>>Harry Connick, Jr.
>>Brad Mehldau
>>Bud Powell
>>Chick Corea
>>Eliane Elias
>>Diana Krall
>>Tommy Flanagan
>>McCoy Tyner
>>Antonio Carlos Jobim
>>Dave Grusin
>>Vince Guaraldi
>>Earl Hines
>>Keith Jarrett
>>Chet Atkins
>>Ahmad Jamal
>>Winton Kelly
>>Norah Jones
>>Michel Petrucciani
>>Lennie Tristano
>>Oscar Alemán
>>George Benson
>>Kenny Burrell
>>Al Di Meola
>>Earl Klugh
>>Django Reinhardt
>>
>>
>>"Jazz is American Classical Music"