Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?

Venus Records I meant.

@stuartk Thanks for the clarity as I really don’t know that much about The Dead.

All I know about the Dead is their fan base showed levels of Devotion unseen by any other ensemble I’ve ever seen and the little I did happen to hear was to me kinda organic before the term was ever coined.

Now Stevie Wonder, after his albums Talking Book, Music of My Mind and Innervisions to me he and his music were uncategorizable and completely Transcendental. You could go on and on for a lifetime trying to explain his music. Words just don't cut it.

@allenf1963

I am not really a fan of jazz either, although I’ve been known to dabble in the ambient / French / Brazilian subgenres

I just wanted to say thanks for recommending Bohren & der Club of Gore. I hadn’t heard of them but I am really liking their music so far.

I am really enjoying the LP I’m listening to right now (Dolores). Now, to be honest, I’m not sure I would call it "jazz". Shoegaze jazz? Just made that up

As a bonus, it is a great record for testing the sonic abilities of your amps and speakers.

Thanks again!

To clear the air, I have not been trying to like Jazz for 30+ years, I am coming back to try and learn what I like because I have a great system and a lot more time. (I rebuilt my Audio System from my 15 years absence from it because life had other ideas.)  I want to explore new music now. @howardlee You are absolutely correct, my head is spinning with all the suggestions it is absolutely overwhelming. I realized 2 days ago I have 75-100 Jazz CD’s on the bottom shelf of my collection. I collected Jazz when I was in my 30’s (I am 70 now) that I can play and research what floated my boat long ago. I have many from the suggestions on the 4 pages of this thread so far. It’s nice to hear others have the same question as I, I am not alone here. Jazz lovers sure a passionate group! Happy Holidays to all.

I’d love to have a 100 song Jazz playlist. So what’ch got for me?

You got your 100 songs yet? If you already have that many jazz cd’s, one of them must be Dave Brubeck- Time out.

You’re right- it ended up being a great thread- there are plenty of names I haven’t heard of before in this list, need to make note of these and check them out.

Not sure what your streaming options are OP but the wonderful thing about Roon Radio is you play one song you find that floats your boat, and it plays other tracks similar to it, with the same music "style" and as a result you discover wonderful new tunes you never knew existed, similar to reading threads like this.

Hope your favourite teams won yesterday.