Jazz recommendations for a beginner?

Tough dam crowd huh Jorge,you would think you were a
republican at a union assembly.Duck those rocks bra.
I love all three you bought,and you did kindly lay it out there that you just started out in this.My god the guy
just asked for some "music" suggestions but we audiogeeks
eat our young don't we?
I started out in smooth jazz too.Hope my life insurance is paid up.Try out Pat Methany"Speaking of Now","Secret Story"
Marilyn Scott,"Avenues of Love",P Barber,"Modern Cool"
Bob Beldin,"Black Dahlia",Norah Jones,"Come away w/Me"
Post back if you tried and liked any of these.Just hang on
to Miles Davis for occasional checking back with as your tastes shift over time.Look for Verve and Blue Note Various
artists CD's.These are wonderful to hear many artists old and new,smooth and not in the huge catagory of Jazz.Even
Miles got hammered by the critics of the day,now those albums are masterpieces.Listen on young Jedi....

If you check out the used music stores many have the Jazziz
magazine compilations.They have non standard paper cases
labeled in the months they sent via mail to subscibers with
its partnered magazine.Excellent way to check out many artists cheaply.

I would recomend Don Shirley as an instermental jazz artist- his sound is quite diffret from that of Davis and Coltrane. As for vocal music Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan are both quite good (as are many others). I would also recomend Ellington's black, brown and Beidge. If you do not have acess to good jazz radio it may by advisable to by a few inexpensive, but broad compalation cd's to see with styles and artists you like.