Jazz for relaxation

Keith Jarrett - The Melody At Night, With You
Charles Lloyd - The Water Is Wide

Both these cd's are beautifully recorded and very "relaxing" to listen to. Also an excellent choice for a romantic candlelight dinner.

Pat Metheny - One Quiet Night
Liz Story - My Foolish heart
Eberhard Weber - Fluid Rustle

These are not in the "smooth" jazz category, they are just very meditative. I've fallen asleep to each of these more times than I can remember.

For me every jazz is relaxing:
Anthony Braxxton, Evan Parker, Huegh Hopper, Keith Tippett(if you know what I mean) FZ's "Uncle Meat"
May also dig on:
Another Cris Botti's "Night Sessions";
Basia "The Sweetest Illusion" and "Time and Tide";
Steely Dan "Gaucho", "Aja" and the new "Everything Must Go".
Sade "Smooth Operator"

Earl Klugh -- definately laid back jazz, but very well written. A little too "elevator music" sounding to me, but don't let that fool you. His music is more innovative than it sounds.

The quality of the recordings are suprisingly good.

I relax to a couple of CDs from Claude Bolling and Jean-Pierre Rampal named "Picnic Suite" and "Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano Trio No. 2". These are two terrific CDs full of flute and piano, just super melodies. Just go to Amazon and search for these and play the first track from each... you'll see what I mean. Anyone else own these, or know of these musicians?