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Jazz CD suggestions for evening ambience

I'm wondering what Audiogoners might suggest in terms of (fairly) widely available Jazz CDs for a tasteful restaurant (asian fusion cuisine, large metropolitan setting). I'm helping with the aural planning so to speak. At the moment we find Bill Evans well-suited to ideal; Thelonious Monk provides great ambience but is at times a bit too pensive and slow for this particular environment; Marvin Gaye supplies ample classic retro from time to time, but is a tad too recognizable. All comments/suggestions &/or pointers are greatly appreciated.
agonanon
howie
230 posts
 
Jazz is such a wide genre now that one really shouldn't classify as one thing and not the other and restrict it.

Kind of Blue is such a frequently played album that it is good for all kind of moods. It doesn't stop being a reference for students, good music for the casual listener, and an album worth listening to for professional musicians.
cdelplato
110 posts
 
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Chris Botti - Night Sessions
Pat Methany - One Quiet Night

Also, check out Tone Ghost Ether ;
http://kitwatkins.com/TGE/
hammergjh
157 posts
 
Anything by Brad Mehldau. Very mellow and cool.
howie
230 posts
 
Mehldau is always cool but not always mellow. If you bought one album of Mehldau's you won't necessarily like his other ones. If anything Mehldau stuff tends to be way out there and not always something you can relax to.
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