Recommend some Jazz to me

My favorite drummers are: Chico Hamilton, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, and Shelly Manne.

My suggestion is to go through the posts on "Jazz For Aficionados", find what you like, post it over here, and ask others to add to it; that way you will almost instantly discover records just for you.

A jazz novice myself, O10’s recommended thread, "Jazz for Aficionados" (which he started, by the way) has been like a Jazz 101 course for me. My tastes, however, tend to run to fusion as opposed to the more traditional 50s & 60s jazz that is the bread and butter of the Jazz Aficionado thread. Some recordings I’ve been enjoying:

Ahmad Jamal - "The Awakening"
Alan Pasqua - "The Antisocial Club"
Allen Toussaint - "The Bright Mississippi"
Andy Summers - "Earth & Sky"
Bill Connors - "Return"
Bob Berg et al - "The JazzTimes Superband"
Bunny Brunel - "Momentum"
Chick Corea - "Quartet"; "Time Warp"; "Paint the World"
Gary Willis - "Bent"
Jazz Pistols - "Live"
Michael Brecker - "Tales From The Hudson"
Steve Smith - "Come On In"
Tony MacAlpine et al - "CAB2"
Tony Williams Lifetime - "The Collection"

Hopefully, something from that list will click for you.

Ummm, check out the (jazz for aficianados) thread.

There are many people who love Duke Ellington (big band/swing) I am one of them as well, many of the artists that played with Duke also did solo work. Johnny Hodges (saxaphone) is one of the these artists. Also, Jimmy Smith is one of my all time favorite jazz musicians (Hammond B3 organ). I have to mention Count Basie (88 Basie Street).

 If you like fusion period check out Billy Cobham (awesome drummer) album (Spectrum), Herbie Hancock (Head Hunters) Lonnie Liston Smith (Expansions). 

Matt M