Jazz Recommendations


I am just starting to get into Jazz. I recently bought Thelonious Monk Quartet "Live at Monterey" and was blown away. Could you recommend other mainstream Jazz recordings that I should have in a basic collection to help me get started.
kadlec
Anything by the Dave Holland Quartet. 'Prime Directive (ECM 1698)', 'Points of View (ECM 1663)', 'Not For Nothin (ECM 1758)'
Steve Turre 'TNT (Telarc CD-83529)'
Nicholas Payton 'Paytons Place (Verve 3145573272)
Gary Burton 'Gary Burton and Friends (Concord Jazz CCD47492)

In general, I like these labels: ECM, Concord, Verve.
I don't think I saw these two, one is Hank Mobley "Soul Station" and the other is Brad Mehldau "The Art of The Trio vol. three"
I don't think I saw these two, one is Hank Mobley "Soul Station" and the other is Brad Mehldau "The Art of The Trio vol. three"
Ray Brown Trio: Soular Energy

Carmen Macrae: The Great American Songbook (Outstanding live recording!)

Bill Berry: For Duke

Monty Alexander: Reunion in Europe
When I started out in Jazz, I got Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Cannonball Adderley: Somethin' Else and The "After Hours" box set from CBC Radio. The box set gave me many different artists to look for, but the bulk of my jazz listening is done with my Tuner set to CBC radio everynight after 10pm with Ross Porter.