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.
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.
You won't regret buying "Jazz at the Pawnshop", Benny Green's "Testifying" and Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington's "The Great Summit/Master Tapes." All three are recorded well and very analog sounding.
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