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
Jason Lindner’s Big Band- Live At The Jazz Gallery.

Review:

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26757
Terence Blanchard "A Tale of God's Will (a requiem for katrina)". this is an amazing and haunting CD, especially the second cut "Levees" It was just released in August this year.

I've posted this in two other threads, but it's the best cd I've bought in a long time so I'm putting it here to.
If you want to try more "recent" music I second the Diana Krall. Also Norah Jones, Clair Martin, MADELEINE PEYROUX just to name a few.
Dean, given your apparent preferences, you might also want to mention Tina May, Kitty Margolis and Camille.
For something completely different, try these:

****Bill Frisell, Matt Chamberlain, Tucker Martine and Lee Townsend – "Floratone"

****Charlie Hunter Trio – "Mistico"

More fun than a barrel of monkeys.