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
A must-own CD is Chris Potter's "Follow the Red Line" ... simply substantial in every way
I agree, Chris Potter's "Follow the Red Line" is a great!

Try Jason Lindner's Big Band- "Live At The Jazz Gallery."
I just stumbled onto this wonderful thread and have been reading alongside amozon.com. Two books and I don't know how many CD's!

Thank you all.

Now, I must proceed to check out.
For what its worth, if you're into this type of music, I picked up some leads on several jazz CDs from this thread and others and three of the standouts are:
1. Oscar Peterson Trio - "We Get Requests" (Verve)
2. Charlie Haden & Kenny Barron - "Night and The City" (Verve)
3. Joe Lovano & Hank Jones - "Live at Dizzy's Club" (Blue Note)

I concur with the guys who recommended these before me. Excellent sound quality. Terrific performances. Simple clean "you are there" feeling to all of them. Very involving.