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Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?

Let me explain, I have tried to like jazz for over 30 years. I rarely find something I like. To me it sounds too disjointed, like everyone is trying to out do the others and they are all playing a different song. I know there has to be some good instrumental smooth jazz artists I am missing. If you have any suggestions of whom to try let me know. Some that are on my Jazz playlist is Pat Metheny-"It's for you"   Bill Frisell _"Heard it through the grapevine"  Holly Cole, George Benson... for an example of things I do like.

 

I'd love to have a 100 song Jazz playlist. So what'ch got for me?

Thanks

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hillbilly559
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I was introduced to jazz in the 70s with Windham Hill artists, like George Winston, William Ackerman, etc. Then I added many of the artists mentioned above. 

Great start!

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mahgister
13,168 posts
 

The album "Chet" from Chet Baker...

Or any album of pianist Bill Evans will do the job...

if one of these 2 dont work, try French Flemish school of choral music , Obrecht "Missa super maria zart", stunning...Almost jazz because of ascendent  rythm

larryi
4,048 posts
 

A particularly good Windham Hill album is Michael Hedges’ “Arial Boundaries” a terrific acoustic guitar album with extremely good sound on top of great music.

awboat
37 posts
 

I really like Grand Piano Canyon by Bob James. I'm not a big fan of jazz either. One of my first jazz albums was one by Grover Washington Jr "A Secret Place" and I still listen to it. Every musician on it is top tier. 

rjinaz86323
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I am also not a traditional jazz fan, but I do like groups/people like Bob James, Weather Report, and Spyro Gyra.

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