Jazz artists for late starter.


Goodfellows, I have overlooked the genre of Jazz in the past, so I thought I would add to my collection of approx 2 jazz cd's. I purchased from someone who was moving and didn't want to lug his collection of cd's so I bought approx 65 for $120.
The artists include, Miles Davis (10), Bill Evans, Weather Report, Roland Guerin, Charles Mingus, Freddi Hubbard, Artie Shaw, Dave Brubeck, Wynton Marsalis, John Abercombie, Sonny Rollins Bill Frissell, Step Grapelli, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, John Coltrane, Thelosonious Monk, to name most of them.
I am enjoying listening to the cd's.
Can anyone recommend any other jazz artists? I do not care for male or female vocal Jazz, just music. Also if there are any jazz groups where the drummer uses sticks rather than brushes, would be a big bonus.
Many Thanks
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Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Clifford Brown, MJQ, Tadd Dameron, Max Roach, Art Farmer, Steve Lacy,Horace Silver, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Ornette
Coleman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Duke Ellington, Count Basie,Dexter Gordon,Cecil Taylor,Art Ensemble of Chicago,Randy Weston,Eric Dolphy,Sun Ra,Andrew Hill,Sam Rivers,Quincy Jones,Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan,Roland Kirk,Kenny Burrell, Ahmad Jamal, Henry Threadgill,David
Murray,James Newton, Jackie McLean, Muhal Richard Abrams,
Herbie Nichols,Wes Montgomery, Wayne Shorter,McCoy Tyner
An endless list to choose from so I'll take up your point about drummers to start somewhere. In no particular order here are just a few of the icons, indispensible in every collection, whereby, looking at your list you're likely to have some of the "hard-hitters" playing in different groups already

Tony Williams (Tony Williams Lifetime, New Lifetime)
Jack deJohnette
Max Roach
Roy Haynes
Alphonse Mouzon
Bill Cobham

I promise, you're in for mind-blowing discoveries!