I haven't heard anything from The Mountain Goats, but aside from that, you can't really go wrong with any of those tracks. As much as I love Hendrix's 'rock' material, he was at his best playing the blues, IMO. A double thumbs-up for Mississippi John Hurt and the Jungle Brothers, too. I can't remember which album that Jungle Brothers song is from, but "Done By The Forces Of Nature" is one of my favourites from that era of hip-hop. Awesome stuff.
"For Pete's Sake" by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (from "Mecca And The Soul Brother")
"Dual Mr. Tillman Anthony" by Miles Davis (from "Water Babies")
"Uh Huh" by Hank Mobley (from "Workout")
"Oh Red" by Count Basie (from "The Complete Decca Recordings")
"Ching Miau" by Yusef Lateef (from "Eastern Sounds")
"Butch And Butch" by Oliver Nelson (from "The Blues And The Abstract Truth")
"Immaculate Deception" by Joe Henderson (from "The Milestone Years")
"Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex (from "25 All Time Greatest Hits")
"Lilia" by Wayne Shorter (from "Native Dancer")
"Bags' Groove" by The Oscar Peterson Trio (from "Night Train")
Believe me, jazz isn't all I have on my computer, this was just a really lucky list.
Tough choice for a favourite, but I'm in more of a mood for funk tonight, so I'll say Joe Tex.