Ambient jazz is a genre that very few artists do specifically over a long career. So here's a few artists and records that do it over a course of an album, at-least in my collection.
Miles Davis - Get Up With It (Brian Eno-esque ambient experimentation meets In A Silent Way. Probably the best place to start!)
The Rippingtons - Tourist In Paradise (Ambient smooth jazz with some real standout moments: the late 80's-esque production actually gives it quite an edge in places.)
Any album by Bohren & Der Club Of Gore or The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble. Just pick an album and there you go!
Pat Metheny Group - Still Life (Talking) and The Way Up. (Jazz-fusion with ambient prog. rock and bossa nova influences. Essential listening in my opinion.)
Seal - His 1991 self-titled. (Very poppy in places, but tracks like the nearly 9-minute 'Violet' and two-part 'Deep Water' are pretty much ambient soul-jazz, so give it a shot!)
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