Sade
Billy Holiday
Kenny G
Shirley Murdock
Louis Armstrong
John Coltrane

and there are a ton of others.

Peace out.

The G stands for gansta. :cool:

start out with some miles davis, like early stuff 40's and 50's stuff, like birth of the cool or even kind of blue. Then if u like that move on to some john coltrane, like A Love Supreme or Blue Train. Then if you like that u will hopefully gain enough knowledge out of intrest to discover new types of jazz on your own, once you get there, there is no coming back

if you like way out stuff, go for some ornette coleman, eric dolphy or don cherry

LOUIS JORDAN
LOUIS ARMSTRONG

(what the hell ! anyone called Louis!)

Um,

JOHN COLTRANE
SONNY ROLLINS
THELONIOUS MONK
ART BLAKEY (JAZZ MESSENGERS AS WELL)

yeah, Coltrane is great - especially A Love Supreme

Well, my all time favorite jazz artist is Nina Simone. No one compares to her in my opinion. She is soooo soulful and her music can give me chills,

Another favorite of mine is Marilyn Scott. She isn't in the same catagory as Nina. She is more in the smooth jazz catagory. I just bought her new album "Handpicked" and was delighted to hear a cover of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes". That song has always been one of my favorites. Check them both out!

nina simone is a true legend

Mahavishnu Orchestra anyone? Thelonious Monk and Coltrane, just send chills down my spine! And Ornette Coleman is really good as well. And ofcourse, the great, Miles Davis.

the mahavishnu orchestra is great

so is Sun Ra

i just found a record by stanley turrentine called hustin' - it knocked me out! it is seriously great