«Ella and Louis», or any compilation that has them both really, for how to treat standards Count Basie, «The Complete Atomic Basie» to hear one of the best big
bands at their best Duke Ellington, «At Newport» to go slightly deeper
in big
band Miles Davis, «Kind Of Blue» is super accessible greatness Wayne Shorter, «Speak No Evil» to go a lil deeper
in that John Coltrane, «My
Favorite Things» I love but some people are annoyed John Coltrane «Love Supreme» or many others to dig that mine more Herbie Hancock, «Chameleon» to start to
see influence on other genre