It is often said that the best way to improve as a jazz musician is to LISTEN.  That being the case I listen to music all the time. Below are a few selections that I really enjoy.  The list varies from classic recordings like Kind of Blue and Speak No Evil to artists you have never heard of before (but hopefully will in time).  Enjoy!

BrotherhoodJeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update
Men of HonorJeremy Pelt
ChoicesTerence Blanchard
Into the BlueNicholas Payton
SongbookJason Palmer
First One UpDarren Barrett
Rewind ThatChristian Scott
Just Noodlin'Paul Carr
At SeaIngrid Jensen
Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane At Carnegie HallThelonious Monk with John Coltrane
IdentityJeremy Pelt
Woody Shaw Live Vol. 3Woody Shaw
The Cape Verdean BluesThe Horace Silver Quintet plus J.J. Johnson
The Dock of the BayOtis Redding
The Jody GrindThe Horace Silver Quintet
Afro-CubanKenny Dorham
IlluminationsMcCoy Tyner
Jazz at Massey Hall [LIVE]Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach
Mo' Better Blues (DVD & CD)Various Artists, Actors and Actresses
The SoothsayerWayne Shorter
Ready for Freddie (RVG Edition)Freddie Hubbard
Search for the New LandLee Morgan
Blame It On My YouthArt Farmer Quintet
The Trumpet PlayerAvishai Cohen
Slow DragDonald Byrd
MosaicArt Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
In 'n OutJoe Henderson
Close to My HeartJeremy Pelt
Black PearlTerence Blanchard/Donald Harrison
Small Town StoriesUnified Jazz Ensemble
AwakeningRyan Kisor
The RingerCharles Tolliver
Ready for FreddieFreddie Hubbard
Tribute to the Trumpet MastersBrian Lynch
Giant StepsJohn Coltrane
BounceTerence Blanchard
Miles AheadSNJO featuring Ingrid Jensen
Miles AheadMiles Davis
Little Red's FantasyWoody Shaw
Lee Morgan Live at the LighthouseLee Morgan
Miles Davis - In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk CompleteMiles Davis
ReemergenceEddie Henderson Quintet
New BeginningsTerrell Stafford
Wayning MomentsWayne Shorter
Tom Harrell: Live at the Village VanguardTom Harrell
Live @ Blues Alley 5/8/2003Nicholas Payton & Sonic Trance
The Artistry of Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbard
UnityLarry Young
LockoutThe Todd Butler Group
The MessengerThe Michael Thomas Quintet
Wandering MoonTerence Blanchard
Miles SmilesMiles Davis
Directions in Music - Live at Massey HallHancock, Brecker & Hargrove
Moanin'Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
The Marsalis FamilyThe Marsalis Family
InsightJeremy Pelt
Half Past Autumn SuiteIrvin Mayfield
Have Trumpet Will ExciteDizzy Gillespie
Now as ThenProject O
Payton PlaceNicholas Payton
Study in BrownClifford Brown & Max Roach
Steppin ZoneAlex Sipiagin
Somthin' ElseCannonball Adderley
Hub-TonesFreddie Hubbard
The Yardbird Suite - The Ultimate Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker
Higher GroundsIngrid Jensen
The Malcolm X Jazz SuiteTerrance Blanchard
How Passion FallsIrvin Mayfield
The Complete Blue Note Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams Studio SessionsDonald Byrd & Pepper Adams
The New BoogalooMarcus Printup
HeavenRon Miles
PriorityOrbert Davis
One Flight UpDexter Gordon
Speak No Evil (RVG Edition)Wayne Shorter
Black Codes (From the Underground)Wynton Marsalis
ProfileJeremy Pelt
Kind of BlueMiles Davis


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