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It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

David, what you ask has too many answers to even begin...

not knowing whether you have any knowledge at all concerning the two genres.

What types of music do you enjoy?
If you enjoy chamber music, for instance, that gives us an indication you would like some of the more laid back jazz and blues.

I would start with more melodic jazz, rather than the later, what I call, "eek-onk" jazz. One needs to learn what artists are trying to achieve within the jazz tradition before they can learn to like and appreciate the more...for lack of a better term for one who is not knowledgeable, "bizarre" forms of jazz.

So...with those few caveats, I'll give some suggestions:

Modern Jazz Quartet is great laid back jazz.

Ornette Coleman is more what (a musician friend actually coined the term) I'd call "eek-onk." Not easy listening in many of his albums, but phenomenal once you've learned something about jazz.

My own introduction to jazz was through fusion...a good choice there would be Chick Corea; and big band...a choice there might be Benny Goodman or (if you're a bit more adventurous) Lionel Hampton.

Modern artists would include the Marsalis brothers, most of their stuff is quite approachable...a piano music nut (if you are one of those) might choose Cyrus Chestnut)

This is an endless task! I would bet if you asked anyone here how they began listening they would answer that they merely held their nose shut and jumped into the cold water! Listen to everything you can get ahold of. Borrow from friends, borrow from the library.

BUT, listing your present music preferences may help us direct you better!

Good luck...it is a wondrous form of music that can make you laugh...or cry uncontrollably.



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