What album would you recommend for someone who's looking to get into jazz?

I listen to mainly HipHop. I like the jazz sampling in Hiphop, and looking for something similar to that style.|||Can’t recommend just one album, but you will probably enjoy what is called “Acid” Jazz.





There are lots of great artists. Here a just few suggestions:





Liquid Soul – Make Some Noise


Down To The Bone - From Manhattan to Staten


Groove Collective – We The People


Thievery Corporation - The Mirror Conspiracy





See if you like some of it.





Enjoy!|||My Favorite Things, John Coltrane


Kind of Blue, Miles Davis|||For old school vocalese I would recommend Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, particularly their album "Sing A Song Of Basie" in which they add lyrics to many Count Basie tunes.





For a modern jazz vocalist that I really enjoy, try Jane Monheit.|||"Jazz" is such a broad term that I'd recommend just surfing around on YouTube and finding some names and styles that click with you. Here are five quite different vids to get the ball rolling. :)





Louis Armstrong – West End Blues:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DEA8YgdW…





Billie Holiday – Fine and Mellow:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVfrdeHhM…





Bill Evans – My Foolish Heart:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LFVWBmo…





Wes Montgomery – Nica's dream:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbXrdm63O…





Joni Mitchell (with Jaco et al) – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSuCOcL3…





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Free for All - Art Blakey


One Flight Up - Dexter Gordon


Destination Out - Jackie McLean


Giant Steps - John Coltrane


Thembi - Pharoah Sanders


Psychicemotus - Yusef Lateef





Songs:


Decision - Sonny Rollins


Beatrice - Sam Rivers


Mademoiselle Mabry (Miss Mabry) - Miles Davis


Groove Waltz - McCoy Tyner


De Drums - Keith Jarrett


Cantaloupe Island - Herbie Hancock


Theme For Lester Young - Charles MIngus





But for the real Hip Hop in you:


Sho Nuff Mellow - Reuben Wilson


Mystic Brew - Ronnie Foster|||I can help by telling you that out of your first five answers, only Angiel has attempted to answer your specific style of something similar to hip hop.


I haven't heard any of the music that Angiel has suggested, but I do know that acid jazz is something like what your looking for.





I have heard all of the music of the other four answers, and although its good stuff, I don't think its what your searching for.





No disrespect to any of the people who answered.|||All these songs listed are great standards and fantastic jazz, but not really what your most likely looking for. Teaim is absolutely right. Acid Jazz is goin to be the closest thing to hip/hop style jazz your gonna get. Try some Jamiroquai. Here are some artists I just pulled up off the internet. I haven't listened to all of them but you might like 'em. Also try listening to some Miles Davis: Bitches Brew. It's a really cool album.








Carlos Jimenez


The Bass Mint Bros


Audioform


Freddy Valeriani


daysahead


Mattafix


venueconnection


Kevens


Domu


DJ Vadim


Markus Enochson


Joyce


Kruder %26amp; Dorfmeister


James Taylor Quartet (JTQ)


The Price of Dope


Keston and Westdal


Rendezvous


Delorean Suite


Soul Basement


K'vino


Jennifer Jones


Sound In Color


The Rebirth


Aaron Benson


Clara Hill


Jazzanova


Bugz in the attic


Tortured Soul


Kruder Dorfmeister


Sy Smith


Swing Out Sister


Brand New Heavies


Ronny Jordan


Phoenix


Jonah Smith


Arkestra One


Seek


Trio Electrico


Two banks of four


Xploding Plasix


Fertile Ground


Brand New Heavies


Jazztronik


Paul Weller


Da Lata


James Taylor Quartet (JTQ)


Son de la goutte


e:trinity


Alcofribas


Quite Sane / The Mo Nu Mentalist


MJ Cole


Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey


Juile Dexter


Post Junk Trio


Nicole Willis


Jimi Tenor


Pelican City


Ray Hayden (Opaz)