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Jazz recommendations for a beginner?

Hello, I purchased my first 3 jazz cds just to experiment: Cafe Blue (Pat Barber), Love Scenes (D. Krall) and Kind of Blue (M. Davis). Now I want to officially start listening more jazz. I really liked tracks 2,3,4,9,10 and 11 on Barber's cd, almost every song on Krall's, but honestly 'Kind of Blue' was not too much of my taste. So based on this brief comments, has anybody some good recommendations for a beginner? I'd appreciate your suggestions. Thanks.
Jorge R.
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Early jazz: Louis Armstrong,Hot Five/Hot Seven recordings.(The recordings suck,but that's ok;the music does not.)
Swing:Duke Ellington,Live at Newport.
Bop:Charles Parker,Ornithology
Cool:Miles Davis/Gil Evans,Birth of the Cool
Modern:Bill Evans,Sunday Afternoon at the Vanguard.
John Coltrane,My Favorite Things
Giant Steps
These should give you an idea of what kinds of jazz will appeal to you.
Mark C. Gridley's jazz history text is excellent.In it he includes a list of his recommended recordings.
Happy listening
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