Filed under: instrumental jazz
‘Round Midnight. Many versions but the Miles Davis / John Coltrane recording is a definite.
Whisper Not. I like both the Jazztet version (horns) and Wes Montgomery’s (guitar)
Body and Soul - Many versions.
Pretty much anything by Dexter Gordon.
Pretty much anything by Bill Evans trio for something even a more laid back.
That and the other answers should be a nice start.

Cocteau Twins or the sound track from the movie Twin Peaks are good choices.
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Miles Davis
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My wife first told me she loved me as she listened to Miles Davis’
“Porgy -n- Bess”…but ballads by Chet Baker and John Coltrane are good as well……and let’s not forget Frank Sinatra either.
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I like the bossa nova collection.
Stones on Bossa Nova, Bob Marley on Bossa Nova, 90´s and Bossa Nova, as well as Jamie Cullum.
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Misty is a definite. Satin Doll maybe also.
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‘Round Midnight. Many versions but the Miles Davis / John Coltrane recording is a definite.
Whisper Not. I like both the Jazztet version (horns) and Wes Montgomery’s (guitar)
Body and Soul - Many versions.
Pretty much anything by Dexter Gordon.
Pretty much anything by Bill Evans trio for something even a more laid back.
That and the other answers should be a nice start.
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