All generally good recordings and or examples of the style...Sonny Rollins "Way out West" will hook you into jazz and give you the best blown bop and occassionally slow, not soft riffs!
Rush "Moving Pictures"
Eric Clapton "Unplugged"
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals "Burn to Shine"
Donald Fagen "Night Fly"
John Hiatt "Bring on the Family"
John Cougar Mellencamp "uh-hu"
Keb' Mo' "Keb' Mo'"
Daniel Lanois "Acadie"
Little Feat -studio or live-
Nick Lowe "Pure Pop for Now People aka Jesus of Cool"
Prodigy "The Fat of the Land"
Queen "A Day at the Races"
Michelle Shocked "Short Sharp Shocked"
Steely Dan -your pick
Steve Morse Band "The Introduction"
T. Rex "Electric Warrior"
The Oscar Peterson Trio "Night Train"
ZZ Top "Deguello"