Jazz music recommended

You know what you should do, take a whole lot of CD's out from the library and decide what you really like. Then buy them.

If I were you, trying to get into a new genre, I'd take some of the names people provided here, plug them into Pandora, and see if you like what it spits out. Then you can use the "more of that"/"don't like that" feedback option to hone in on things. I've found Pandora to be an excellent tool to learn about new genres where I may know a couple artists I like, but about which I'm not terribly familiar.

"Incredible Journey" Mintzers Big Band..Great album...!

Stan Getz has quite a few CD's that have been remastered and fit the bill you describe such as "Cafe Montmartre" and "West Coast Jazz". Also a few on LP such as "Stan Getz Plays".

I doubt you will find these at a library. Take a chance a buy a few - you will not regret it!

Two by Dexter Gordon, Our Man in Paris & One Flight Up on Blue Note. Both are excellent recordings, especially OFU (although I understand the Cisco label has gone under their recent reissue is amazing if you can find it). Our Man features Bud Powell on the piano.