Jazz must have pressings???

If I had to have only one desert island Jazz record.. It would have to be Miles Davis Bitches Brew.
I wish I had bothered to hear it when it came out. But at that time i did not understand Jazz in any way, and did not listen to it at all.. (except perhaps once Dave Brubeck's Time Out.) ((I was really, really stupid back then))

Pandora is my favorite tool for the "discovery" process. One of my favorite stations is "David Grisman and Martin Taylor". A great combination of Roots, Jazz and Gypsy acoustic guitar flavors.

Elizabeth,

it is funny that you mention Bitches Brew, I recently came across a copy of Live Evil (which came out a year later) and have been surprised how much I have enjoyed it! Despite the 70s jazz fusion quality (which sounds a bit dated to me) I really appreciate the landscapes and nuances of music so much that I bought the On the Corner CD.

I listen to anything with Art Blakey in it. Hank Mobley is another favorite. Yusaf Lateef's Live at Pep's is a classic recording, IMO, if just for Sister Mamie.

Philipe Catherine is Belgium guitarist mostly playing Acoustic/Electric and Gibson Les Paul guitars. Used to show up in CMP record label that is out of business now.
From the same 'hangout' as Philipe, I'd recommend Jasper Van't Hoff, the virtuoso pianist also mostly shown in CMP record label.
If you love jazz, CMP is a must!