seconding jazz and all its subgenres/influence, specifically when it branches off and meets eastern artists/instruments makes for sounds that are consistently colorful
some great artists/albums-
off peak hours- ying da-chen
sun ra(any album but sun song is #1)
lamp fall- cheikh lô
sound of siam vol.1
raw materials - rudresh mahanthappa
couple repeats of others but worthy all the same •jazz jazz
Sonny Criss - This is Criss
Yusef Lateef - Yusef Lateef (1962)
•bossa/champeta
Cheikh Lô - Lamp Fall
Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
•bebop/free
Ying Da-Chen - Off Peak Hours/陳穎達-離峰時刻
Sun Ra - Sun Song
Any Bill Evans Trio album, particularly LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD. Floating Points albums including his remarkable collaboration of Pharaoh Sanders. Dawn of MIDI if you want something a little more angular and abstract.
Classic albums you should check out if you’re getting started and haven’t already:
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Bill Evans - Sunday at Village Vanguard
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
Dave Brubeck - Time Out Some personal favorites in addition to above Red Camp - Horizontal
Aca Seca Trio - Adolorido
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Zimbo Trio - Zimbo Trio
Yunseokchol Trio - Db in April
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