Wes Montgomery- Four on Six

Wes Montgomery is easily one of the greatest jazz guitarists to have ever lived. And he couldn't even read music. It just goes to show, you don't need a good camera to take good pictures, you don't need to study art to be a great artist, and you don't need a perfect diamond knife to cut good serial sections for electron microscopy. 

Cannonball Adderley- Autumn Leaves

Check out this blue note classic. Alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley played on some of the greatest recordings of the hard bop era, including Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. This is my favorite track on his solo album Somethin' Else.

Horace Silver- Senor Blues

I really love jazz. I love jazz so much, that opening my heart to Hip Hop was a natural progression. Because really the two are analogous. In my opinion, there are only three truly intellectual music genres: Classical, Jazz and Hip Hop. Disagree if you want, but that's just how I feel. I'll regale you all with my philosophy on Hip Hop on another day. Because today is all about the jazzy jazz. 

My favorite jazz is Hard Bop. And nobody does Hard Bop better than Blue Note. Horace Silver did all sorts of good things with them, but this is my favorite track. Without fail, every single time I listen, the piano solo raises the hair on the back of my neck. No joke.