Looking For Some Really Good Jazz?

I have been having some sleeping problems, and my friend told me jazz is great for getting people to sleep
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The best jazz album of all time is Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue".

Here are others to check out:

Joshua Redman, "Joshua Redman"
John Coltrane, "A Love Supreme"
Thelonius Monk, "Monk plays Ellington"
Sarah Vaughn. "Live at Kelly's"
Wynton Marsalis, "Marsalis Standard Time Vol 1"
Branford Marsalis, "Bloomington"
Brad Mehldau "The Art of the Trio Vol 1"
Kenny Garrett, "Triology"
McCoy Tyner, "Infinity"
Sanborn & James, "Double Vision"
Rick Braun, "Beat Street"
Boney James, "Seduction"
Grover Washington, Jr., "Winelight"

Kind of Blue is definitely one of the BEST Jazz Albums ever, and relaxing, but if you want music to help you sleep, I would tend to suggest chillout. Stuff like "After Dinner Mint", "Cafe del Mar", "Buddha Bar"...

Dexter Gordon's compilation of ballads is simply called Ballads. its great. You will like it for sure.

John Coltrane also has a ballad collection called Ballads. Of course, its great.

Ben Webster is a great ballad player. Get his Ben Webster for Lovers collection.

Stan Getz is another great ballad player with a For Lovers compilation.

I am as sure as I can be that you will like these albums. I have created a 42 volume (42 hour) nap time collection for preschool children, created from my personal collection.

3 cd changer:

John Coltrane, Ballads
Dexter Gordon, Ballads (compilation)
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

Hit shuffle and drift off into blissful dreamland.

As far as music to sleep by, I always preferred Ambient/Chill music. A good starter collection called 'Natural Born Chillers' is available for download and this will do the trick better.