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I can't say that either Sinatra or Jobim have ever been in heavy rotation 'round these parts. There's an implicit cheese in each man's work. This live clip, though, works out.

Unnecessary intro to this version, but what should we expect from YouTube. Either way, Ella goes in one about the human condition. There're obviously different ways to deal with troubled times, but she figures it pretty well.

Brötzmann's been around for a few decades at this point. And while he's most often associated with the most noisome elements in jazz, this right here is kinda funky...

He changed singing. He changed soloing. He changed jazz. And for whatever reason, Louis Armstrong is still occasionally perceived as cheeseball. Whatever.

Improvisers of the highest order...

Here's one giant of the genre speaking on another....

Hannibal and Don Weller working out a classic.

This dood is smooth...

McGhee's not the fire, but this still IS bop.

I dunno what kinda music this counts as, but its good. Disregard the dance contest that makes up the video...

This has been referred to as spiritual jazz. I guess...either way, it's pretty decent.

This is why experimentation isn't always often. Average at best, but "Lansana's Priestess" has its moments.

This is what I think of when I think about Klaus Doldinger...ridiculous

I was looking for some funky Gary Burton stuff and stumbled upon this guy. Hopefully, that album isn't too tough to track down