How to get into jazz? Beyond Dave Brubeck's Take Five, which I enjoy immensely, haven't been able to find the same pleasure in anything else I've listened to.
I don't know why Dave Brubeck's Take Five is so good, but it's definitely catchy. I want to tap my feet to it. And I guess it's not as wild and varied as some other jazz songs which true jazz lovers can appreciate but I find too "busy" or "distracting" or something like that. This one sounds simple and repetitive in some ways and has a smooth and cool feel to it which is why I can have it in the background playing while I try to relax in the evening. It doesn't require a lot of attention, it sort of just enters your soul. As someone said to me once, it's the music being played while angels serve people drinks in paradise and people dissolve into a state of blissful trance.
How should I go about finding other works that are similar but that also gradually help me appreciate more styles of jazz?