I usually start with Tricycle by Flim & The BB's (the piano is telling) or Jazz at the Pawnshop (exceptional live recording)
For vocals I like Diana Krall Steppin Out, Manhattan Transfer Vocalese or Steve Miller Born 2 B Blue
For SPL Steps Ahead (Trains, Beruit), Dave Uhrich (Liquid Glass, Fuzzbuster) and Joe Satriani (Ice 9, Satch Boogie)
Other favs: Steeley Dan Gaucho, Dire Straight Brothers In Arms, Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (from Live at the Opera).