Art Pepper, great for a cafe playlist. What other artists do you enjoy for cafe type atmosphere?

I thought it would be fun to start a cafe playlist thread to see if I could find some new artists.

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I love Antonio Carlos Jobim's album "Wave". It really gives me those cafe/coffee shop vibes every time
- super smooth, thank you! Reminds me of some of the accompaniment from Astrud Gilberto's albums. If you like this you should try Pink Martini as well. I also have a Hotel Delphino playlist that this is getting added to.
There's definitely something to be said for music that works not only as foreground-listening music but also as background music. Although it can be hard to carry on a conversation when a particularly tasty lick hits your ear...

I always dug Carmen McRae Sings Monk for this kind of scene. She's just so damn cool!