A few more 'songs' (vocal performances) came to my mind as ones that I enjoy going back to ...

Don Cherry - Brown Rice - Trippy, to say the least. Done up as jazz meets Indian classical meets space truckin'.

Archie Shepp - Mama Rose - For me, this is his definitive piece. A poem/story of his reflections on his grandmother while a young boy. There are several versions out there. I really like the one he did along with Jasper Vant Hof on the album (there's more than one) "Mama Rose" but I will give the nod to the version on "Soul Song". This is a great sounding jazz group. A propulsive rhythm section kicks. Shepp is full of passion and soul. The reviewer at allmusic missed the friggin' boat.

New Air - Apricots on Their Wings - The trio "Air" with Pheeroan Aklaff having taken the drum chair from the recently passed Steve McCall. His drumming is totally different but just as 'good' as McCall's was. An outside-ish swinging blues with crazy lyrics wonderfully delivered by Cassandra Wilson. Captivating.

Sheila Jordan - Happy to be Here Today - From Bob Moses' "When Elephants Dream of Music" release. Solo voice. Short, rich, deep, and right to the heart.

Annette Peacock - My Mama Never Taught Me How to Cook - A disturbing yet highly charged look at love and sex. What a delivery. Is it "succeed" or "suck seed"- you be the judge. And it's a cool and bluesy listen, to boot.

Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) - Namhanje (Today) - A collaboration with Johnny Dyani. Piano, bass, voices. Pure and simple. An extended South African pulse/riff/chant that is trance-worthy.

My favorites are
SONGS - Duke Ellington - Take The A Train & In A Sentimental Mood, Billie Holliday - God Bless The Child, Dave Brubeck - Take Five, Chick Corea - Spain, Ella Fitzgerald - A Tisket A Tasket, John Coltrane - My Favorite Things & Naima, Benny Goodman - Sing Sing Sing, George Benson - Breezin, Count Basie - One O Clock Jump, Charlie Mingus - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Stan Getz - Girl From Ipanema, Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage, Art Blakey - Moanin,

Fats Waller - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
-Such an uplifting melody.

Charlie Christian with Benny Goodman's Orchestra - Solo Flight
-Hear what one electric guitar in 1941 was doing.

Quintette du Hot Club de France - Limehouse Blues
-of all Django's solos, this one just knocks me sideways every time I hear it. Here's a guy giving it a go on a 12-string.

Duke Ellington - Take The 'A' Train
-I don't know why this melody works so well but it does.

Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight
-A wonderful standard, Monk's timing on the solo version is definitive.

John Coltrane - Giant Steps
-Sheets of sound.

Ella Fitzgerald's 'All The Things You Are' or Joe Pass's version (here).
-Jerome Kern's challenge to himself to write a tune with five key changes per chorus. I think Joe Pass's version is the best thing I've ever seen or heard on guitar.