Here's a list of some music that has influenced me over the years.

Anything by Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Joni Mitchell, Tony Williams, Bill Evans, Paul Simon, and John Coltrane, plus
Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
Walkin' Shoes - Gerry Mulligan Quartet
The Atomic Mr. Basie - Count Basie Orchestra
Sings Fred Astaire - Mel Torme
Blood, Sweat and Tears - B, S and T
Only The Lonely - Frank Sinatra
Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
Sex Machine - James Brown
Live At The Village Vanguard - Sonny Rollins
Live At The Filmore - Aretha Franklin
Plantation Lullabies - Me'shell Ndegeocello
Keeping The Tradition - Dee Dee Bridgewater
Standards Live - Keith Jarrett
Aja - Steely Dan.