Picking up this old thread...
You can't go wrong with Ruby. His level was so consistent from his earliest leader dates in 1954 to his late years! His tone was one the most beautiful sounds ever taken out from a cornet, and his mastery in the lower register was unparalleled.
God bless the old grumpy up there at the right side of Satchmo!
As for recommendations, if you don't have any prejudice against this label, pick "The Complete Bethlehem Recordings" (Solar)
which includes:
*Ruby Braff Quartet Swings
*Ball at Bethlehem with Braff
*Holiday in Braff
*Bud Freeman Quintet with Ruby Braf (part of it, just 5 tracks)
and
*The Ruby Braff Special