What you’ll be hearing is tracks from great jazz albums. I’m continually being introduced to jazz, even though I’ve been doing this podcast for over five years. So, here I am again being a ‘newbie’ and listening to (or re-listening in some cases) to albums that jazz bloggers say are essential listening for beginners.

This week, you’ll hear tracks by Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (together), Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Count Basie, The Quintet (w. Charlie Chan aka Charlie Parker), and the recently departed Ahmad Jamal. And as a surprise (to me and probably to you)….Kurt Rosenwinkel.

All of these have been rated by at least somebody in the know as being classic jazz albums designed to initiate the previously uninitiated. But, really, it’s great listening for anybody and everybody!