Episode 230: Albums to Seduce a Jazz Newbie, Part 4

This is the final program of this four=part series where I play records that have been rated as being good ones to turn a jazz ‘newbie’ into a fan.

This week you’ll hear a track from 8 albums. They are:

1. Mingus Ah Um, where I also talk about why that’s such a clever title.
2. Hank Mobley: Soul Station, with Wynton Kelly on piano
3. John Coltrane: A Love Supreme. Do you find it ‘majestic and compelling’ or ‘interminable and pretentious’?
4. Wayne Shorter: Speak No Evil. A composition from when he was thinking about misty landscapes and wild flowers.
5. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella & Louis Again.
6. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Moanin’
7. The Crusaders: Chain Reaction
8. Chick Corea & Return to Forever: (1st album)