The 20 Best Jazz Albums for Beginners
If you’ve always wanted to get interested in jazz, jump in. Don’t approach it with fear or a sense that you don’t know enough about it. It’s just a smorgasbord of stuff to enjoy.
Duke Ellington
Sun Ra: Duke Ellington’s Sound of Space
Dear patrons in attendance at The Bottom Line on the night of February 17, 1987: shut up, won't you?
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: The Conny Plank Session
A rare treat for jazz enthusiasts comes in the form of a surprising new addition to Duke Ellington's tremendous catalog.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: The Ellington Suites
This reissue doesn't match up with Ellington's classics, but it does give us The Queen's Suite, the surprise of "The Kiss", and two other solid suites that offer different corners of Ellington's musical world.
