Jazz Library

John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to suggest the best recordings by three generations of gypsy guitarists whose work is ... Read more

Trumpeter Miles Davis was so influential on the course of jazz that his recordings changed the music's direction several... Read more

Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to select the high points of Nat King Cole's work as a hugely influential pianist, ch... Read more

Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert select highlights from the recorded catalogue of the jazz singer and pianist known as t... Read more

Looking forward to guitarist Bill Frisell's appearance at the 2009 London Jazz Festival, Alyn Shipton is joined by Phil ... Read more

Despite a recording career that lasted only from 1924 to 1931, Bix Beiderbecke changed the way jazz soloists played. An ... Read more

Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the jazz-oriented repertoire of Joni Mitchell, including her work wit... Read more

Ian Smith joins Alyn Shipton to select the best recordings by trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker, including his early wor... Read more

Pat Metheny joins Alyn Shipton for this Jazz Library podcast. One of the most technically skilled jazz guitarists ever ... Read more

Dinah Washington was only 39 when she died of an accidental overdose of barbiturates in 1963. Yet in her short life she ... Read more

Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the best work from Billie Holiday's early and late career. Widely ack... Read more

Richard Pite joins Alyn Shipton to pick the best discs by the founder of modern jazz drumming, Max Roach. They include p... Read more

Hank Mobley was one of the finest tenor saxophonists in jazz during the 1950s and 1960s. In this programme, fellow saxop... Read more

Author and critic Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential examples of bandleader Sun Ra's work.Born Herm... Read more

Gerry Mulligan was one of the finest baritone saxophonists in jazz history, bringing an effortless grace to the large in... Read more

Focusing on the jazz side of Bing Crosby, Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to pick Bing's jazziest recordings, ranging... Read more

Singer Gwyneth Herbert has proved herself an insightful commentator on the recordings of fellow vocalists on Jazz Librar... Read more

Guitarist Joe Pass recovered from narcotic addiction to launch a stellar international career as arguably one of the fin... Read more

The British-born pianist Marian McPartland has become an American national treasure, not least through her long-running ... Read more

Saxophonist David Sanborn joins Alyn Shipton in front of an audience at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, during the 2011 London... Read more