t doesn't take much to annoy Wynton Marsalis. Jazz after about 1965? Forget it. Rap? Don't get him started. These days the trumpeter is turning his furious attention to some of the US's biggest issues: corporate ethics, racism and Hurricane Katrina.
Mr. Bennett, who turns 80 tomorrow, has steadfastly remained the embodiment of heart in popular music. He pours it into every note he sings and every phrase he swings with a sophistication that deepens his unguarded emotional directness. He is a rock of integrity.
"So you want to have some really cool jazz in your CD collection, but don't have a lot of dough. This could be the answer to all your beboppin' prayers. A list of twenty CDs that cover the highlights of jazz history. "
This is a great resource if you want help building your jazz library. Includes an overall Top 100 albums of all-time as well as lists by period, style and even performer (how about the most important Miles Davis albums?)