Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition asked Mynton Marsalis what his five favorite jazz recordings are:
- John Coltrane Quartet – Crescent (1964)
- Billie Holiday – Lady in Satin (1958)
- Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Monk Play Duke Ellington (1955)
- Duke Ellington – The New Orleans Suite (1970)
- Charlie Parker – One Night in Birdland (1950)
WSJ has some clips from these albums on their website.
[Just a reminder all my music links go to iTunes.]