Jazz Library: A – M

In the final edition of the present series of Jazz Library, Alyn Shipton presents archive interviews with Kenny Baker, Vic Lewis, Coleridge Goode and Annie Ross in which they select some highlights of British jazz records from the 1930s to the 1960s, from Chicagoan-style Dixieland to free jazz.

Alyn Shipton celebrate the career of the great jazz vibraphonist, Milt Jackson by selecting some of his most enduring records with the help of an archive interview with Jackson himself. A talented multi-instrumentalist, we'll hear Jackson picking discs from his extensive back catalogue, and not just playing vibes, but also demonstrating his prowess as a pianist with Dizzy Gillespie's band in the 1950s.

From his early recordings with the Bill Evans trio in the 1950s, Paul Motian remained in the very highest echelons of jazz until his death in November 2011. His former colleague, the saxophonist Martin Speake, who worked with Motian on record and in concert, joins Alyn Shipton for a selecion of the essential discs by this most innovative and influential of percussionists. As well as work with Evans, the programme includes pieces by Keith Jarrett, the trio with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell, and Motian's own Electric Bebop Band.

Simon Wolf joins Alyn Shipton to explore the recorded legacy of American bassist Red Mitchell - from his early years on the West Coast and time in Sweden to his later work in duos

Alyn Shipton pays tribute to the illustrious career of trombonist, bandleader and composer Bob Brookmeyer in light of his untimely death in December 2011.

One one jazz's greatest guitarists, John Etheridge, joins Alyn Shipton to discuss some of his favourite recordings from his career so far.

Violinist Regina Carter is a major jazz talent from Detroit. She joined Alyn Shipton in front of an audience at the Purcell Room to pick her finest records as part of the London Jazz Festival. The music covers her own bands plus collaborations with Kenny Barron and Cassandra Wilson.

The saxophonist and singer Louis Jordan bridged the gap between jazz and rhythm and blues, pioneering many techniques that would be the foundation of r and b, and of rock, but always played as straight ahead jazz. Jordan produced dozens of classic recordings including "Five Guys Named Moe" and "Saturday Night Fish Fry". His discography stretches for over three decades from the mid-1930s and in this Jazz Library Podcast Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Gwyneth Herbert to pick his best work.