If this is your first time listening to the Codex, let me warn you, this is far from being a regular episode. For No. 30, I’ve decided to share some of my favorite classic jazz tracks, stuff that I tend to listen to when I need to focus on things — I do most of my writing while listening to jazz. I won’t pretend to be at all knowledgeable when it comes to the genre, I just know what I like, and this is a small sample of some of the albums I tend to listen to a lot.

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Codex 30 (72.5MB)

1. Thelonious Monk – “Brilliant Corners”
2. Mulatu Astatke – “Kasalefkut Hulu”
3. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – “A Night in Tunisia”
4. Miles Davis – “Freddie Freeloader”
5. Miles Davis – “Will O’ the Wisp” 
6. John Coltrane – “Acknowledgement”
7. John Coltrane – “Giant Steps”
8. Bill Evans – “Waltz for Debby (Take 2)”
9. Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Blue Rondo a la Turk”
10. Cannonball Adderley – “Autumn Leaves”