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Davis' trumpet style was instantly recognizable, even though his music was ever-changing. His was a restless spirit, always pushing himself and his music forward into uncharted terrain.

Slavic Soul Party mixes the "messed-up" rhythms of the Balkans with gypsy music, funk and jazz for a sound that brings young hipsters and older immigrants together in the same room. Hear an interview with band leader Matt Moran, as well as a studio performance of new songs.

In 1959, seven now-legendary musicians in the prime of their careers went into the studio to record five simple compositional sketches. The result was a universally acknowledged masterpiece, the best-selling jazz album of all time: Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.

Saxophonist Boney James talks about his new jazz CD Pure.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews The Great Divide, the new CD by saxophonist Von Freeman.

Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano has written songs for artists such as P Diddy, Usher and Janet Jackson. The New York native says shaping his own singing career has been difficult, but now he has a new CD: Nobody's Fool. He speaks with NPR's Teshima Walker.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the new release by tenor sax player Johnny Griffin and pianist Horace Parlan, Close Your Eyes.

Music critic Michelle Mercer reflects on the music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. For Mercer, the jazz tunes are sound of the holidays, and they reflect some of the season's less-cheerful sentiments.

Award-winning gospel singer Karen Clark Sheard talks to NPR's Tavis Smiley about her new CD, The Heavens Are Telling, which includes both traditional and hip-hop gospel music selections. Other popular gospel artists featured on the CD include Mary Mary, hip-hop producer and performer Missy Elliot and Sheard's 16-year-old daughter, Kierra.

Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton presents his annual holiday gift guide, with the latest edition of "Director's Cuts." Suggestions include the Blind Boys of Alabama (left), whose new CD, Go Tell It On the Mountain, features vocals by Tom Wait, Chrissie Hynde and others.