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Of all of his albums, John Coltrane selected one as his favorite: Blue Train. Released in 1957, the record is frequently cited as one of the most important in the history of jazz. The 1997 reissue has several bonus tracks, as well as video and interview clips.

Irakere was formed in Havana, Cuba in the late 1960s by the masterful pianist Jesus Chucho Valdes. Its music ranges from Afro-Cuban to bop. The album, The Best of Irakere, has a playful cover of a Mozart concerto, among other diverse tracks.

Chris Nickson reviews cellist David Darling's latest CD, called Mudanin Kata. It's a collaboration with a group of rural Taiwanese named the Wulu Bunun, just released on Riverboat Records.

On The Classical Underground, Imani Winds seek to expand the boundaries of classical music. The wind quintet infuses its compositions with Latin American dance rhythms and black spirituals. Music critic Tom Manoff has a review.

A year of the pandemic has revealed that faith communities have reacted differently to lockdown requirements. Why have some prioritized religious freedom over public safety?

It's been nearly 14 years since Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose was banned from baseball for allgedly gambling on the game. On Morning Edition, hear both sides of the debate over whether he should be reinstated, and allowed into the Hall of Fame. Hear extended versions of the interviews online.

The airline changed its announcement about the end of the federal mask mandate after a firestorm of criticism from public health experts who called it inaccurate and misleading.

Rev. William Sloane Coffin, who died Wednesday at the age of 81 of congestive heart failure, was known as a civil rights activist and outspoken critic of the Vietnam War.

Susan Straight is a collector of stories with a uniquely Californian view of the world. That viewpoint animates her latest novel, the saga of a mixed-race slave girl in the American South, which explores the human drive to escape captivity and find a measure of personal liberty.

Former Los Angeles gang member Colton Simpson currently faces charges of robbing a jewelry store -- and part of the evidence against him is his own autobiography. Prosecutors say that the book, Inside the Crips: L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang, proves Simpson is an unrepentant thief. Simpson's lawyers say using the book is patently unfair.