Poet, novelist, critic and librarian Philip Larkin (1922-1985), was a life-long jazz lover. This anthology of his favourite records includes not only the "classic jazz" performances of such luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Eddie Condon, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington andCount Basie, but also Larkin's "private" preferences for Earl Bostic, Coleman Hawkins, Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Witherspoon and Ben Webster. Released to tie in with Larkin25 a commemoration of the life and work of Philip Larkin, marking the 25th anniversary of his death