- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's 1933 recording of "Mahogany Hall Stomp" at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. (The song is on the album, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, which is available from Amazon.com.)
- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's 1933 recording of "Swing You Cats" at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. (The song is on the album, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, which is available from Amazon.com.)
- Miles Davis: Doug Collette reviews the Miles Davis Quintet's album, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- James P. Johnson: Marin Alsop recounts his quest to find and restore James P. Johnson's orchestral music at NPR Music.
- Charles Mingus: New Jazz United shares a video of Charles Mingus playing piano on "Myself When I Am Real." (The song is available on the album, Mingus Plays Piano, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
- Oscar Peterson: At the head in, John Weatherman discusses the Oscar Peterson Trio's album, A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Sun Ra: The William Grant Still Arts Center in Los Angeles has an exhibition entitled "Arkestry of the Cosmos: The Universe Language of Sun Ra," according to The Jazzcat.
- Wayne Shorter: George Colligan responds to recent criticism of Wayne Shorter at Jazz Truth.
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