- Cannonball Adderley: C. Michael Bailey reviews the remastered Cannonball Adderley and Milt Jackson album, Things Are Getting Better, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Count Basie: On August 21, his birthday, Count Basie was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
- Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman: Jazz Lives shares Mel Powell's reminiscences of taking Charlie Christian to the draft board and of listening to Benny Goodman in rehearsal.
- John Coltrane: At JazzWax, Marc Myers has a fascinating piece on the late pianist Cedar Walton and his playing on several alternative versions of John Coltrane's album, Giant Steps. (The seven alternate versions of Giant Steps with Cedar Walton, recorded in April 1959, can be found on John Coltrane, Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, available from Amazon.com.)
- Bill Evans: C. Michael Evans reviews the re-issued Bill Evans album, How My Heart Sings, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Charlie Parker: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey reviews Charles Haddix's book, Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
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