Duke Ellington: At Brain Pickings, Maria Popova discusses Tony Teachout's book, Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Dizzy Gillespie: On his birthday, October 21, Dizzy Gillespie was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
Jelly Roll Morton: On October 20, his birthday, Jelly Roll Morton was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
Fats Waller: Jazz Lives shares a video of Fats Waller performing "I Believe in Miracles."
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