Recent Links :: 9 January 2014

George Benson, John McLaughlin: All About Jazz lists its ten "most read" articles from 2013, including pieces about George Benson and John McLaughlin.

Duke Ellington: At Do the Math, Ethan Iverson interviews Tony Teachout about, among other things, his biography of Duke Ellington, Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: At Do the Math, Ethan Iverson provides a "personal celebration of Duke Ellington that disagrees with some of the musical analysis in [Tony] Teachout's biography."

Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter: At 100 Greatest Jazz Albums, Seb Kirby lists his 20 best jazz albums of 2013. They include:

• Keith Jarrett, Somewhere. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter, Without A Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John McLaughlin: On January 4, his birthday, John McLaughlin was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Charles Mingus: At All About Jazz, Dr. Judith Schlesinger shares "The Mingus Excerpt," a story that shows the gentler side of Charles Mingus through his friendship with a young Jewish kid.

Wayne Shorter: At Let's Cool One, Larry Appelbaum lists his favorite releases of 2013. They include Wayne Shorter's Without A Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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