Betty Carter, Fletcher Henderson, Wes Montgomery: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced the newest inductees into the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame: Betty Carter, Fletcher Henderson, Elvin Jones, and Wes Montgomery.
Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Miles Davis Quintet playing "When I Fall in Love." (The song is available on the album, Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
Duke Ellington: Jeff Tamarkin reports on the death of Alice Babs, a Swedish vocalist who sang with the Duke Ellington Orchestra during the 1960s, at JazzTimes.
Bill Evans: New Jazz United shares a clip of Bill Evans and Jim Hall playing "My Funny Valentine." (The song is available on the album, Undercurrent, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
Bill Evans: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Bill Evans Trio playing "I Love You." (The song is available on the album, The Way to Play, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
Herbie Hancock: At In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond, Ken Laster looks at Herbie Hancock's fusion music with the Fender Rhodes keyboard.
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