Louis Armstrong: According to Jeff Tamarkin at Jazz Times, the Louis Armstrong House Museum will make all of Armstrong’s Ambassador Series discs, all 16, available for sale online for the first time. (The collection can be purchased at LouisArmstrongHouse.org as the museum launches its online museum shop.)
Louis Armstrong: At About Last Night, Terry Teachout shares excerpts from Lyn Murray's book, Musician: A Hollywood Journal ..., in which she reminisces about Louis Armstrong. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)
George Benson: On March 22, his birthday, George Benson was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, John Kelman reviews Miles at the Fillmore - Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Herbie Hancock: Open Culture shares videos of Herbie Hancock delivering the Norton Lectures at Harvard University.
John McLaughlin: John Kelman reviews John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension's new album, The Boston Record, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Charlie Parker: At JJA News, Peter Gerler discusses Stanley Crouch's biography of Charlie Parker, Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)
Oscar Peterson: Ehsan Khoshbakht shares a taped interview with Oscar Peterson at Take the "A" Train.
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