Dave Brubeck: At Jazz Backstory, Monk Rowe discusses the life of the late Iola Brubeck, Dave Brubeck's widow.
Dave Brubeck, Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Dave Brubeck performing in the 1962 British film, "All Night Long," and a promotional video of the new Sonny Rollins album, Road Shows 3. (Pre-order the Sonny Rollins album from Amazon.com.)
John Coltrane: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, a tenor saxophone owned by John Coltrane and the manuscript for "A Love Supreme" have been added to the Smithsonian Jazz Collection..
Duke Ellington: At Do the Math, Darcy James Argue takes issue with Gunther Schuller's analysis of Duke Ellington's "Diminuendo in Blue."
Bud Powell: At NPR's Fresh Air, Kevin Whitehead discusses the new collection of Bud Powell's music, Birdland 1953. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Cecil Taylor: On March 25, his birthday, Cecil Taylor was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
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