Count Basie: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video clip of Count Basie live in Chicago in 1963 playing the "Swingin' Shepherd Blues."
Anthony Braxton, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter: According to the Jazz Journalists Association, the finalist nominees for the 2014 JJA Jazz Awards have been announced. The nominees include:
- Herbie Hancock for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
- Wayne Shorter for Musician of the Year, Composer of the Year, Tenor Saxophonist of the Year, Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
- Wayne Shorter Quartet for Midsize Ensemble of the Year
- Without a Net by the Wayne Shorter Quartet for Record of the Year
- Miles Live in Europe 1969 by the Miles Davis Quintet for Historical Record of the Year
- Anthony Braxton for Multi-Reeds Player of the Year
- Keith Jarrett for Pianist of the Year
- Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington (Gotham) by Terry Teachout for Best Book About Jazz of the Year
- Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch for Best Book About Jazz of the Year
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