Anthony Braxton: At The New York Review of Books, Seth Colter Walls discusses Anthony Braxton's opera cycle, "Trillium."
Duke Ellington: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of the Duke Ellington Orchestra playing "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" in Amsterdam in 1958.
Coleman Hawkins: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht shares a clip of Coleman Hawkins playing in Denmark in 1968 and shares Witney Balliett's observations on Hawkins.
Billie Holiday: On April 7, her birthday, Billie Holiday was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
Carmen McRae: On April 8, her birthday, Carmen McRae was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
Sonny Rollins: According to Terri Hinte at All About Jazz, Sonny Rollins's album, Road Shows, Vol. 3 will be released May 6 by Doxy/Okeh/Sony Music Masterworks. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)
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