Friday, June 20, 2014

Recent Links :: 20 June 2014

Louis Armstrong: Marc Myers has an interview with John Douglas Thompson, who plays Louis Armstrong in the off-Broadway play, "Satchmo at the Waldorf," and playwright Terry Teachout at The Wall Street Journal.

George Benson: At ContemporaryJazz.com, John Hilderbrand touts the new George Benson autobiography, which comes out on July 8. (Pre-order the book from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, Marc Davis reviews two recent releases, Miles Davis, Volume 1 And 2 -- Blue Note 1501 And 1502. (Purchase Volume 1 and from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At ContemporaryJazz.com, John Hilderbrand discusses how to help Don Cheadle with his Miles Davis film.

Keith Jarrett: At The Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum reviews the Keith Jarrett / Charlie Haden CD, Last Dance. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: At BBC Radio 4, Jez Nelson recounts the time in June 1990 when he met Sun Ra and includes audios of interviews with the legendary band leader.

Horace Silver: Horace Silver's death on June 28 was covered by The Guardian, The International Review of Music, JazzTimes, Jazz Truth, JazzWax, The Los Angeles Times, and The Ottawa Citizen.

Robert
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