Christmas Jazz :: Oscar Peterson, "A Child Is Born"

From the album "Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas," available on CD from Amazon.com.

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Recent Links :: 1 December 2013

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses a tape of the September 1947 performance of Louis Armstrong's All Stars at the Rag Doll in Chicago.

John Coltrane, Miles Davis: All About Jazz discusses Scott Essman's new short film, "Trane and Miles," and provides a clip to the trailer.

Miles Davis: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the Miles Davis set, The Original Mono Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At NextBop, Ben Gray discusses covers of Herbie Hancock's composition, "Speak Like a Child," including several versions by Hancock himself. (Purchase the album, Speak Like a Child, from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: Phillip Woolever reviews the Wayne Shorter Quartet's November performance in Essen, Germany, at All About Jazz.

Wayne Shorter: According to All About Jazz, the Berklee Global Jazz Institute \will honor Wayne Shorter with the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Jazz Master Award in November.

Wayne Shorter: At JazzTimes, Bill Beuttler reviews the Wayne Shorter Quartet's concert at Boston's Symphony Hall.

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Happy Birthday, Jaco Pastorius

Bassist Jaco Pastorius was born on December 1, 1951, in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Pastorius is best known for his work with Weather Report and is generally regarded as one of the most influential bass players of all time. He is one of only four bassists to be inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame.

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends Weather Report's album, 8:30. The album features Pastorius on cuts like "Black Market," "Teen Town," and "Slang." It is available from Amazon.com.

Pastorius plays "A Portrait of Tracy" from a Weather Report concert in Germany in 1978 here:

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