Recent Links :: July 29
- Mose Allison: Ken Smith has a great in-depth look at Mose Allison at Properganda.
- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi provides some cuts to listen to while reading chapter 3 of his new biography of Satchmo, What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years.
- Art Blakey: Anthony Franceschi writes about discovering the music of Art Blakey.
- Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk: Palaverer has a very perceptive review of Richard Cook's book, Blue Note Records: The Biography, particularly Cook's take on Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey. (Purchase Richard Cook's book, Blue Note Records: The Biography, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Charlie Christian: July 29 is the birthday of jazz guitarist Charlie Christian, and All About Jazz has a short piece about him as their "Jazz Musician of the Day."
- Ornette Coleman: C. Michael Bailey reviews the 1959 Ornette Coleman album, Tomorrow is the Question! at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Tomorrow is the Question!, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Miles Davis: Stuart Nicholson reviews the Miles Davis album, Tutu, at JazzWise magazine. (Purchase the CD, Tutu, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Lionel Hampton: Marc Myers has a nice piece on the reed section in Lionel Hampton's 1945 band at JazzWax.
- Earl Hines: Mike Conklin discusses the life and music of Earl Hines at Handful of Keys: The History of Jazz Piano.
- Keith Jarrett: John Fordham reviews the Keith Jarrett Trio's concert at Royal Festival Hall, London, in The Guardian.
- Modern Jazz Quartet: Joseph Taylor has an excellent piece on the Modern Jazz Quartet at SoundStage!HI-FI.
- Joe Pass: There's a discussion about jazz guitarist Joe Pass on the Jazz Guitar Forum.
- McCoy Tyner: Pianist McCoy Tyner will play the Johannesburg jazz festival in August, according to The Johannesburg Citizen.
Robert
