Sunday, July 31, 2011

Recent Links :: July 31

  • Cannonball Adderley: Nikwin reviews the 1959 album, The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco, at Nikwin writes ... (Purchase the CD, The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Cannonball Adderley: Chris Holmes posts a 1963 video of Cannonball Adderley's sextet playing "Jive Samba" at
  • Art Blakey: Bill Plake writes about Art Blakey, "the most remarkable drummer I've ever had the privilege of seeing perform live," at Bill Plake Music.
  • Miles Davis: Jonathan Dixon has a fascinating article on Miles Davis's chili recipe at Gilt Taste.
  • Bill Evans: Sean Murphy reviews the new album, The Definitive Bill Evans on Riverside and Fantasy, at PopMatters. (Purchase the CD, The Definitive Bill Evans on Riverside and Fantasy, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Ella Fitzgerald: The Carnegie Hall blog has a short piece on the 1973 album, Live from Carnegie Hall: Ella Fitzgerald and Newport Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Live from Carnegie Hall: Ella Fitzgerald and Newport Jazz, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Herbie Hancock: RTI News reports that Herbie Hancock will perform at the 50th birthday party for President Barack Obama.
  • Earl Hines: The excellent Handful of Keys blog has a video of Earl Hines playing and talking on jazz critic Ralph Gleason's program, "Jazz Casual."
  • Keith Jarrett: A review of Keith Jarrett's 1976 album, Eyes of the Heart, appears at ECM Reviews. (Purchase the CD, Eyes of the Heart, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Keith Jarrett: Stephen Graham reviews the Keith Jarrett performance at London's Royal Festival Hall at JazzWise magazine.
  • Thelonious Monk: Vijay Iyer talks about Thelonious Monk, among other topics, at the New Haven Advocate.
Robert