Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Recent Links :: August 17

  • Bix Beiderbecke: LandmarkHunter.com features the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial in Davenport, Iowa.
  • Charlie Christian: Michael Leonard discusses Charlie Christian, "The First Guitar Hero," at Gibson Lifestyle.
  • John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins: Tim Niland reviews Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington and John Coltrane at Music and More. (Purchase the CD, Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Bill Evans: The Keep Swinging blog reviews the Bill Evans album, The Sesjun Radio Shows. (Purchase the CD, The Sesjun Radio Shows, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson: John Bergstrom has a nice piece on the album, Ella and Oscar, at PopMatters. (Purchase the CD, Ella and Oscar, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Freddie Hubbard: Jeff Krow reviews Freddie Hubbard's album, Hub Cap, at Audiophile Audition. (Purchase the CD, Hub Cap, at Barnes & Noble: SACD or CD.)
  • Freddie Hubbard: Larry Taylor reviews the new Freddie Hubbard album, Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Pinnacle: Live and Unreleased from Keystone Korner, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Airto Moreira: All About Jazz announces the reissue of Airto's album, Fingers. (Purchase the CD, Fingers, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Joe Pass: Vivoscene discusses the Joe Pass album, For Django. (Purchase the CD, For Django, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Sonny Rollins: Greg Simmons reviews the Sonny Rollins 1957 album, Newk's Time, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Newk's Time, at Barnes & Noble.)
  • Sarah Vaughan: JazzWax has a rich discussion of the Roulette years of singer Sarah Vaughan.

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