Recent Links :: August 22

• Louis Armstrong: John Fordham has a very positive review of Louis Armstrong's Ambassador of Jazz box set in the Guardian. (Purchase the CD, Ambassador of Jazz Box, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi shares some audio cuts to accompany chapter 4 of his book, What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years at his blog, The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. (Purchase the book, What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Count Basie: Monk Rowe has an excellent piece on Joe Williams, who sang with the Count Basie Orchestra, at Jazz Backstory.
  
• John Coltrane: Nate Chinen discusses John Coltrane's Village Vanguard recordings, Live at the Village Vanguard and The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings, at JazzTimes. (Purchase the CD, Live at the Village Vanguard, at Barnes & Noble. Purchase the CD, The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Bill Evans: In his blog, This Quiet Fire, Mike Conklin writes about Bill Evans's preference for playing solo.
  
• Herbie Hancock: According to All About Jazz, Herbie Hancock will embark on his first solo tour this fall.
  

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