Recent Links :: August 3
- Louis Armstrong: myNewOrleans.com discusses Louis Armstrong and lists four places to hear jazz in New Orleans.
- John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins: Impulse has just re-issued Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, and J.D. Swerzenski has a short review in the San Antonio Current. (Purchase the CD, Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Miles Davis: St. Louis Jazz Notes discusses Miles Davis's so-called "lost quintet" and provides a free copy of two recordings by this group.
- Miles Davis: Elements of Jazz explains the Miles Davis Fan Project, which will create an album of Davis's music based on fan choices.
- Duke Ellington: Dr. Funkenstein announces the new Duke Ellington double CD from Hep Records, Duke Ellington at the Crystal Gardens, on the organissimo jazz forum. (Purchase the CD, Duke Ellington at the Crystal Gardens, at Hep Records.)
- Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass: Michael Doherty's Music Log Blog reviews the 1986 album by Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass, Easy Living, which has just been re-issued. (Purchase the CD, Easy Living, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Freddie Hubbard: Andrew J. Sammut 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.)
- Keith Jarrett: Andy Gill reviews that Jarrett/DeJohnette/Peacock concert at London's Royal Festival Hall in The Independent.
- Charles Mingus: The Inconstant Sol blog announces its support for a documentary film project by Charles Mingus's grandson and asks Mingus fans to join in their support.
- Charles Mingus: Aynekat discusses bassist and composer Charles Mingus and shares a copy of "Triumph of the Underdog," a 1998 documentary about the great man, at her blog.
- Modern Jazz Quartet: Scott Yanow reviews the Modern Jazz Quartet's 1966 album, Blues at Carnegie Hall, at minalegendomusica. (Purchase the CD, Blues at Carnegie Hall, at Amazon.com.)
- Modern Jazz Quartet: John Kelman reviews the Modern Jazz Quartet album, The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings 1956-64 at All About Jazz.
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