Recent Links :: September 30, 2011

• Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith: Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, and Bessie Smith are featured in "Five Jazz Sides For The Age Of Prohibition" at A Blog Supreme: NPR Jazz.
  

• John Coltrane: All About Jazz announces the availability of John Coltrane's album, The Impulse! Albums: Volume Five. (Pre-order the CD, The Impulse! Albums: Volume Five, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Miles Davis: iTunes is offering a free download of the Miles Davis song "No Blues," according to Davis Online.
  
• Miles Davis: On the 20th anniversary of Miles Davis's death, Ryan Foley repeats five funny — but perhaps apocryphal — stories about him in the SF Weekly.
  
• Miles Davis: The Guardian's Music Blog remembers Miles Davis's wardrobe, his wit, his photographs, etc.
  
• Wes Montgomery: All About Jazz reviews the Wes Montgomery album, Movin': The Complete Verve Recordings. (Purchase the CD, Movin': The Complete Verve Recordings, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Bud Powell: Several people commented on great jazz pianist Bud Powell on what would have been his 87th birthday. These include:
  
  • Do the Math examines several Bud Powell pieces, including "Honeysuckle Rose," "Blue Garden Blues," and "Floogie Boo."
    
  • David Brent Johnson's "Night Lights" program looks at Bud Powell and his legacy.
    
  • Ted Panken remembers Bud Powell and a 2004 homage that he wrote about Powell.
    
  • Peter Pullman talks about what he learned from Bud Powell.
    

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