- Louis Armstrong: Elvis Costello urges fans to buy the Louis Armstrong boxed set, Ambassador Of Jazz for "this time of seasonal giving." (Purchase the CD set, Ambassador of Jazz, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Clifford Brown: So Killing, Man provides a transcription of the Clifford Brown piece, "The Blues Walk," from the album, Clifford Brown and Max Roach. (Purchase the CD, Clifford Brown and Max Roach, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Charles Mingus: Elements of Jazz provides an update on the Charles Mingus documentary, "Mingus on Mingus."
- Paul Motian: Drummer Paul Motian died on November 22, and Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen presents several musicians remembering the great drummer: saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh, guitarist Rez Abbasi, saxophonist Chris Potter, saxophonist Joe Lovano, and keyboardists Marilyn Crispell, Marc Copland, and Frank Kimbrough.
- Thelonious Monk: David Rickert reviews the new Sean McGowan album, Sphere, which features solo guitar interpretations of Monk's music, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Sphere, at Amazon.com.)
- Willie Smith: On the occasion of his birthday, NPR's jazz blog, A Blog Supreme, discusses the life of Willie "The Lion" Smith.
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