- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's private tapes and Universal's 10-disc set, Ambassador of Jazz, at his blog, The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. (Purchase the CD, Ambassador of Jazz, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Louis Armstrong: John Fordham reviews The Armstrong Box at The Guardian. (Purchase the CD, The Armstrong Box, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Dave Brubeck: Chris May discusses Dave Brubecks' album, Time Out, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Time Out, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Miles Davis: Miles Davis Online reports no news on the Miles Davis movie that Don Cheadle is producing.
- Charles Mingus: Peter Hum discusses the fact that the Mingus Estate is not financially backing the documentary project by Mingus's grandson, "Mingus on Mingus," at the Ottawa Citizen.
- Wes Montgomery: Jeff Tamarkin discusses the to-be-released lost tapes of Wes Montgomery at JazzTimes. Elements of Jazz does the same.
- Sonny Rollins: Fred Kaplan's list of the best jazz albums of 2011 at Slate has Sonny Rollins's Road Shows, volume 2 at # 1. (Purchase the CD, Road Shows, Vol. 2, at Barnes & Noble.)
- McCoy Tyner: On December 11 (his birthday), McCoy Tyner was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
- McCoy Tyner: Chris May reviews the 1970 McCoy Tyner album, Extensions, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Extensions, at Barnes & Noble.)
- McCoy Tyner: Lawrence Peryer shares his third McCoy Tyner iTunes playlist at All About Jazz.
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