- Dave Brubeck: All About Jazz discusses the Dave Brubeck Quartet's classic piece "Take Five." (Purchase the CD, Time Out, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Chick Corea: Kevin Kniestedt listed the Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White album, Forever, as one of the 10 best albums of 2011 at Groove Notes. (Purchase the CD, Forever, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Miles Davis: The Miles Davis album, Live in Europe 1967: Bootleg Series, Vol. 1, was voted the reissue of the year in Rhapsody's jazz poll, according to the Ottawa Citizen. (Purchase the CD, Live in Europe 1967: Bootleg Series, Vol. 1, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Eric Dolphy: Greg Simmons reviews the recently remastered 1964 Eric Dolphy album, Out to Lunch, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Out to Lunch, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Charles Mingus: All About Jazz has a short piece about the Charles Mingus album, Mingus Ah Um. (Purchase the CD, Mingus Ah Um, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Sonny Rollins: The Sonny Rollins album, Road Shows Vol. 2, was voted the album of the year in Rhapsody's jazz poll, according to the Ottawa Citizen. Kevin Kniestedt also listed the album as one of the 10 best albums of 2011 at Groove Notes. James Hale did the same at Jazz Chronicles. (Purchase the CD, Road Shows Vol. 2, at Barnes & Noble.)
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