- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi provides cuts to listen to in conjunction with chapters 18 and 19 of his book, What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years, at his blog, The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. (Purchase the book, What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years, at Barnes & Noble.)
- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses two Louis Armstrong tracks, "All of Me" and "Home," at The Wornderful World of Louis Armstrong.
- Dave Brubeck: The final performance by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, a December 1967 concert in Philadelphia, has been released as Their Last Time Out, according to JazzTimes. (Purchase the CD, Their Last Time Out, at Amazon.com.)
- Chick Corea: Tim Niland reviews the Chick Corea-Eddie Gomez-Paul Motian album, Further Explorations, at Music and More. John Fordham reviews the album at the Guardian. (Purchase the CD, Further Explorations, at Amazon.com.)
- Miles Davis: The Telegraph announces that the U.S. Post Office will issue a Miles Davis stamp in 2012.
- Duke Ellington: Nick DeRiso reviews the 1963 Duke Ellington album, The Great London Concerts, at Something Else. (Purchase the CD, The Great London Concerts, at Amazon.com.)
- Charlie Parker: Chris May reviews the Charlie Parker album, The Complete Masters 1941-54, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, The Complete Masters 1941-54, at Amazon.com.)
- Sonny Rollins: Tom Reney criticizes the way that Sonny Rollins's Kennedy Center Honor was handled at JazzTimes.
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