- Cannonball Adderley, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Fats Waller: Ted Gioia lists "Eight Fun Jazz Tracks for New Listeners" at the Oxford University Press blog, including Cannonball Adderley's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"; Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong's "Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off"; Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island"; Charles Mingus's "Better Git It in Your Soul"; and Fats Waller's "The Joint is Jumpin’."
- Louis Armstrong: Kevin Kniestedt announces the release of Louis Armstrong's album, "Satchmo at the National Press Club: Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours," from Smithsonian Folkway Recordings at Groove Notes.
- Louis Armstrong: Jazz trumpeter Nicholas Payton discusses Louis Armstrong as the "original king of pop."
- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses what he calls "(possibly) Louis Armstrong's greatest broadcast" at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong.
- Miles Davis: Miles Davis Online notes the availability of Forever Miles, a collection of five Miles Davis tracks.
- Earl Hines: Marc Myers shares three video clips of Earl Hines, playing with Jaki Bayard, playing with Teddy Wilson, and playing solo, at JazzWax.
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