- Louis Armstrong: Marc Silver discusses Louis Armstrong's last concert at NPR's Song of the Day.
- Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, Sarah Vaughan: At the LA Weekly, Sean J. O'Connell has a list of "Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Jazz." Included are:
- Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Free For All (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
- Miles Davis, A Tribute to Jack Johnson (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
- Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach, Money Jungle (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
- Dizzy Gillespie, At Newport (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
- Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
- Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly trio, Smokin' at the Half Note (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
- Sarah Vaughan, Live at Mr. Kelly's (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
- Bill Evans: Edward Blanco reviews the Bill Evans album, Live At Art D'Lugoff's Top of The Gate, at All about Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Live At Art D'Lugoff's Top of The Gate, at Amazon.com.)
- Woody Herman: On his birthday, May 16, Woody Herman was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
- Cecil Taylor: Pianist Cecil Taylor was featured on All Things Considered.
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