- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses "Wild Man Blues," by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven, at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. ("Wild Man Blues" is on the CD, Hot Fives & Sevens, available from Amazon.com.)
- Miles Davis: The Miles Davis album, Bootleg Sessions, Vol. 1, Quintet Live in Europe 1967 (Columbia Legacy), was named the Best Historic Recording/Boxed Set at the 2012 JJA Jazz Awards. (Purchase the CD, Bootleg Sessions, Vol 1, Quintet Live in Europe 1967, at Amazon.com.)
- Keith Jarrett: According to JazzTimes, ECM will release Sleeper, a previously unissued two-CD recording of a concert in Tokyo by Keith Jarrett.
- Horace Silver: Horace Silver won the Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Award at the 2012 JJA Jazz Awards.
- Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins was named Musician of the Year and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year at the 2012 JJA Jazz Awards.
- Sonny Rollins: The Sonny Rollins album, Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy Records), won the Record of the Year Award at the 2012 JJA Jazz Awards. (Purchase the CD, Road Shows, Vol. 2, at Barnes & Noble.)
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