- Cannonball Adderley, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk: According to JazzTimes, Concord Music Group will release five new titles in August in its Very Best Of jazz series, highlighting the work of Cannonball Adderley, Dave Brubeck, the Bill Evans Trio, Vince Guaraldi, and Thelonious Monk,.
- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi celebrates the fifth anniversary of his excellent blog at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong.
- John Coltrane: John Coltrane explains some of his influences in a 1960 Downbeat piece.
- Bill Evans: Marc Myers talks with jazz pianist Bill Charlap about Bill Evans at JazzWax.
- Coleman Hawkins: Will Friedwald's piece on Coleman Hawkins and the rise of the jazz saxophone is available at The Wall Street Journal.
- Keith Jarrett: John Fordham reviews the Keith Jarrett album, Sleeper: Tokyo, April 16, 1979, at The Guardian. (Purchase the CD, Sleeper: Tokyo, April 16, 1979, at Amazon.com.)
- Charles Mingus: The 6-CD set, Charles Mingus: Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65, will be made available in September 2012 by Mosaic Records, according to All About Jazz.
- Fats Waller: Jazz Lives discusses the 1941 Fats Waller recording, "You'd Better Lock Your Door."
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