- Charlie Christian: On July 29, his birthday, Charlie Christian was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
- John Coltrane: NPR Music has a piece on efforts to preserve John Coltrane's home in Dix Hills, 40 miles east of New York City.
- John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver: According to JazzTimes, Blue Note/EMI has released six classic jazz albums in high definition, master-quality audio on HDtracks. These include John Coltrane’s Blue Train, Eric Dolphy’s Out To Lunch, Herbie Hancock’s Maiden Voyage, Wayne Shorter’s Speak No Evil, and Horace Silver’s Song for My Father.
- Miles Davis: Miles Davis Online links to a 1955 article Miles Davis by Nat Hentoff in Downbeat.
- Bill Evans: Among the top 50 jazz albums for the week of 30 July 2012 was Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate by the Bill Evans Trio. (Purchase the CD, Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate, at Amazon.com.)
- Charles Mingus: Nat Hentoff writes about Charles Mingus in The Wall Street Journal.
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