- Louis Armstrong: On August 4, his birthday, Louis Armstrong was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
- Miles Davis: PopMatters lists the top 10 performances of American standards by Miles Davis, including "But Not for Me," "Some Day My Prince Will Come," and "My Funny Valentine.""
- Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins: Downbeat Magazine announced the winners of its 2012 critics poll, and the winners include:
- Historical Album: Miles Davis Quintet, Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1 (Columbia/Legacy). (Purchase from Amazon.com.)
- Keyboard: Herbie Hancock
- Tenor Saxophone: Sonny Rollins
- Bill Evans: Thomas Conrad reviews the Bill Evans album, Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate, at JazzTimes. (Purchase Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate from Amazon.com.)
- Benny Goodman, James P. Johnson: JazzLives discusses the song, "Havin' a Ball," which was recorded by James P. Johnson in 1939 and by Benny Goodman in 1958.
- Charles Mingus: Open Culture shares Thomas Reichman’s documentary "Mingus," which includes footage of Charles Mingus being evicted from his New York apartment in November 1966.
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