- Louis Armstrong: Michael Steinman reviews the Louis Armstrong album, Satchmo at Symphony Hall - The Complete Performances at Jazz Lives. (Purchase Satchmo at Symphony Hall - The Complete Performances from Amazon.com.)
- Louis Armstrong: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, the Louis Armstrong House Museum will honor Jimmy Heath, Stanley Crouch, and George Wein at its 2nd annual gala on December 4.
- Chick Corea: Doug Collette reviews an October concert by Chick Corea and Gary Burton in Vermont at All About Jazz. Karen Brundage-Johnson reviews a November concert by Corea and Burton in Philadelphia at JazzTimes.
- Miles Davis: Jack DeJohnette reminisces about playing drums with Miles Davis at Ronnie Scott’s in 1969 at The Telegraph.
- Duke Ellington: Marc Myers reviews the album, Duke Ellington: The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958, at JazzWax. (Purchase Duke Ellington: The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958 from Amazon.com.)
- Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins: Joseph Lapin's list of "Ten Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die" in The Village Voice included:
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Time Out.
- Ornette Coleman. The Shape of Jazz to Come.
- John Coltrane. Blue Train.
- Miles Davis. Bitches Brew.
- Miles Davis. Kind of Blue.
- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Ella and Louis.
- Herbie Hancock. Head Hunters.
- Charles Mingus. Ah Um.
- The Thelonious Monk Quartet. Monk's Dream.
- Sonny Rollins. The Bridge.
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