- Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the two collections of the Hot Fives and Hot Sevens and their relative merits. (Purchase the JSP set from Amazon.com. Purchase the Sony set from Amazon.com.)
- Louis Armstrong: Jazz Lives provides an appreciation of Louis Armstrong's version of "When You're Smiling."
- Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi recaps the 10 posts that make up his series on Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven recordings at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. (The CD, Hot Fives & Sevens, is available from Amazon.com.)
- Miles Davis: According to Miles Davis Online, the jazz giant was mentioned on the television show, "Parks and Recreation."
- Miles Davis: David Brent Johnson discusses the influence of Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool album on West Coast jazz at Night Lights. (Purchase Birth of the Cool from Amazon.com.)
- Charles Mingus: Marc Myers reviews the new Mosaic box set, Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65, at JazzWax. (Purchase Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 from Mosaic Records.)
- Jaco Pastorius: On December 1, his birthday, Jaco Pastorius was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
- Woody Herman: Dan Bilawsky reviews the new DVD on Woody Herman, "Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait Of A Jazz Legend," at All About Jazz. (Purchase "Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait Of A Jazz Legend " from Amazon.com.)
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