Thursday, December 6, 2012

Recent Links :: 6 December 2012

  • Dave Brubeck: More posts following Dave Brubeck's death:
  • Dave Brubeck: On December 6, his birthday, Dave Brubeck was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
  • Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea: The 55th annual Grammy Award nominees were announced. See JazzTimes and Elements of Jazz for the complete lists. Among the nominees:
    • Dave Brubeck and Chris Brubeck's "Music of Ansel Adams: America," nominated for Best Instrumental Composition
    • Chick Corea and Gary Burton's “Hot House,” from the album Hot House, nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    • Chick Corea, "Alice in Wonderland," from the album Further Explorations, nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    • Further Explorations by Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian, nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    • Hot House by Chick Corea & Gary Burton, nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    • Chick Corea's “Mozart Goes Dancing,” from the album Hot House, nominated for Best Instrumental Composition
  • Miles Davis: All About Jazz announces that the Miles Davis Quintet album, Live In Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Volume 2 will be released in January.
  • Bill Evans: John Weatherman discusses the Bill Evans album, Sunday At The Village Vanguard, at the head in. (Purchase Sunday At The Village Vanguard from Amazon.com.)
  • Charles Mingus: Tim Niland reviews the Charles Mingus album, Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65, at Music and More. (Purchase Charles Mingus: The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 from Mosaic Records.)
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