Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Recent Links :: 2 January 2013

  • Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi shares links to audio clips from four of Louis Armstrong's New Year's Eve broadcasts at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong.
  • Art Blakey: the head in discusses the Hank Mobley album, Soul Station, which featured Art Blakey on drums. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Dave Brubeck: The Dave Brubeck Quartet's album, Their Last Time Out, was a runner-up in the voting for Top Historical Release in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Chick Corea: Chick Corea was voted Best Keyboardist of the Year in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes. Corea was also a runner-up for Best Pianist.
  • Bill Evans: The Bill Evans album, Live at Art D’Lugoff’s Top of the Gate, was voted Top Historical Release in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Herbie Hancock: Herbie Hancock was voted Best Pianist of the Year in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes. Hancock was also a runner-up for Best Electronic Keyboardist.
  • Keith Jarrett: The Keith Jarrett album, Sleeper: Tokyo, April 16, 1979, was a runner-up in the voting for Top Historical Release in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes. Jarrett was also a runner-up for Best Pianist. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Wes Montgomery: The Wes Montgomery album, Echoes of Indiana Avenue, was a runner-up in the voting for Top Historical Release in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Airto Moreira: Airto Moreira was a runner-up for Best Percussionist of the Year in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes.
  • Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins was voted Artist of the Year and Best Tenor Saxophone in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes.
  • Wayne Shorter: The Wayne Shorter Quartet was voted Acoustic Group of the Year in the 2012 Readers Poll at JazzTimes. Shorter was also voted Best Soprano Saxophone and was a runner-up for Best Tenor Saxophone.
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