Recent Links :: 18 December 2013

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Earl Hines, Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter: NPR Music announced its list of 100 jazz critics' favorite recordings of 2013. Among the albums listed were:

• Wayne Shorter, Without a Net, ranked #1 overall. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette, Somewhere, ranked #12 overall. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis Quintet, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2, ranked #1 among reissues. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, The Original Mono Recordings, ranked #5 among reissues. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, Sun Ship: The Complete Session, ranked #7 among reissues. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock, The Complete Columbia Album Collection: 1972-1988, ranked #8 among reissues. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Earl Hines, The Classic Earl Hines Sessions: 1928-1945, ranked #10 among reissues. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ella Fitzgerald: At NPR's Fresh Air, Kevin Whitehead discusses the Chick Webb-Ella Fitzgerald boxed set, The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-1941). (Purchase the album from Mosaic Records.)

Fletcher Henderson: On December 18, his birthday, Fletcher Henderson was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Wayne Shorter: Matt Marshall lists his favorites releases of 2013 at All About Jazz. His list includes Wayne Shorter's Without a Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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