Saturday, December 21, 2013

Recent Links :: 21 December 2013

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the 1965 concert in East Berlin by Louis Armstrong and his All Stars, a video of which was recently shown on German television.

Louis Armstrong: Talk About Jazz shares a clip from Louis Armstrong's album, The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings, Vol. 1-3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: According to the City Room blog of the New York Times, West 77th Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue in New York City has been official renamed “Miles Davis Way.”

Miles Davis, Duke Ellington: At NPR's Morning Edition, Nick Spitzer highlights three jazz Christmas songs, including:
  • Miles Davis and Bob Dorough, "Blue Xmas." (The song is available on the album, Three Suites, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
  • Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, "The Nutcracker Suite." (The song is available on the album, Jingle Bell Jazz, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
Billie Holiday: Talk About Jazz shares a clip from Billie Holiday's album, Lady In Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the Keith Jarrett album No End. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: The staff of Nextbop/The Art of Cool Project list #20 through #12 of their favorite jazz albums on 2013. Tied at #12 is Wayne Shorter's Without a Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Robert
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