Recent Links :: 6 December 2013

Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker: According to JazzTimes, the Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to its Grammy Hall of Fame, and the following jazz classics are included:

• Louis Armstrong, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen." (Purchase the MP3 from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker, Yardbird Suite. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Dave Brubeck: All About Jazz reports on the many tributes to Dave Brubeck a year after his death.

John Coltrane: At HubPages, Jason Sositko talks about John Coltrane's piece, "Alabama." ("Alabama" is available on the album, Live at Birdland, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko discusses the four albums that Miles Davis recorded in 1956 for Columbia Records:

• Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko discusses several albums from Miles Davis's funk era, including:

• Bitches Brew and in particular "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Dark Magus: Live at Carnegie Hall. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• On the Corner. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko talks about the Miles Davis classic, Birth of the Cool. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: Jason Sositko reviews a number of Miles Davis gift sets at Goody Guides. The sets include:

• The Complete Columbia Album Collection. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings of Miles Davis. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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