Sunday, December 8, 2013

Recent Links :: 8 December 2013

Dave Brubeck: On his birthday, December 6, Dave Brubeck was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Chick Corea, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Art Tatum, Fats Waller: At NextBop.com, Ben Gray does a marvelous job of discussing covers of the Fats Waller tune, "Jitterbug Waltz," including those by:
  • Chick Corea. (The song is available on the album, Past, Present, & Futures, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
  • The Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy. (The song is available on the album, Cornell 1964, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
  • Art Tatum. (The song is available on the album, Solo Masterpieces, Volume 3, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
John Coltrane: At All About Jazz, Nenad Georgievski analyzes the John Coltrane album, Live at Birdland. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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