Friday, March 28, 2014

Recent Links :: 28 March 2014

Dave Brubeck: At Jazz Backstory, Monk Rowe discusses the life of the late Iola Brubeck, Dave Brubeck's widow.

Dave Brubeck, Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Dave Brubeck performing in the 1962 British film, "All Night Long," and a promotional video of the new Sonny Rollins album, Road Shows 3. (Pre-order the Sonny Rollins album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, a tenor saxophone owned by John Coltrane and the manuscript for "A Love Supreme" have been added to the Smithsonian Jazz Collection..

Duke Ellington: At Do the Math, Darcy James Argue takes issue with Gunther Schuller's analysis of Duke Ellington's "Diminuendo in Blue."

Bud Powell: At NPR's Fresh Air, Kevin Whitehead discusses the new collection of Bud Powell's music, Birdland 1953. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Cecil Taylor: On March 25, his birthday, Cecil Taylor was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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