Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Recent Links :: 15 April 2014

Louis Armstrong: BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week broadcast features Colin McFarlane reading from the Thomas Brothers book, Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews the album, Miles at the Fillmore: 1970, The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Benny Goodman: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Benny Goodman playing at Tivoli Gardens in Denmark in 1981.

Herbie Hancock: On April 12, his birthday, Herbie Hancock was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Charlie Parker: At Los Angeles Magazine, Matthew Duersten discusses Charlie Parker's album, The Complete Dial Sessions. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a clip of Sonny Rollins performing at the 1982 Montreal Jazz Festival.

Bessie Smith: On April 15, her birthday, Bessie Smith was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Joe Zawinul: At The Notes You Don't Play, Peter Blasevick shares a 1996 interview with Joe Zawinul.

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