Friday, July 11, 2014

Recent Links :: 11 July 2014

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the new Mosaic Records album, Columbia and RCA Victor Live Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the All Stars. (Purchase the album from Mosaic Records.)

Clifford Brown: At Weekend Wax Bits, Marc Myers shares a 1956 radio interview with Clifford Brown.

Bill Evans: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares some videos of Bill Evans playing piano from 1965 and 1966.

Keith Jarrett: Peter Hum lists his favorite jazz albums of 2014 (so far) at The Ottawa Citizen. His list includes Last Dance by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins: James Hale lists his favorite jazz albums of 2014 (so far) at Jazz Chronicles. His list includes:
  • Offering: Live at Temple University by John Coltrane. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Last Dance by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Road Shows, Vol. 3 by Sonny Rollins. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Charlie Parker: At The Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum discusses what he calls Charlie Parker's "raunchiest gig."

Art Tatum: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares several videos of Art Tatum playing piano.

Joe Zawinul: On his birthday, July 7, Joe Zawinul was the Jazz Musician Of The Day at All About Jazz.

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