Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the apocryphal story that, in the late 1950s, Vice President Richard Nixon unwittingly carried Louis Armstrong's marijuana stash across customs.
Clifford Brown: At All About Jazz, Victor L. Schermer interviews Don Glanden, the Division Head of Graduate Jazz Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, about his documentary on Clifford Brown, "Brownie Speaks."
Chick Corea: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews the Chick Corea album, Trilogy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Bill Evans: In his October 18 Weekend Wax Bits, Marc Myers reports that Concord will release Bill Evans's The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, in November. He also shares a video of Tony Bennett with Bill Evans. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)
Dizzy Gillespie: On October 21, his birthday, Dizzy Gillespie was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
Jelly Roll Morton: On October 20, his birthday, Jelly Roll Morton was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
Annie Ross: At All About Jazz, John Ephland reviews the upcoming album Annie Ross: To Lady with Love.
Horace Silver: At All About Jazz, Marc Davis reviews the Horace Silver album, Six Pieces Of Silver. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
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