Thursday, October 30, 2014

Recent Links :: 30 October 2014

Count Basie: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses Count Basie's piano technique and shares a video of the Count Basie Quartet on Ralph J. Gleason's "Jazz Casual" television show in August 1968.

Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a video of "There Is No Greater Love," by the Miles Davis Quintet. (The song is available on the album, Miles, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: Miles Davis Online provides the latest update on Don Cheadle's biopic about Miles Davis.

Herbie Hancock: On NPR's Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep interviews Herbie Hancock about his memoir, Possibilities. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: Howard Mandel reports at Jazz Beyond Jazz that Herbie Hancock received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jazz Foundation of America in October.

Billie Holiday: Brilliant Corners shares a link to a radio theatre piece about Billie Holiday's iconic song, "Strange Fruit."

Wayne Shorter: New Jazz United shares a video of the Wayne Shorter tune, "Juju." (The song is available on the album, Juju, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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