Recent Links :: 24 December 2014

Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins: NPR's A Blog Supreme announces the results of its 2014 jazz critics poll. Among the top releases are:

• Louis Armstrong, The Columbia and RCA Victor Live Recordings. (Purchase the box set from Mosaic Records.)
• John Coltrane, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden, Last Dance. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bud Powell, Birdland 1953. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Fats Waller: According to All About Jazz, the Grammy Hall of Fame has added 27 recordings, including:

• The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• The Bridge by Sonny Rollins. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• "Jitterbug Waltz" by Fats Waller. (The song is available on the album, The Very Best of Fats Waller, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett: At Let's Cool One, Larry Appelbaum lists his favorite releases of 2014, including:

• Offering by John Coltrane. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Last Dance by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ella Fitzgerald: At Prison Public Memory, Russ Immarigeon discusses Ella Fitzgerald's incarceration as a 15-year-old girl at the New York State Training School for Girls in Hudson, New York.

Bill Evans: At All About Jazz, C. Andrew Hovan reviews the Bill Evans album, The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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