Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Recent Links :: 3 December 2014

Louis Armstrong: At the Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi has a two-part piece on Larry L. King's profile of Louis Armstrong in the November 1967 issue of Harper's: Part 1 and Part 2.

John Coltrane: New Jazz United shares a video of John Coltrane's "Consequences." (The song is available on the album, Meditations, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins: At Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes, Ken Franckling lists his 10 best new jazz releases of 2014 and his best historical/reissues of 2014. These include:
  • John Coltrane, Offering: Live At Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Miles Davis, Miles at the Fillmore - Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  • Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Volume 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Ella Fitzgerald: New Jazz United shares a video of Ella Fitzgerald singing "Stairway to the Stars." (The song is available on the album, Hello, Love, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the Keith Jarret album, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Chuck Mangione: On November 29, his birthday, Chuck Mangione was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Jaco Pastorius: On December 1, his birthday, Jaco Pastorius was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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