Recent Links :: 28 February 2015

Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Fats Waller: According to The Jazz Line, the following jazz albums and songs will be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015:

• Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz to Come. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins's The Bridge. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz." (The song is available on the album, Fats Waller 1942-1943, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: Open Culture discusses John Coltrane's album, A Love Supreme, which was released 50 years ago, in February 1965. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At Investors.com, Scott S. Smith highlights Herbie Hancock as an innovator.

Clifford Brown, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker: At All About Jazz, Roger Crane provides a list of recordings of jazz musicians performing jazz with string sections. The albums include:

• Clifford Brown: With Strings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans: Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wes Montgomery: Fusion! (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker: With Strings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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