Recent Links :: 13 April 2015

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi talks about Louis Armstrong's sense of humor and the jokes that he told.

Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus, Horace Silver: Arguing that 1959 was "the most creative year in jazz," Nathan Holoway lists a number of albums from that year at All About Jazz. The albums include:

• The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time Out. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, Giant Steps. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Sketches of Spain. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Duke Ellington, Anatomy of a Murder. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans Trio, Portrait in Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ella Fitzgerald, Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Horace Silver, Blowin' the Blues Away. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Coleman Hawkins: As part of the "Building a Jazz Library" series at All About Jazz, Henk De Boer lists the best Coleman Hawkins albums.

Carmen McRae: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Carmen McRae appearing on German TV in 1969.

Carmen McRae: NPR Music shares Carmen McRae's 1985 appearance on "Piano Jazz."

Horace Silver: At JazzTimes, trumpeter Randy Brecker reflects on the influence of his mentor, Horace Silver.

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