Thursday, April 16, 2015

Recent Links :: 16 April 2015

Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock: At JazzTimes, Bill Beuttler reviews the April concert by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock at Boston's Symphony Hall.

Duke Ellington: According to JazzTimes, Grönland Records will release Duke Ellington & His Orchestra’s previously unissued The Conny Plank Session in July.

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares videos of the late Paul Jeffrey talking about Sonny Rollins and Dizzy Gillespie.

Herbie Hancock: On April 12, his birthday, Herbie Hancock was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Keith Jarrett: JazzTimes shares a preview of the new Keith Jarrett album, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bessie Smith: On April 15, her birthday, Bessie Smith was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Lester Young: At The Daily Beast, Ted Gioia tells how Lester Young "invented cool."

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