Sunday, June 14, 2015

Recent Links :: 14 June 2015

Ornette Coleman: Several sites pay tribute to the late saxophonist Ornette Coleman, including:
Ornette Coleman: At The Guardian, John Fordham shares the best tracks of Ornette Coleman over six decades.

Ornette Coleman: Locus Solus: The New York School of Poets discusses Ornette Coleman's influence on Amiri Baraka, Frank O’Hara, and other young New York poets..

Ornette Coleman: At The New Yorker, Richard Brody discusses a 1997 interview by philosopher Jacques Derrida with Ornette Coleman.

Ornette Coleman: Slipped Disc links to a 2006 interview with Ornette Coleman.

Chick Corea: On June 12, his birthday, Chick Corea was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Miles Davis: According to Advantage News, the Miles Davis Memorial Project has received a grant to create a music plaza and a sculpture of the musician.

Miles Davis: At Night Lights, David Brent Johnson discusses Miles Davis's career between 1961 and 1963.

Miles Davis: Rolling Stone shares a clip of Miles Davis performing "Stella by Starlight" at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966. (The song is available on the album, Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht discusses Duke Ellington's recording, The Conny Plank Sessions, which will be released in July by Grönland Records, 45 years after the original sessions. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: At The International Review of Music, Devon Wendell interviews Wayne Shorter about his upcoming performance at the Hollywood Bowl.

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