Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's 1930 recording of "Blue Yodel Number 9 (Standin' on the Corner)" with country music legend Jimmie Rodgers.
Louis Armstrong: At Brilliant Corners, Steve Provizer talks about Louis Armstrong's gigs on Mississippi river boats in the early part of the 20th century.
Dave Brubeck: At his blog, About Last Night, Terry Teachout shares a short film made in 1954 at a recording session by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Miles Davis: At The New Yorker, Richard Brody discusses the newly released Miles Davis album, Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975. Devon Wendell reviews the album at The International Review of Music, and John Fordham reviews it at The Guardian. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Miles Davis: At MacSparky, David Sparks discusses Miles Davis's album, Kind of Blue. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Oliver Nelson: Marc Myers discusses the career of Oliver Nelson and particularly his album, Fantabulous, at JazzWax. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Sonny Rollins: At The International Review of Music, Devon Wendell discusses Sonny Rollins's 1955 album, Worktime. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Horace Silver: Doug Ramsey shares a clip of Horace Silver's quintet in Denmark in 1968 at Rifftides.
Sarah Vaughan: At JazzWax, Marc Myers talks about the collaboration between Sarah Vaughan and pianist Ronnell Bright.
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