Ornette Coleman: New Jazz United shared a clip of Ornette Coleman performing "Love Words." (The song is available on the album, Of Human Feelings, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Charles Mingus: Night Lights discusses the 1971 signing by Columbia Records of Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Charles Mingus and their departure from the label less than two years later.
Chick Corea: St. Louis Jazz Notes shares a video of a master class with Chick Corea.
Miles Davis: According to Jazz Times, the 2015 Newport Jazz Festival will honor Miles Davis with several events to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Davis’s first appearance at the festival.
Miles Davis: New Jazz United shared a clip of Miles Davis performing "Freedom Jazz Dance." (The song is available on the album, Miles Smiles, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
Duke Ellington: According to The Jazz Line, BMG has acquired New York-based independent Verse Music Group and will take ownership of its repertoire of songs and recordings, including those by Duke Ellington.
Benny Goodman: According to The Jazz Line, Yale University has digitized and preserved the personal film reels of bandleader Benny Goodman.
Keith Jarrett: At The Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum lists his favorite CDs of the year so far, including Keith Jarrett's Creation. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Charles Mingus: New Jazz United shared a clip of Charles Mingus performing "Love Chant." (The song is available on the album, Pithecanthropus Erectus, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
Charlie Parker: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Charlie Parker Quartet playing "I'll Walk Alone." (The song is available on the album, Charlie Parker at Storyville, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
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