Jazz on Reddit :: Best Albums Since 1970

Over the years, I have dipped my toe into the Website Reddit, but recently I found some great jazz resources there and recommend that other fans of jazz take a look at the site.

Reddit is much like an online bulletin board, and often people ask questions that others on Reddit attempt to answer. One example is the following question from a year ago:

Imagine I love jazz and I went into a coma in 1970. I came out this morning. What are the most important albums of the last forty years that I need to listen to right away?

The answers to this question, provided by Reddit users, include albums by several of the artists featured on this blog, like the following:

• Berlin '88 by Cecil Taylor. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Changes One by Charles Mingus. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Disco 3000 by Sun Ra. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Headhunters by Herbie Hancock. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• The Inner Mounting Flame by John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• On The Corner by Miles Davis. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Performance (Quartet) 1979 by Anthony Braxton. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Red Clay by Freddie Hubbard. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Science Fiction by Ornette Coleman. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sweetnighter by Weather Report. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Several of the lists include perceptive comments about the albums being recommended, such as this annotation to John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra's The Inner Mounting Flame:  

It's kind of cliched now, but this is the best shred-jazz record ever. McLaughlin is at his best on this, Tony Williams' "Emergency" (which doesn't count because it was released in the late 60s), and on Miles' stuff from this period. Essential listening.

Speaking of The Inner Mounting Flame, here's one of the cuts from that album, "Awakening":

Reddit has some great resources for jazz fans.  Just go to the site and search for "jazz."  Good things will happen.

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Recent Links :: 29 June 2015

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi talks about Louis Armstrong's 1950 recording of "La Vie En Rose." (The song is available on the album, Satchmo Serenades, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Count Basie: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses Count Basie's September 18, 1965, appearance on the BBC's "Show of the Week."

Anthony Braxton: At All About Jazz, Francesco Martinelli reviews Anthony Braxton's performance at the 2015 Turin Jazz Festival.

Ornette Coleman: A large number of articles about Ornette Coleman have appeared since the artist's death. The most recent include the following:

• At All About Jazz, Matt Lavelle remembers his interactions with Coleman.
• Blouinartinfo Blogs discusses "the puzzle Ornette Coleman left us."
• Do the Math discusses the connection between Ornette Coleman, who died on June 11, and Gunther Schuller, who died on June 21.
• The Free Jazz Collective provides a list of over 170 versions of Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman."
• The Free Jazz Collective reflects on Ornette Coleman's work.
• At Jazz Beyond Jazz, Howard Mandel lists 10 albums that show Ornette Coleman's musical evolution.
• At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey reflects on the "traditionalism" of Ornette Coleman.

John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy: Tim Niland reviews the album, The John Coltrane Quartet Featuring Eric Dolphy — So Many Things: The European Tour 1961, at Music and More. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: The Daily Beast shares a track from the soon-to-be-released Miles Davis album, Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Eric Dolphy: On June 20, his birthday, Eric Dolphy was Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Bud Powell: At The International Review of Music, Devon Wendell reviews the album, Sonny Stitt, BudPowell, J.J. Johnson. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Fats Waller: At About Last Night, Terry Teachout shares a 1943 clip of Fats Waller performing "Ain't Misbehavin'."

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Recent Links :: 9 June 2015

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses Terry Teachout's play about Louis Armstrong, "Satchmo at the Waldorf."

Art Ensemble of Chicago: At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey shares a clip of the Art Ensemble of Chicago playing at the 1991 Berlin Jazzfest.

Anthony Braxton: Hrayr Attarian reviews Anthony Braxton's album, Trio And Duet, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Anthony Braxton: On June 4, his birthday, Anthony Braxton was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Anthony Braxton, Max Roach: New Jazz United shares a clip of Anthony Braxton and Max Roach playing "Birth." (The song is available on the album, Birth and Rebirth, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: Mick Carlon reviews the book, The Cambridge Companion to Duke Ellington, at JazzTimes. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Billie Holiday: At JazzTimes, Nate Chinen discusses the Billie Holiday centennial.

Jelly Roll Morton: According to JazzTimes, ASCAP will induct Jelly Roll Morton into the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame in June.

Art Tatum: New Jazz United shares a clip of Art Tatum playing "A Foggy Day" with the Buddy de Franco Quartet. (The song is available on the album, Art Tatum — Buddy de Franco Quartet, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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Happy Birthday, Anthony Braxton

Jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, pianist, and philosopher Anthony Braxton was born on June 4, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois. Critic Chris Kelsey claims that Braxton "might very well be jazz's last bona fide genius" and notes that "His self-invented (yet heavily theoretical) approach to playing and composing jazz seemed to have as much in common with late 20th century classical music as it did jazz."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends Braxton's album, The Montreux/Berlin Concerts (Arista), which he calls "the most manageable, dependable vehicle for Braxton's adventurous spirit." This album is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Braxton and his quartet play "You Stepped Out Of a Dream" from a 1975 album, Five Pieces, here:

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Recent Links :: 13 May 2015

Art Blakey: At All About Jazz, Marc Davis reviews the Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album, Moanin’. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Anthony Braxton: Mark Corroto reviews the Anthony Braxton Quartet's album, (Santa Cruz) 1991 1st Set, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: As part of the "Building a Jazz Library" series at All About Jazz, John Eyles lists the best John Coltrane albums.

John Coltrane: Open Culture shares an animated version of an interview between Frank Kofsky and John Coltrane.

Keith Jarrett: On May 8, his birthday, Keith Jarrett was the Jazz Musician Of The Day at All About Jazz.

Keith Jarrett: At The Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum reviews Keith Jarrett's album, Creation. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: All About Jazz celebrates Keith Jarrett's 70th birthday by republishing an October 2003 article from its "Genius Guide to Jazz" series.

Keith Jarrett: At Do the Math, Ethan Iverson discusses Keith Jarrett's legacy, including his classical recordings.

Keith Jarrett: Rachel Martin interviews Keith Jarrett at NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday.

Wes Montgomery: Peter Hum reviews Wes Montgomery's album, In the Beginning, at The Guardian. Charles L. Latimer has a brief review of the album at I Dig Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bud Powell: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Bud Powell Trio playing "Little Willie Leaps."

Bessie Smith: The Telegraph discusses HBO's biopic about Bessie Smith.

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Recent Links :: 23 February 2015

George Benson: At All About Jazz, Patricia Myers reviews the January 21 concert by George Benson and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra at the Mesa Arts Center.

Anthony Braxton: Grego Applegate Edwards reviews the Anthony Braxton album, Trio and Duet, at Gapplegate Music Review. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At NPR's Jazz Night in America, bassist Christian McBride recalls the first time that he heard John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: All About Jazz reminds us that 2015 is the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's album, A Love Supreme.

John Coltrane: Billboard reports that director John Scheinfeld — whose credits include The U.S. vs. John Lennon and Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of "Smile" — began pre-production on a film about John Coltrane in November.

Miles Davis: As part of All About Jazz's "One LP" series, Joe Lovano names Miles Davis's 'Round About Midnight. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At All About Jazz, Ken Hohman lists his "top ten jazz songs to listen to while watching basketball." Among them is Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island." (The song is available on the album, Empyrean Isles, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: CVNC: An Online Arts Journal in North Carolina reprints jazz musician Elmer Johnson's remarks on the influence of Thelonious Monk from a January 2015 presentation at the North Carolina Museum of History.

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Recent Links :: 14 January 2015

Anthony Braxton: Troy Collins reviews the new Anthony Braxton release, Trio and Duet, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ornette Coleman: Jeff Tamarkin reviews the new Ornette Coleman release, New Vocabulary, at JazzTimes. (Purchase the album from System Dialing Records.)

John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett: Robert Bush lists his favorite jazz recordings of 2014 at All About Jazz. They include:

• John Coltrane, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey reviews the Miles Davis release, Olympia – Mar 20, 1960. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: All About Jazz reports on a keynote address given by Herbie Hancock at the 6th annual National Jazz Education Network conference in San Diego.

Coleman Hawkins: Jazz Lives shares two videos of Coleman Hawkins playing with Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, and others in 1960 in Paris.

Keith Jarrett: At Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches, Hank Shteamer discusses Keith Jarrett's American Quartet and the Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian trio that preceded it, sessions that ran from May 1967 to October 1976.

Joe Pass: On January 13, his birthday, Joe Pass was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Recent Links :: 2 January 2015

Anthony Braxton: Craig Premo lists his favorite jazz releases of 2014 at Improvised. These include:

• Anthony Braxton, Trio (New Haven) 2013, among his top 10. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Anthony Braxton, 12 Duets (DCWM) 2012, among his second 10. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Miles at the Fillmore: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3, among reissues. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At Dusted in Exile, Derek Taylor recaps 2014 by listing some of his favorite releases, including John Coltrane, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson: At the KCRW Music Blog, Bo Leibowitz lists his top albums of 2014, including:

• John Coltrane, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Chick Corea, Trilogy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Oscar Peterson and Ben Webster, During This Time. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea: Mike Stratton lists his top 12 jazz releases of 2014, including Chick Corea's Trilogy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea, Miles Davis: Larry Reni Thomas lists his top 10 jazz releases of 2014 at Jazz Corner, including:

• Chick Corea, Trilogy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, The Original Mono Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey reviews the latest album to document Miles Davis's 1960 European tour, All of You: The Last Tour. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At ChicagoReader.com, Peter Margasak lists his favorite jazz albums of 2014. Among the best archival albums, he includes Miles at the Fillmore — Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At All About Jazz, Chuck Schultz reviews Herbie Hancock's memoir, Possibilities and interviews the artist. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

John McLaughlin: Will Layman and John Garratt list the best jazz releases of 2014 at PopMatters and include John McLaughlin's The Boston Record. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bud Powell: Chris Mosey reviews the Bud Powell album, Bouncing with Bud, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: Hubert on the Air lists the best jazz albums of 2014 and includes Sun Ra's In the Orbit of Ra. Chris Monsen includes the album among his favorite jazz reissues at Perfect Sounds. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: Tom Hull lists his favorite jazz albums of 2014, including Sonny Rollins, Road Shows: Volume 3. I Dig Jazz also listed the album among its top 10 jazz albums of the year. Curt's Jazz Cafe also reviews the album as part of its list of the best jazz albums of 2014. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 31 December 2014

Cannonball Adderley: Shadow and Act shares a 1961 video narrated by Cannonball Adderley, "A Child's Introduction to Jazz."

Anthony Braxton: Avant Music News lists its best album of 2014, including Anthony Braxton's Trio (New Haven) 2013. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At Musings in Cb, Chris Burnett lists his favorite jazz recordings of 2014, including John Coltrane's Offering: Live At Temple University. At Gapplegate Music Review, Grego Applegate Edwards picks the Coltrane album as the best jazz album, reissue, of 2014. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea: At Capital Public Radio Music, Gary G. Vercelli lists their top 5 jazz albums of 2014, including Chick Corea's Trilogy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: The Big City lists the best jazz albums of 2014 and includes Miles Davis's At the Fillmore, 1970: The Boot­leg Series, Vol. 3 among its top reissues. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: New Jazz United shares a video of Bill Evans and Jim Hall playing "Stairway to the Stars." (The song is available on the album, Undercurrent, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: At Something Else!, S. Victor Aaron lists his favorite "straight ahead" jazz albums of 2014 and names Keith Jarrett's Hamburg '72 as the best archival release. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter: 100 Greatest Jazz Albums lists its best 20 jazz albums of 2014, including:

• Keith Jarrett, Somewhere. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter, Without A Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: AllMusic lists its favorite jazz albums of 2014, including Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden's Last Dance. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Oregon: At All About Jazz, John Kelman discusses the album, Oregon: In Performance. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: At Curt's Jazz Cafe, CurtJazz picks his best jazz albums of the year, including Road Shows, Volume 3 by Sonny Rollins. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 29 November 2014

Anthony Braxton: New Jazz United shares a video of Anthony Braxton's 1970 piece, "To Pianist Cecil Taylor." (The song is available on the album, For Alto, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At Blu Notes, Larry Blumenfeld lists his 10 favorite jazz albums of the year. Among them is John Coltrane's Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a video of Miles Davis's "Seven Steps to Heaven." (The song is available on the album, Seven Steps to Heaven, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: At All About Jazz, John Kelman reviews the album, Hamburg '72, by Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John McLaughlin: At All About Jazz, Ian Patterson reviews the November 2014 concert by John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension at London's Royal Festival Hall.

Sun Ra: New Jazz United shares a video of Sun Ra's version of "My Favorite Things" from 1978. (The song is available on the album, New Steps, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Art Tatum: New Jazz United shares a video of Art Tatum's "The Man I Love." (The song is available on the album, Piano Starts Here, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Cecil Taylor: New Jazz United shares a video of Ceil Taylor's "Just Friends" from 1958. (The song is available on the album, Hard Driving Jazz, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 12 October 2014

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the October 2, 1939, concert at Carnegie Hall that was dedicated to African-African American composers and that included Louis Armstrong.

Anthony Braxton: At All About Jazz, Robert Bush reviews a recent concert by Anthony Braxton and the Wadada Leo Smith Silver Orchestra in Los Angeles.

John Coltrane: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews the John Coltrane album, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a video of Miles Davis playing "When I Fall in Love." (The song is available on the album, Miles Davis Plays for Lovers, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: Open Culture discusses the paintings of Miles Davis.

Duke Ellington: The Jazz Line reports that the long-standing royalty dispute between Duke Ellington‘s heirs and EMI Music Publishing is close to a final decision in New York’s highest court.

Duke Ellington: About Last Night reports that Terry Teachout's biography of Duke Ellington, Duke, has won an ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for "outstanding print, broadcast and new media coverage of music." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, the Jazz Foundation of America will honor Herbie Hancock with a Lifetime Achievement Award in October.

Wayne Shorter: According to The Jazz Line, the fundraising event for Wayne Shorter's documentary "Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity," raised almost $300,000 in a single night.

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Recent Links :: 14 September 2014

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the Louis Armstrong song, "Some of These Days." (The song is available on the album, Louis In New York, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Anthony Braxton: Julian Eidenberger reviews Trio New Haven 2013 by Anthony Braxton, Tomas Fujiwara, and Tom Rainey at The Free Jazz Collective. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Clifford Brown: At All About Jazz, Victor L. Schermer reviews "Brownie Speaks," a video documentary about the life of trumpeter Clifford Brown. (Purchase the DVD from Jazzbooks.com.)

Joe Sample: Joe Sample, who was one of the founding members of the Crusaders, passed away on September 12. Among those remembering his life are:

• Chicago Now
• Houston Chronicle
• Los Angeles Times
• The Jazz Line
• Jazz Times
• NPR
• Toshiba

Horace Silver: At All About Jazz, Marc Davis reviews the album, Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers . (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 7 June 2014

Anthony Braxton: On June 4, his birthday, Anthony Braxton was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

John Coltrane: According to All About Jazz, Resonance Records and UME are releasing Offering: Live At Temple University, a recording of the November 1966 concert by John Coltrane at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Benny Goodman: On May 30, his birthday, Benny Goodman was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Bud Powell: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey reviews the book, Wail: The Life of Bud Powell by Peter Pullman. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: At The Wall Street Journal, Wil Friedwald discusses the music of Sun Ra.

Wayne Shorter: At The Jazzcat, Leroy Downs discusses Wayne Shorter's work with Blue Note Records.

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Happy Birthday, Anthony Braxton

Jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist, flautist, pianist, and philosopher Anthony Braxton was born on June 4, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois. Critic Chris Kelsey claims that Braxton "might very well be jazz's last bona fide genius" and notes that "His self-invented (yet heavily theoretical) approach to playing and composing jazz seemed to have as much in common with late 20th century classical music as it did jazz."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends Braxton's album, The Montreux/Berlin Concerts (Arista), which he calls "the most manageable, dependable vehicle for Braxton's adventurous spirit." This album is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Braxton and his quartet play "You Stepped Out Of a Dream" from a 1975 album, Five Pieces, here:

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Recent Links :: 13 April 2014

Louis Armstrong: At Jazz Lives, Michael Steinman shares a clip of Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra playing "I Got Rhythm."

Anthony Braxton: At The New York Review of Books, Seth Colter Walls discusses Anthony Braxton's opera cycle, "Trillium."

Duke Ellington: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of the Duke Ellington Orchestra playing "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" in Amsterdam in 1958.

Coleman Hawkins: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht shares a clip of Coleman Hawkins playing in Denmark in 1968 and shares Witney Balliett's observations on Hawkins.

Billie Holiday: On April 7, her birthday, Billie Holiday was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Carmen McRae: On April 8, her birthday, Carmen McRae was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Sonny Rollins: According to Terri Hinte at All About Jazz, Sonny Rollins's album, Road Shows, Vol. 3 will be released May 6 by Doxy/Okeh/Sony Music Masterworks. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 8 March 2014

Toshiko Akiyoshi: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video clip of Toshiko Akiyoshi appearing on the television show, "What's My Line?," in 1956.

Count Basie: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video clip of Count Basie live in Chicago in 1963 playing the "Swingin' Shepherd Blues."

Anthony Braxton, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter: According to the Jazz Journalists Association, the finalist nominees for the 2014 JJA Jazz Awards have been announced. The nominees include:

• Herbie Hancock for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
• Wayne Shorter for Musician of the Year, Composer of the Year, Tenor Saxophonist of the Year, Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
• Wayne Shorter Quartet for Midsize Ensemble of the Year
• Without a Net by the Wayne Shorter Quartet for Record of the Year
• Miles Live in Europe 1969 by the Miles Davis Quintet for Historical Record of the Year
• Anthony Braxton for Multi-Reeds Player of the Year
• Keith Jarrett for Pianist of the Year
• Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington (Gotham) by Terry Teachout for Best Book About Jazz of the Year
• Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch for Best Book About Jazz of the Year

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Recent Links :: 15 February 2014

Louis Armstrong: Terry Teachout's first play, "Satchmo at the Waldorf," opens off Broadway at the Westside Theatre on Mar. 4. Previews start Feb. 15. (Official site)

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the Louis Armstrong song, "That’s For Me." (The song is available on the album, American Icon, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Louis Armstrong: The Paris Review has an article on Louis Armstrong's collages, which the great musician constructed while on the road.

Anthony Braxton: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, Anthony Braxton will celebrate his 69th birthday with a series of new works and performances.

Miles Davis: NPR Music looks at a "stressful" 1964 Miles Davis concert that led to two albums, My Funny Valentine and Four & More. (Purchase My Funny Valentine from Amazon.com. Purchase Four & More from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Miles Davis Quintet playing "My Funny Valentine." (The song is available on the album, My Funny Valentine, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: In March, Legacy Recordings will release a 4-CD box set of Miles Davis’ performance at the Fillmore East in New York City in 1970 in Miles at the Fillmore: Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At The Jazzcat, LeRoy Downs reviews the recent concert by Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Christian McBride, and Harvey Mason.

Charlie Parker: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses Charlie Parker's version of "Just Friends."

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Recent Links :: 22 January 2014

Count Basie: Talk About Jazz features the Count Basie tune, "Jumpin' at the Woodside." (The song is available on the album, The Jubilee Alternatives, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

George Benson: At NPR's A Blog Supreme, John Murph discusses five jazz covers of Donny Hathaway songs, including "The Ghetto" by George Benson. (The song is available on the album, Absolute Benson, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Anthony Braxton, Keith Jarrett: In the Groove ... Jazz and Beyond pays tribute to the latest NEA Jazz Masters, including Anthony Braxton and Keith Jarrett.

Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a video of Miles Davis playing "Moon Dreams." (The song is available on the album, Birth of the Cool, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: Talk About Jazz features the Sonny Rollins tune, "Old Devil Moon." (The song is available on the album, A Night At The Village Vanguard, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 16 January 2014

Anthony Braxton: At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey discusses one of the four new NEA Jazz Masters, Anthony Braxton, and includes a video interview with Braxton as well a video of his piece, "To Pianist Cecil Taylor." (The song is available on the album, For Alto, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Eric Dolphy: New Jazz United shares the cut "Aggression," from the album, Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey discusses one of the four new NEA Jazz Masters, Keith Jarrett, and includes a video interview with Jarrett as well as two videos of his music.

John McLaughlin: In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond features a tribute to John McLaughlin.

Charles Mingus: Talk About Jazz features "Slop," a song from Charles Mingus's album, Mingus Dynasty. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Joe Pass: On January 13, his birthday, Joe Pass was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Wayne Shorter: At All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner lists his best jazz albums of 2013, which includes Wayne Shorter's Without a Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 26 December 2013

Anthony Braxton, Wayne Shorter: The Free Jazz Collective provides 10 top ten lists for 2013. Included are:

• Anthony Braxton, Echo Echo Mirror House, selected by Colin Green. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter Quartet, Without a Net, selected by Troy Dostert. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter: At All About Jazz, Jeff Dayton-Johnson lists his favorite releases of 2013, which include:

• Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series, vol. 2. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock, The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972- 1988. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter, Without A Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: Chris Mosey reviews the album, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: The Treasury Shows Vol. 17, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Storyville Records.)

Ella Fitzgerald: New Jazz United shared a video of Ella Fitzgerald singing "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve." (The song is available on the album, Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: At NPR Music, Francis Davis discusses Wayne Shorter in light of his album, Without a Net, which won Best Album winner in the recent NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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