Recent Links :: 12 July 2015

Louis Armstrong: The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong discusses Armstrong's 1970 birthday celebration in Newport.

Art Blakey: Night Lights features a podcast about Art Blakey's 1957 band, which included saxophonists Jackie McLean and Johnny Griffin, as well as trumpeter Bill Hardman.

Clifford Brown: All About Jazz announces "Brownie Speaks at Newport," an event planned for July 30, on the eve of the Newport Jazz Festival to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Brown's performance at that festival.

John Coltrane: Night Lights features a podcast about John Coltrane's 1957, the year that he kicked his drug and alcohol addictions and made his first recordings as a leader.

Erroll Garner: Eric R. Danton reviews the Erroll Garner album, The Complete Concert By the Sea, at The Wall Street Journal. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Thelonious Monk Quintet playing "Think of One." (The song is available on the album, The Complete Prestige Recordings, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Jaco Pastorius: New Jazz United shares a video of Jaco Pastorius and Toots Thielemans playing "Sophisticated Lady" at a 1982 New York City concert.

Sonny Rollins: According to JazzTimes, Sonny Rollins will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jazz Foundation of America.

Sonny Rollins: Night Lights shares a podcast about Sonny Rollins and 2957, the year he recorded the iconic album, A Night at the Village Vanguard. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: At MacSparky, David Sparks discusses Wayne Shorter's song, "Witchcraft," from the 1966 album, Speak No Evil. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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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 :: 28 March 2015

Art Blakey, Chick Corea, Crusaders, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Benny Goodman, Keith Jarrett, Thelonious Monk: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey follows up his list of the ten best live jazz recordings with a list of "the best of the rest," including:

• The Art Blakey Quintet, A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. (Purchase Vol. 1 from Amazon.com.  Purchase Vol. 2 from Amazon.com)
• Chick Corea and Return to Forever, Live. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• The Crusaders, Scratch. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Live At the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That Time. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Eric Dolphy, Live At The Five Spot, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. (Purchase Vol. 1 on vinyl from Amazon.com.  Purchase Vol. 2 from Amazon.com.)
• Benny Goodman, Live at Carnegie Hall, 1938. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett, Still Live. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Thelonious Monk, Live At the It Club. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: All About Jazz provides an excerpt from Listen to This, Victor Svorinich's book about Miles Davis's 1969 album, Bitches Brew. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Cecil Taylor: At dusted in exile, Derek Taylor reviews the Cecil Taylor album, Garden 1st Set (hatOLOGY). (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Cecil Taylor: On March 25, his birthday, Cecil Taylor was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Sarah Vaughan: On her birthday, March 27, Sarah Vaughan was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Recent Links :: 23 March 2015

George Benson: On March 22, his birthday, George Benson was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Art Blakey: At All About Jazz, Marc Davis reviews the Art Blakey album, Orgy in Rhythm, Volumes 1 and 2. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, Nenad Georgievski discusses the iconic Miles Davis album, Kind of Blue. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: As part of the "Building a Jazz Library" series at All About Jazz, Mark Sabbatini lists the best Bill Evans albums.

Benny Goodman: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares videos of Benny Goodman at Disneyland in 1961.

Billie Holiday: According to JazzTimes, Billie Holiday will be inducted into the Apollo Walk of Fame in April 2015.

Wayne Shorter: Charles L. Latimer reviews a Wayne Shorter concert in Detroit at I Dig Jazz.

Cecil Taylor: Burning Ambulance shares videos of Cecil Taylor from performances in 1983.

McCoy Tyner: In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond features McCoy Tyner.

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Recent Links :: 7 March 2015

Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Oliver Nelson,Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver: All About Jazz provides a list of jazz masterpieces from 1956 through 1965, including:

• Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Moanin'. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Dave Brubeck, Time Out. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, Love Supreme. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Eric Dolphy, Out to Lunch. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans, Sunday at the Village Vanguard. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Thelonious Monk, Brilliant Corners. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Oliver Nelson, Blues & The Abstract Truth. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Horace Silver, Song for My Father. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At cuepoint, Chris Robinson discusses John Coltrane's album, A Love Supreme, which was released 50 years ago. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: At St. Louis Jazz Notes, Dean Minderman examines Bill Evans's piano style and provides several links to further analyses.

Bill Evans: JazzTimes and All About Jazz report that Concord Music Group will release a 4-LP box set of the legendary Tony Bennett/Bill Evans sessions in April.

Bill Evans: At JazzWax, Marc Myers writes about singer Carol Stevens's work with Bill Evans.

Keith Jarrett: At Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches, Hank Shteamer reviews Keith Jarrett's March 2015 Carnegie Hall concert.

Joe Sample: At JazzTimes, Michael J. West reviews the Joe Sample and NDR Bigband album, Children of the Sun. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 5 March 2015

Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks, Milt Jackson, Dave Lambert, Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Annie Ross: At All About Jazz, Chris M. Slawecki provides a list of bebop albums, including:

• Art Blakey Quintet: A Night at Birdland Vol. 1. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis: Bags' Groove. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Dizzy Gillespie: Shaw Nuff. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Milt Jackson / Wes Montgomery: Bags Meets Wes! (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: The Hottest New Group In Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Thelonious Monk: The Complete Blue Note Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker: Bird: The Savoy Recordings: Master Takes. (Purchase the album — vinyl only — from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy Live Performances. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie: Diz 'N' Bird at Carnegie Hall. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bud Powell: The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• The Quintet, Vol. 1: The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (Jazz at Massey Hall). (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: St. Louis Jazz Notes celebrates the 56th anniversary of Miles Davis's first Kind of Blue recording session. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Dizzy Gillespie: At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey discusses Dizzy Gillespie's 1987 concert in Stuttgart, Germany. (The complete 1987 session is available on YouTube.)

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RIP, Art Blakey (1919-1900)

Jazz drummer Art Blakey (1919-1990) died on October 16, 1990, in New York City at the age of 71 of lung cancer. Blakey was cremated.

Blakey was a great drummer and the leader of one of the greatest jazz bands, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, which served as the developmental band for a large number of jazz musicians. Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard remarked that "Art Blakey was the first one who gave me a big opportunity." Pianist Walter Davis said, "I think no one in jazz has brought more great musicians to music than Art Blakey."

Shortly before his death, Blakey told Hubbard, "Don't be grieving when I die. Think about the good moments, what we did together and what you can do later on."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends Blakey's album, A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 (Blue Note). (Purchase at Amazon.com.)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers play "Moanin'" here:

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Recent Links :: 14 October 2014

Art Blakey: On October 11, his birthday, Art Blakey was Jazz Musician Of The Day at All About Jazz.

John Coltrane: At All About Jazz, Chris M. Slawecki reviews John Coltrane's album, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Bud Powell: At NextBop.com, Ben Gray discusses covers of the Bud Powell/Miles Davis composition "Hallucinations" (also known as "Budo"). ("Hallucinations" is available on the album, The Genius of Bud Powell, which can be purchased from Amazon.com. "Budo" is available on the album, Birth of the Cool, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: At JazzTimes, Jeff Tamarkin reports that Concord Music Group is reissuing Bill Evans’s The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, as a vinyl box set. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)

Coleman Hawkins: Open Culture looks at the 75th anniversary of Coleman Hawkins's recording of "Body and Soul."

Thelonious Monk: On October 10, his birthday, Thelonious Monk was Jazz Musician Of The Day at All About Jazz.

Thelonious Monk: At The Notes You Don't Play, Peter Blasevick shares an interview with Thelonious Monk's son, T.S. Monk, about his father.

Bud Powell: David Brent Johnson has an excellent two-part piece on Bud Powell's life: Part 1 and Part 2.

Sun Ra: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews two new releases of Sun Ra's music: Secrets of the Sun and Atlantis. (Purchase the albums from Amazon.com: Secrets of the Sun and Atlantis.)

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Happy Birthday, Art Blakey

Jazz drummer Art Blakey was born on October 11, 1919, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blakey was one of the inventors of the bebop style of drumming. He was also the leader of one of the greatest jazz bands, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, which served as the developmental band for a large number of jazz musicians, including pianists Keith Jarrett and Cedar Walton, reed players Wayne Shorter and Benny Golson, trumpet players Clifford Brown and Wynton Marsalis, bassist Stanley Clarke, and many others.

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends Blakey's album, A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 (Blue Note). (Purchase at Amazon.com.)

Blakey's Jazz Messengers play "No Problem" here:

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Recent Links :: 14 August 2014

George Benson: According to JazzTimes, George Benson's autobiography will be published in August. (Purchase the book, Benson: The Autobiography, from Amazon.com.)

Art Blakey: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the Art Blakey album, Moanin'. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane, Miles Davis: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, in August, Prestige Records will release two box sets featuring the recordings made by John Coltrane (16 discs) and Miles Davis (8 discs) for the label.

Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, Greg Masters has a long review of the Miles Davis 6-CD set from Sony-Legacy Music, The Complete On the Corner Sessions. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: The Sonny Rollins / New Yorker controversy continues, with reactions by:

• George Colligan at Jazz Truth.
• Tim Niland at Music and More.

Cecil Taylor: According to Rebecca Fishbein at gothamist, Cecil Taylor was "swindled" out of nearly $500,000 by a man posing as his friend.

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Recent Links :: 21 April 2014

Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Wayne Shorter: At All About Jazz, Mark Corroto explores some of the discs being released by Blue Note Records as it celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Included are:

• Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Free For All. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, Blue Train. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Eric Dolphy, Out To Lunch. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: Open Culture shares a video of John Coltrane playing "A Love Supreme" and other pieces in France in 1965.

Chick Corea: At All About Jazz, Mike Perciaccante reviews the April 10 performance at New York's Town Hall by Chick Corea.

Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Ella Fitzgerald performing with Duke Ellington in France in 1966.

Oscar Peterson: At The Notes You Don't Play, Peter Blasevick shares a video of Oscar Peterson's 1979 appearance on the Dick Cavett Show.

Sun Ra: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, Sun Ra's book Prophetika will be published by Kicks Books in April.

Sarah Vaughan: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Sarah Vaughan singing "They All Laughed" during her 1958 tour of Europe.

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Recent Links :: 16 April 2014

Count Basie, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Modern Jazz Quartet, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner: Jerry Jazz Musician asked jazz experts to name their 3 or 4 favorite jazz albums from the 1960s. Their choices included:

• Count Basie. Straight Ahead. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Art Blakey. Free for All. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Art Blakey. Ugetsu. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ornette Coleman. Ornette. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane. Afro Blue Impressions. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane. A Love Supreme. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Chick Corea. Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis. Four & More. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis. Miles Smiles. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis. My Funny Valentine. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis. Nefertiti. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Eric Dolphy. Out to Lunch. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Duke Ellington. Far East Suite. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans. Conversations with Myself. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans. Sunday at the Village Vanguard. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans. Waltz for Debbie. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans and Jim Hall. Undercurrent. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock. Empyrean Isles. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock. Maiden Voyage. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• The Modern Jazz Quartet. European Concert. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Thelonious Monk. Live at the It Club. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins. Alfie Soundtrack. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins. Sonny Rollins on Impulse. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter. Night Dreamer. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Cecil Taylor. Unit Structures. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• McCoy Tyner. The Real McCoy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: The 2014 JJA Jazz Awards for Musical Achievement have been announced. Among the winners are:

• Historical Record of the Year: Miles Live in Europe 1969 by Miles Davis. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Lifetime Achievement in Jazz: Herbie Hancock
• Musician of the Year: Wayne Shorter
• Record of the Year: Without a Net by the Wayne Shorter Quartet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Midsize Ensemble of the Year: Wayne Shorter Quartet

Thelonious Monk: Musical Toronto provides its list of the greatest pianists of all time. All but one of the top five are classical; the one exception is Thelonious Monk, tied for # 5 with Emil Gilels and Arthur Rubinstein.

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Recent Links :: 4 April 2014

Louis Armstrong: At his blog, About Last Night, Tony Teachout gives the latest news about his play, "Satchmo at the Waldorf."

Art Blakey: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, the Library of Congress has inducted 25 recorded works into its National Recording Registry, including Art Blakey's albums, A Night at Birdland (Vols. 1 and 2). (Purchase Volume 1 from Amazon.com. Purchase Volume 2 from Amazon.com.)

Ornette Coleman: Mosaic Records shares a video of Ornette Coleman playing "Lonely Woman" in 2008.

John Coltrane: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, John Coltrane's 1966 Philadelphia concert will be released for the first time in September on Impulse!/Resonance Records.

Eric Dolphy: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the newly remastered Eric Dolphy album, Out To Lunch. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: The Jazzcat shares a video of Herbie Hancock discussing Buddhism and creativity at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard.

Bud Powell: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey reviews Dance of the Infidels: A Portrait of Bud Powell by Francis Paudras. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 2 March 2014

Louis Armstrong: At JazzWax, Marc Myers interviews Terry Teachout about his play, "Satchmo at the Waldorf."

Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Wayne Shorter: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, Blue Note Records will release 100 remastered jazz albums, beginning on March 25 with:

• Art Blakey’s Free For All
• John Coltrane’s Blue Train
• Eric Dolphy’s Out To Lunch
• Wayne Shorter’s Speak No Evil

John Coltrane: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews the John Coltrane compilation, Out of This World. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Billie Holiday: Take the "A" Train shares photos of Billie Holiday taken in 1949 by the American essayist, novelist and photographer, Carl Van Vechten.

Keith Jarrett: At All About Jazz, John Kelman reviews the Keith Jarrett album, Arbour Zena. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bud Powell: New Jazz United shares a clip of Bud Powell playing "Get Happy."

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Recent Links :: 1 January 2014

Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald: New Jazz United shares a video of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald singing "Our Love Is Here to Stay." (The song is available on the album, Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Art Blakey: Talk About Jazz.com shares a cut from the Art Blakey album, A Night At Birdland: Vol. 1. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter: R. J. Deluke lists his favorite albums of 2013 at All About Jazz. Among his choices are:

• Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969; the Bootleg Series Vol. 2. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter, Without a Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Charles Mingus and Eric Dolphy playing live in Belgium, Norway, and Sweden in 1964.

Earl Hines: On his birthday, December 28, Earl Hines was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Recent Links :: 7 December 2013

Art Blakey: Jason Sositko talks about the Art Blakey album, Moanin', at HubPages. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Dave Brubeck: A year after Dave Brubeck's death, Doug Ramsey announces on Rifftides a new Website devoted to Brubeck, John Bolger's Dave Brubeck Jazz.com.

John Coltrane: At NPR's A Blog Supreme, David Brent Johnson looks at five jazz versions of spirituals, including John Coltrane's "Spiritual." (The song is available on the album, Live at the Village Vanguard, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko debates which of Miles Davis's phases was the most groundbreaking, acoustic or electric.

Miles Davis: Jason Sositko has a long discussion of Miles Davis's electric music from 1969 to 1975 at HubPages.

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko looks at the final 10 years of Miles Davis's life, including the following albums:

• Amandla (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Aura (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Decoy (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Star People (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Tutu (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• We Want Miles (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Billie Holiday: Jason Sositko discusses Billie Holiday's song, "Strange Fruit," at HubPages. (The song is available on the album The Best of Billie Holiday, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Lester Young: At Do the Math, Ethan Iverson shares a transcription of Lester Young's version of "Tea for Two."

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Recent Links :: 5 December 2013

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko discusses the Miles Davis-Gile Evans collaboration and, in particular, these albums:

• Miles Davis and Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Ahead. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Porgy and Bess. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sketches of Spain. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Quiet Nights. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko talks about Miles Davis's "Parisian love affair."

Miles Davis: At Special Anomaly, Jason Sositko discusses the Miles Davis album, Get Up With It. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Art Blakey, Eric Dolphy, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Cecil Taylor: Squidoo lists the 10 best classic Blue Note jazz albums, including:

• Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Moanin'. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Eric Dolphy, Out to Lunch. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock, Speak Like a Child. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Cecil Taylor, Conquistador. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 3 November 2013

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's "deep" response to the integration crisis in the southern United States in 1957.

Art Blakey: At All About Jazz, Anton Rasmussen explores the music of Art Blakey, "the musical drummer."

Clifford Brown: On October 30, his birthday, Clifford Brown was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, Nenad Georgievski reviews the Mile Davis album, In a Silent Way. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: Miles Davis Online reports that a deal on the Miles Davis movie is closer to being reached.

Charlie Parker: At The New York Review of Books, Adam Shatz reviews Stanley Crouch's book, Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Charlie Parker: Open Culture shares a 1950 video clip of Charlie Parker playing with Coleman Hawkins, Buddy Rich, Lester Young, and Ella Fitzgerald.

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RIP, Art Blakey (1919-1900)

Jazz drummer Art Blakey (1919-1990) died on October 16, 1990, in New York City at the age of 71 of lung cancer. Blakey was cremated.

Blakey was a great drummer and the leader of one of the greatest jazz bands, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, which served as the developmental band for a large number of jazz musicians. Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard remarked that "Art Blakey was the first one who gave me a big opportunity." Pianist Walter Davis said, "I think no one in jazz has brought more great musicians to music than Art Blakey."

Shortly before his death, Blakey told Hubbard, "Don't be grieving when I die. Think about the good moments, what we did together and what you can do later on."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends Blakey's album, A Night in Birdland, Vol. 1 (Blue Note). (Purchase at Barnes & Noble.)

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers play "Moanin'" here:

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Recent Links :: 13 October 2013

• Art Blakey: On October 11, his birthday, Art Blakey was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
• Art Blakey: At The Jazz Session, Jason Crane provides links to interviews that he has conducted with members of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.
• Ornette Coleman, Modern Jazz Quartet: At Nextbop.com, Ben Gray provides a look at Ornette Coleman's song, "Lonely Woman," and several covers, including one by the Modern Jazz Quartet.
• Thelonious Monk: On October 10, his birthday, Thelonious Monk was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
• Oscar Peterson: C. Michael Bailey reviews Skol, an album by Oscar Peterson and Stephane Grappelli, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sun Ra: At The New York Review of Books, Seth Colter Walls discusses the music of Sun Ra.

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