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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Recent Links :: 19 March 2013

• Louis Armstrong: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, the Louis Armstrong House Museum will help celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month by featuring a previously unissued recording of Louis Armstrong performing "West End Blues."
• Louis Armstrong: At the Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi outlines the typical song list for an Armstrong All Stars concert between 1952 and 1955.
• Art Ensemble of Chicago: Mike Shanley reviews the Art Ensemble of Chicago album, Early Combinations, at JazzTimes. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Art Blakey: Mike Oppenheim reviews Moanin', by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Art Blakey: New Jazz United shares a video of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers playing "A Night in Tunisia," live in Paris in 1959.
• Billie Holiday: Dee Dee Bridgewater will play Billie Holiday in a new production on Broadway, according to JazzTimes.
• Sonny Rollins: Larry Appelbaum shares part 4 of his interview with Sonny Rollins at Let's Cool One.

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Recent Links :: December 2

• Louis Armstrong: JazzLives writes about a visit to the Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York.
  
• Art Ensemble of Chicago: Will Hermes shares a 10-minute video of the Art Ensemble of Chicago at his blog, Love Goes to Buildings on Fire.
  
• Dave Brubeck: All About Jazz announces that the new 19-CD box set from the Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Complete Columbia Studios Collection, will be released on December 6. (Purchase the CD, The Complete Columbia Studios Collection, at The Dave Brubeck Store.)
  
• John Coltrane: Chris May reviews John Coltrane's 1967 album, Kulu Se Mama, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the CD, Kulu Se Mama, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• John Coltrane: Open Culture shares two clips from the only live performance of "A Love Supreme" by the John Coltrane Quartet, in Anitbes, France, in the summer of 1965. (Purchase the CD, A Love Supreme, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Chick Corea: Alex Hoyt discusses the story behind Chick Corea's composition, "Spain," at The Atlantic. ("Spain" appears on the CD, Light as a Feather, which can be purchased at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Miles Davis: Vinyl Revival picks the 7 best Miles Davis albums, beginning with Birth of the Cool. (Purchase the CD, Birth of the Cool, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Keith Jarrett: Josef Woodard reviews the Keith Jarrett Trio's performance at UCLA on October 26 at JazzTimes.
  
• Charles Mingus: All About Jazz discusses the financing behind the Charles Mingus documentary.
  
• Sonny Rollins: Jeffrey Brown interviews Sonny Rollins, who recently received Kennedy Center Honors, at PBS News Hour. The Washington Post also features a piece on Rollins.
  

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Recent Links :: October 28, 2011

• Art Ensemble of Chicago: All Apologies discusses the 1969 Art Ensemble of Chicago album, People in Sorrow. (Purchase the MP3 version of the album, People in Sorrow, at Amazon.com.)
  
• Anthony Braxton: All Apologies discusses the 1975 Anthony Braxton album, Donna Lee. (Purchase the CD, Donna Lee, at Amazon.com.)
  
• Ornette Coleman: All Apologies discusses the 1968 Ornette Coleman album, Ornette at 12. (Purchase the vinyl, Ornette at 12, at Amazon.com.)
  
• Miles Davis: Skrillex and the remaining members of the Doors will record a "variation" on Miles Davis's album Milestones, according to Davis Online. (Purchase the CD, Milestones, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• Dizzy Gillespie: Joseph Stromberg explains how Dizzy Gillespie's bent trumpet found its way into the American History Museum at Around the Mall.
  
• Keith Jarrett: Don Heckman reviews the concert by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette at Royce Hall at The International Review of Music.
  
• George Russell: Parts of a chapter from Duncan Heining's biography of George Russell appear at All About Jazz. (Purchase the book, George Russell: The Story of an American Composer, at Barnes & Noble.)
  

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