Recent Links :: 21 July 2015

Bix Beiderbecke: According to The Davenport Dispatch-Argus, the German American Heritage Center in Davenport (Iowa) is presenting a major exhibit on jazz legend and Davenport native Bix Beiderbecke in July and August.

John Coltrane: At By Common Consent, Jason K. discusses John Coltrane's "spiritual awakening," which led to "A Love Supreme" and "Ascension."

John Coltrane: Jazz.Izzin reviews John Coltrane's album, Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane, Miles Davis: Jazz.Izzin reviews the box set, The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock: At The Guardian, John Fordham has a brief review of the recent London concert by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock and shares a clip of their joint concert in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1978.

Miles Davis: Several reviews of the new box set, Miles Davis at Newport: 1955-1975, The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, have appeared. These include:

• Chris Barton at The Los Angeles Times.
• Peter Jones at London Jazz News.
• Will Layman at Pop Matters.
• No Treble: Nothing But Bass.

Miles Davis: Jazz.Izzin discusses Miles Davis's iconic album, Kind of Blue. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: Jazz.Izzin discusses the tune, "Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)," from the Miles Davis album, Sketches of Spain. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Erroll Garner, Charlie Parker: According to JazzTimes, Savoy Jazz will reissue five titles from its catalog on July 31, including Miles Davis’s First Miles, Erroll Garner’s Penthouse Serenade, and Charlie Parker Memorial Vol. 1.

Charles Mingus: Jazz.Izzin discusses the Charles Mingus tune, "Fables of Faubus." (The song is available on the album, Mingus Ah Um, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Sonny Rollins Quintet playing "Tennessee Waltz." (The song is available on the album, Falling in Love with Jazz, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 9 July 2015

Louis Armstrong: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a clip of Louis Armstrong and His All Stars with conductor performing "St. Louis Blues" with Leonard Bernstein on July 14, 1956.

Louis Armstrong: At The Daily Beast, Nat Hentoff recalls the life of Louis Armstrong, arguing that Armstrong "did not invent jazz ... but when he got through with it, America’s homegrown art form was changed almost beyond recognition."

Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi makes the case that Louis Armstrong was born on July 4, as the jazz icon himself claimed, at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong.

Louis Armstrong: Jeff Fitzgerald has a two-part article about Louis Armstrong at All About Jazz: Part 1 and Part 2.

Ornette Coleman: At Slate, Carl Wilson discusses Ornette Coleman's influence on rock, hip-hop, and other forms of music.

Ornette Coleman: At The London Review of Books, Adam Shatz remembers Ornette Coleman and the values that he embodied.

Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews the July 6 performance in London by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, the first concert by the two as a duo since 1978. Others reviewing the concert include Ivan Hewett for The Telegraph, Thomas Rees for The Arts Desk, and Mike Hobart for The Financial Times.

Woody Herman: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses composer Ralph Burns and, in particular, his work on Woody Herman's album, New Swingin' Herman Herd. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

James P. Johnson: Ethan Iverson explores the music of James P. Johnson at Do the Math.

Sonny Rollins: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews Sonny Rollins's album, Complete Live at the Village Gate 1962. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Joe Zawinul: On July 7, his birthday, Joe Zawinul was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Recent Links :: 2 July 2015

Ornette Coleman: Ornette Coleman's funeral was held on June 27 at the Riverside Church in New York City. BlouinArtInfo.com, JazzTimes, The New York Times, and The New Yorker covered the service.

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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Recent Links :: 18 June 2015

Ornette Coleman: More sites remember the late jazz icon Ornette Coleman. These include:

• Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches
• In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond
• JazzWax
• medici.tv
• No Sound Left Behind — Part One and Part Two
• The Paris Review
• The Wall Street Journal
• Zeal Jazz & Cabaret News & Reviews

John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter: The 19th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards have been announced. Winners include:

• Best Liner Notes of the Year: John Coltrane, Offering: Live at Temple, U(Resonance)by Ashley Kahn. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keyboards player of the Year: Chick Corea.
• Historical Record of the Year: Miles Davis, Miles at the Fillmore: Miles Davis Bootleg Series Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Book of the Year: Herbie Hancock: Possibilities by Herbie Hancock, with Lisa Dickey. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)
• Midsize Ensemble of the Year: Wayne Shorter Quartet.

Miles Davis: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the town of Alton will unveil a statue of Miles Davis in September.

Bill Evans: According to JazzTimes, the Concord Music Group will reissue The Complete Fantasy Recordings of Bill Evans as a nine-CD box set in July.

Erroll Garner: On June 15, his birthday, Erroll Garner was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Erroll Garner: At The New York Times, Nate Chinen writes about the upcoming reissue of Erroll Garner’s 1955 Concert by the Sea. JazzTimes also notes this release.

Erroll Garner: According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Erroll Garner's professional materials have been donated to the University of Pittsburgh Library System.

Thelonious Monk: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses the newly re-released Thelonious Monk box set, The Complete Riverside Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: Tim Niland reviews the Sun Ra release, Oblique Parallax, at Music and More. (Purchase the MP3 version from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: Tim Niland reviews the Sun Ra release, Planets Of Life Or Death: Amiens '73, at Music and More. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 14 June 2015

Ornette Coleman: Several sites pay tribute to the late saxophonist Ornette Coleman, including:

• Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise
• Fresh Air
• Brick Wahl at The International Review of Music
• Devon Wendell at The International Review of Music
• Don Heckman at The International Review of Music
• JazzInk
• JazzTimes
• New Music Box
• The New Yorker
• NPR's A Blog Supreme
• Rifftides
• Slipped Disc
• Steve Wallace

Ornette Coleman: At The Guardian, John Fordham shares the best tracks of Ornette Coleman over six decades.

Ornette Coleman: Locus Solus: The New York School of Poets discusses Ornette Coleman's influence on Amiri Baraka, Frank O’Hara, and other young New York poets..

Ornette Coleman: At The New Yorker, Richard Brody discusses a 1997 interview by philosopher Jacques Derrida with Ornette Coleman.

Ornette Coleman: Slipped Disc links to a 2006 interview with Ornette Coleman.

Chick Corea: On June 12, his birthday, Chick Corea was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Miles Davis: According to Advantage News, the Miles Davis Memorial Project has received a grant to create a music plaza and a sculpture of the musician.

Miles Davis: At Night Lights, David Brent Johnson discusses Miles Davis's career between 1961 and 1963.

Miles Davis: Rolling Stone shares a clip of Miles Davis performing "Stella by Starlight" at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966. (The song is available on the album, Miles Davis At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht discusses Duke Ellington's recording, The Conny Plank Sessions, which will be released in July by Grönland Records, 45 years after the original sessions. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: At The International Review of Music, Devon Wendell interviews Wayne Shorter about his upcoming performance at the Hollywood Bowl.

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Happy Birthday, Chick Corea

Jazz keyboardist and composer Chick Corea was born on June 12, 1941, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Critic Scott Yanow calls Corea "one of the most significant jazzmen since the '60s," and Len Lyons says that "No musician has used the fusion concept with more variety, intelligence, and unimpeachable taste ..."

Corea, who has won 18 Grammy Awards, began working with Miles Davis in 1968, including playing piano on the historic Bitches Brew album. In the early 1970s, his band Return to Forever established a jazz fusion style that incorporated Latin elements. He also began a series of collaborations with artists such as Gary Burton, Herbie Hancock, and Bela Fleck.

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends three albums by Corea:

• Light as a Feather (Polydor). Available from Amazon.com.
• Where Have I Known You Before? (Polydor). Available from Amazon.com.
• My Spanish Heart (Polydor). Available from Amazon.com.

Corea and his band play "Spain" (from Light as a Feather) live at Montreux here:

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Recent Links :: 18 May 2015

Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane: Nextbop shares animated shorts from Blank on Blank, featuring Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, and John Coltrane.

Herbie Hancock: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Herbie Hancock Trio performing "Triangle." (The song is available on the album, Inventions and Dimensions, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter: According to The Jazz Line, the 2015 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Award Winners have been announced. They include:

• Keyboards Player of the Year: Chick Corea.
• Historical Record of the Year: Miles Davis, Miles At The Fillmore (Miles Davis Bootleg Series Vol 3). (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Midsize Ensemble: Wayne Shorter Quartet.

Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Miles Davis Quintet playing "Tadd’s Delight." (The song is available on the album, 'Round About Midnight, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews Keith Jarrett's Creation. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Charles Mingus: New Jazz United shares a clip of Charles Mingus with the Wally Cirillo Quartet playing "Smog L.A." (The song is available on the album, Jazz Composers Workshop, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Wes Montgomery: At JazzWax, Marc Myers reviews Wes Montgomery's In the Beginning. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Woody Herman: On May 16, his birthday, Woody Herman was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Recent Links :: 18 April 2015

Louis Armstrong, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard: As part of its "Building a Jazz Library" series, All About Jazz lists the best jazz trumpet albums, including:

• Louis Armstrong, Plays W.C. Handy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Clifford Brown, The Beginning and The End. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Miles Ahead. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Dizzy Gillespie, An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Freddie Hubbard, Above And Beyond. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock: At All About Jazz, Victor L. Schermer reviews the April 11 concert by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock at Philadelphia's Academy of Music.

Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter: The finalist nominees for the Jazz Journalists Association 2015 Jazz Awards have been announced. These include:

• Louis Armstrong's The Columbia & RCA Victor Live Recordings, liner notes by Ricky Riccardi for Best Liner Notes of the Year. (Purchase the album from Mosaic Records.)
• John Coltrane's Offering: Live at Temple University, liner notes by Ashley Kahn for Best Liner Notes of the Year. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane's Offering: Live At Temple University for Historical Record of the Year.
• Chick Corea for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz.
• Chick Corea for Musician of the Year.
• Chick Corea for Pianist of the Year.
• Chick Corea for Keyboards Player of the Year.
• Miles Davis's Miles at the Fillmore (Miles Davis Bootleg Series Vol 3) for Historical Record of the Year. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock: Possibilities by Herbie Hancock with Lisa Dickey for Best Book About Jazz of the Year. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter for Soprano Saxophonist of the Year.
• Wayne Shorter Quartet for Mid-Size Ensemble of the Year.

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Recent Links :: 16 April 2015

Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock: At JazzTimes, Bill Beuttler reviews the April concert by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock at Boston's Symphony Hall.

Duke Ellington: According to JazzTimes, Grönland Records will release Duke Ellington & His Orchestra’s previously unissued The Conny Plank Session in July.

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares videos of the late Paul Jeffrey talking about Sonny Rollins and Dizzy Gillespie.

Herbie Hancock: On April 12, his birthday, Herbie Hancock was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Keith Jarrett: JazzTimes shares a preview of the new Keith Jarrett album, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bessie Smith: On April 15, her birthday, Bessie Smith was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Lester Young: At The Daily Beast, Ted Gioia tells how Lester Young "invented cool."

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Recent Links :: 7 April 2015

Chick Corea: Yamaha features a video of Chick Corea discussing his piano playing.

Miles Davis: The In the Groove podcast looks at Miles Davis's development of fusion.

Miles Davis: As part of the "Building a Jazz Library" series at All About Jazz, the staff list the best Miles Davis albums.

Billie Holiday: At The New Yorker, Richard Brody reviews John Szwed’s new book, Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Billie Holiday: Gary G. Vercelli remembers Billie Holiday at Capital Public Radio.

Billie Holiday: Open Culture shares four videos of Billie Holiday on April 7, the 100th anniversary of her birthday.

Wes Montgomery: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht quotes rock guitar legend Pete Townshend on Wes Montgomery.

Jaco Pastorius: According to Rolling Stone, Metallica's bass player, Robert Trujillo, is producing a documentary about the life of the late jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius.

Sun Ra: An article on Afrofuturism by Ashley Clark in The Guardian calls Sun Ra "a key player" for his only feature film, "Space is the Place." (Purchase the DVD from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 4 April 2015

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's March 1940 recording of "You've Got Me, Voodoo'd" and "Hep Cats' Ball." (The songs are available on the album, The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions 1935-46 , which can be purchased from Mosaic Records.)

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi talks about the night Louis Armstrong and His All Stars played a dance at the University of Kansas student union, just after Kansas had lost in the NCAA basketball championship game.

Louis Armstrong: At Jazz Lives, Michael Steinman discusses the connections between trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton and Louis Armstrong.

Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock: At All About Jazz, Harry S. Pariser reviews the Chick Corea-Herbie Hancock concert at Berkeley in March.

Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins: In the Dark shares a 1962 letter from Sonny Rollins to Coleman Hawkins.

Thelonious Monk: As part of Capital Public Radio's "Falling Love Supreme" series, James McGrew talks about Thelonious Monk's album, Genius of Modern Music, Volume One. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Charlie Parker: According to JazzTimes, Opera Philadelphia will present the world premiere of "Charlie Parker’s Yardbird," an opera based on the life of Charlie Parker in June.

Sonny Rollins: According to Marc Myers in his Weekend Wax Bits, Sonny Rollins will receive an honorary degree from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the University of Hartford in Connecticut in May.

Sun Ra: Stefan Wood reviews the Sun Ra album, My Way is the Spaceways, at The Free Jazz Collective. (Purchase the album in vinyl from Amazon.com.)

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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 :: 16 February 2015

Eubie Blake: On his birthday, February 7, Eubie Blake was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Chick Corea: As reported in JazzTimes, the Grammy Awards for jazz were announced on February 8. Winners included Chick Corea for Best Improvised Jazz Solo, "Fingerprints," and Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Trilogy. (The song is available on the album, Trilogy, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea: Curt's Jazz Cafe previews the 2015 Grammy nominees for Best Improvised Jazz Solo, including Chick Corea's "Fingerprints." Curt's Jazz Cafe also previews the 2015 Grammy nominees for Best Instrumental Jazz Album, including Chick Corea's Trilogy.

Bill Evans: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a 1976 radio interview with Bill Evans.

Duke Ellington: At Air & Space, Richard Jurek writes about Duke Ellington’s 10-minute vocal ode to the first moon landing and provides a video of Ellington's performance.

Bill Evans: Marc Myers shares the first draft of Bill Evans's liner notes for the Miles Davis album, Kind of Blue, at JazzWax.

Erroll Garner, Freddie Hubbard, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Lester Young: Brilliant Corners features clips of "8 Cats Who Make it Look Easy," including Erroll Garner, Freddie Hubbard, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Lester Young.

Billie Holiday: According to All About Jazz, Legacy Recordings will celebrate Billie Holiday's 100th birthday by releasing The Centennial Collection, 20 Essential Lady Day Recordings, on March 31, 2015. JazzTimes shares the track list from the album.

Carmen McRae: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses Carmen McRae's 1957 album, Carmen for Cool Ones. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: At Nextbop, Sebastien Helary provides a full concert video of Wayne Shorter's performance at the 2014 Stockholm Jazz Festival. (Note that the video expires on February 18, 2015.)

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Recent Links :: 29 January 2015

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses Armstrong's 1955 recording with the All Stars at Gene Norman's Crescendo Club in Hollywood. (Purchase the album, Louis Armstrong at the Crescendo 1955 from Amazon.com.)

Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's 1930 recording of "Song of the Islands" at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. (The song is available on the box set, Hot Fives and Sevens, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At All About Jazz, Douglas Groothuis has a long piece on John Coltrane "and the meaning of life."

John Coltrane: JazzTimes announces that MVD Entertainment will release a four-CD John Coltrane box set, So Many Things: The European Tour 1961, in March. All About Jazz provides further information about the release. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At All About Jazz, K. Shackelford has a two-part examination of John Coltrane's album, A Love Supreme, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock: CBS News announces that Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock are planning a 2015 world tour of duo piano concerts, kicking off March 14 in Seattle. The Jazz Line and JazzTimes provide further information.

Herbie Hancock: At The Talkhouse, Matthew Shipp discusses Herbie Hancock's memoir, Possibilities. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Modern Jazz Quartet: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht shares a video of the Modern Jazz Quartet playing with Kammerorchester Arcata at the Jazzgipfel Festival in Stuttgart in 1992.

Jaco Pastorius: GuitarPlayer shares a video of Jaco Pastorius talking at the Musicians Institute in 1985.

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Recent Links :: 3 January 2014

Louis Armstrong, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett: WDCB asked its jazz DJs to pick their 5 favorite jazz recordings of 2014. The various lists include:

• Louis Armstrong, The Columbia and RCA/Victor Live Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the All-Stars. (Purchase the album from Mosaic Records.)
• Chick Corea, Trilogy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Miles At The Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Volume 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden, Last Dance. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ornette Coleman: At Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches, Hank Shteamer reviews the Ornette Coleman album, New Vocabulary. Mark Corroto also reviews the album at All ABout Jazz. (Purchase the album from System Dialing Records.)

John Coltrane: Lucas Schleicher discusses his 14 "most exciting" releases of 2014 at Dusted in Exile. These include John Coltrane. Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins: At Bird is the Worm, Dave Sumner lists the albums that he selected in the NPR Jazz Critics Poll and briefly discusses the albums that made NPR's top 10. Among the albums listed are:

• John Coltrane. Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian, Hamburg ’72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the Miles Davis album, All of You: the Last Tour 1960. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: The Telegraph lists the 33 best jazz albums of 2014, including Herbie Hancock, The Warner Bros Years (1969-1972). (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: Hank Shteamer discusses the music of Keith Jarrett from 1969 through 1972 at Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches.

Keith Jarrett: Grego Applegate Edwards reviews the Keith Jarrett album, Hamburg '72, at Gapplegate Music Review. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Joe Sample, Horace Silver: Curt's Jazz Cafe pays tribute to the jazz artists who died in 2014, including Joe Sample and Horace Silver.

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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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