Recent Links :: 19 July 2015

Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi celebrates the 8th anniversary of his blog, The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong.

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's 1930 recording of "Blue Yodel Number 9 (Standin' on the Corner)" with country music legend Jimmie Rodgers.

Louis Armstrong: At Brilliant Corners, Steve Provizer talks about Louis Armstrong's gigs on Mississippi river boats in the early part of the 20th century.

Dave Brubeck: At his blog, About Last Night, Terry Teachout shares a short film made in 1954 at a recording session by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.

Miles Davis: At The New Yorker, Richard Brody discusses the newly released Miles Davis album, Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975. Devon Wendell reviews the album at The International Review of Music, and John Fordham reviews it at The Guardian. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At MacSparky, David Sparks discusses Miles Davis's album, Kind of Blue. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Oliver Nelson: Marc Myers discusses the career of Oliver Nelson and particularly his album, Fantabulous, at JazzWax. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: At The International Review of Music, Devon Wendell discusses Sonny Rollins's 1955 album, Worktime. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Horace Silver: Doug Ramsey shares a clip of Horace Silver's quintet in Denmark in 1968 at Rifftides.

Sarah Vaughan: At JazzWax, Marc Myers talks about the collaboration between Sarah Vaughan and pianist Ronnell Bright.

Robert
Facebook page

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.

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 7 May 2015

Louis Armstrong: At Jazz Lives, Michael Steinman discusses his love for Louis Armstrong and shares clips of Armstrong performing "It's All in the Game" and "On a Coconut Island."

Dave Brubeck: As part of the "Falling in Love Supreme" series on Capital Public Radio, educator Roy Childs talks about hearing Dave Brubeck for the first time.

Ornette Coleman: The Notes You Don't Play shares an interview with Ornette Coleman.

John Coltrane, Milt Jackson: New Jazz United shares a clip of Milt Jackson and the John Coltrane Quintet playing "Three Little Words." (The song is available on the album, `Bags & Trane, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: Chris Mosey reviews Duke Elllington and His Orchestra: The Treasury Shows, Volume 19 at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Storyville Records.)

Bill Evans: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses Bill Evans's recording, "The Dolphin." (The song is available on the album, From Left to Right, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: John Kelman reviews Keith Jarrett's album, Creation, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: At Zeal Jazz & Cabaret News & Reviews, Dan Ouelette shares his notes from interviews with Wayne Shorter.

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 13 April 2015

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi talks about Louis Armstrong's sense of humor and the jokes that he told.

Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus, Horace Silver: Arguing that 1959 was "the most creative year in jazz," Nathan Holoway lists a number of albums from that year at All About Jazz. The albums include:

• The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time Out. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, Giant Steps. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Sketches of Spain. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Duke Ellington, Anatomy of a Murder. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans Trio, Portrait in Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ella Fitzgerald, Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Horace Silver, Blowin' the Blues Away. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Coleman Hawkins: As part of the "Building a Jazz Library" series at All About Jazz, Henk De Boer lists the best Coleman Hawkins albums.

Carmen McRae: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Carmen McRae appearing on German TV in 1969.

Carmen McRae: NPR Music shares Carmen McRae's 1985 appearance on "Piano Jazz."

Horace Silver: At JazzTimes, trumpeter Randy Brecker reflects on the influence of his mentor, Horace Silver.

Robert
Facebook page

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.)

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 11 December 2014

Dave Brubeck: On December 6, his birthday, Dave Brubeck was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

John Coltrane: According to JazzTimes, a documentary of John Coltrane, written and directed by filmmaker John Scheinfeld, is being targeted for release in late 2015 or early 2016.

John Coltrane: The Free Jazz Collective list of the most innovative listening experiences of the year includes John Coltrane's album, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the Miles Davis album, Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 . (Purchase the album from Amazon.com in vinyl or MP3.)

Miles Davis: At Music and More, Tim Niland shares a video of Miles Davis playing at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.

Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell:At The New Yorker, Richard Brody shares his best jazz reissues of 2014, including:

• Miles Davis, Miles at the Fillmore–Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Thelonious Monk, The Complete 1966 Geneva Concert. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bud Powell, Bud Powell: Birdland 1953. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At The Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum shares a link to an iTunes compilation of over 20 Herbie Hancock recordings and discusses Hancock's memoir, Possibilities. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Bud Powell: Marc Myers shares three videos of Bud Powell at JazzWax.

Lester Young: Jazz Lives reviews Dave Gelly's book, Being Prez: The Life & Music of Lester Young and calls it "one of the best books on a jazz artist I have ever read." (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Robert
Facebook page

Happy Birthday, Dave Brubeck

American jazz pianist Dave Brubeck was born on December 6, 1920, in Concord, California.

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons reminds us that "Brubeck's sound, and perhaps his appeal to the college audience, was based on a blend of European 'classical' harmony and counterpoint with jazz rhythmic feeling and improvisation." Brubeck's Quartet was especially known for its use of unusual time signatures — 5/4, in the case of "Take Five," which was recently voted by listeners the best jazz song of all time at NPR Music.

Lyons recommends the Dave Brubeck Quartet's album, Dave Brubeck's All-Time Greatest Hits(Columbia), which is available only in vinyl. Jim Determan (who updated the Lyons list for CD) recommends the two alternative CDs below and points out that "Either or both of these discs would make an appropriate substitute for the recommended LP. The first one contains 'Take Five' and the other odd time signature material, which include many of the more memorable of Brubeck's 'hits.' The Greatest Hits CD picks up some of the other material, like 'Duke,' his tribute to Ellington."

• Time Out (Sony) Purchase from Amazon.com.
• Greatest Hits (Columbia/Sony) Purchase from Amazon.com.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet plays "Blue Rondo A La Turk" here:

Robert
Facebook page

RIP, Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)

Jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck died of heart failure on December 5, 2012, in Norwalk, Connecticut, one day before his 92nd birthday.

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Dave Brubeck Quartet's album, Dave Brubeck's All-Time Greatest Hits (Columbia), which is available only in vinyl.

Jim Determan (who updated the Lyons list for CD) recommends the two alternative CDs below and points out that "Either or both of these discs would make an appropriate substitute for the recommended LP. The first one contains 'Take Five' and the other odd time signature material, which include many of the more memorable of Brubeck's 'hits.' The Greatest Hits CD picks up some of the other material, like 'Duke,' his tribute to Ellington."

• Time Out (Sony) Purchase from Amazon.com.
  
• Greatest Hits (Columbia/Sony) Purchase from Amazon.com.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet plays "Unsquare Dance" here:

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 24 September 2014

Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins: At The Village Voice, Joseph Lapin lists "Ten Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die." They include:

• The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time Out. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, Blue Train. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Bitches Brew. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Ella and Louis. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock, Head Hunters. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charles Mingus, Ah Um. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• The Thelonious Monk Quartet, Monk's Dream. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins, The Bridge. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk: At The Notes You Don't Play, Peter Blasevivk shares a 1960 piece from Downbeat in which John Coltrane talks about the influence of Thelonious Monk.

John Coltrane: On September 23, his birthday, John Coltrane was Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

John Coltrane: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the John Coltrane album, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At Jazz Truth, George Colligan reviews a concert in Portland given by the Herbie Hancock Quartet.

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 23 August 2014

Count Basie: On August 21, his birthday, Count Basie was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Clifford Brown: At All ABout Jazz, Obert Davis recommends the album, Clifford Brown With Strings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Dave Brubeck: At his blog, About Last Night, Terry Teachout shares a video of Dave Brubeck playing in Holland in 1961.

Chick Corea: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, Chick Corea will release a live 3-CD eet, Trilogy, in early September. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews the 3-CD set, Herbie Hancock: The Warner Bros. Years (1969-1972). (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Charlie Parker: At All About Jazz, Jimmy Heath recommends the 1950 Charlie Parker album, Charlie Parker With Strings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Annie Ross: At All About Jazz, Jack Bowers reviews the new Annie Ross album, To Lady with Love.

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 5 August 2014

Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton: According to JazzTimes, Legacy Recordings will release six classic "Live at Newport" albums at iTunes/NewportJazz. These include:

• The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Newport 1958
• Three albums by Duke Ellington: Ellington at Newport: The Original Album; Newport 1958; and Live at Newport 1958
• Ella Fitzgerald’s Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall July 5, 1973
• Lionel Hampton’s Reunion at Newport 1967

Charlie Christian: On July 29, his birthday, Charlie Christian was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman: At The Notes You Don't Play, Peter Blasevick shares a 1982 interview with Benny Goodman about Charlie Christian.

Keith Jarrett: According to Elements of Jazz, the album Last Dance, by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden, was the top jazz album for the week of July 28, 2014. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Jon Hendricks,Dave Lambert, Annie Ross: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a 1959 Down Beat article about the group, Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross.

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 28 March 2014

Dave Brubeck: At Jazz Backstory, Monk Rowe discusses the life of the late Iola Brubeck, Dave Brubeck's widow.

Dave Brubeck, Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Dave Brubeck performing in the 1962 British film, "All Night Long," and a promotional video of the new Sonny Rollins album, Road Shows 3. (Pre-order the Sonny Rollins album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, a tenor saxophone owned by John Coltrane and the manuscript for "A Love Supreme" have been added to the Smithsonian Jazz Collection..

Duke Ellington: At Do the Math, Darcy James Argue takes issue with Gunther Schuller's analysis of Duke Ellington's "Diminuendo in Blue."

Bud Powell: At NPR's Fresh Air, Kevin Whitehead discusses the new collection of Bud Powell's music, Birdland 1953. (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.

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 24 March 2014

Louis Armstrong: Talk About Jazz shares a clip of Louis Armstrong playing "When You're Smiling." (The song is available on the album, The California Concerts, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Louis Armstrong: Dangerous Minds discusses the collage art of Louis Armstrong.

Dave Brubeck: Marc Myers writes about the death of Dave Brubeck's widow, Iola, at JazzWax.

Miles Davis: At Esquire, Jeff Slate wonders when Miles Davis "slipped in our culture from legend, icon and musical giant to distant historical figure."

Ella Fitzgerald: Talk About Jazz shares a clip of Ella Fitzgerald singing "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)." (The song is available on the album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.) (The song is available on the album, XXX, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Ella Fitzgerald: At MacSparky, David Sparks discusses Ella Fitzgerald's 1960 recording on "Mack the Knife." (The song is available on the album, Pure Ella, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Cecil Taylor: New Jazz United shares tracks from Cecil Taylor's album, Solo. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 13 March 2014

Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis: At Do the Math, Ethan Iverson discusses his reaction to the portrayal of Miles Davis in Terry Teachout's play, "Satchmo at the Waldorf."

Dave Brubeck: JazzTimes reports that Dave Brubeck's widow, Iola, has died at 90 after a battle with cancer.

Chick Corea: JazzTimes features a John Medeski interview with Chick Corea.

Miles Davis: At Speakeasy, Eric R. Danton shares a clip of Miles Davis playing "Footprint," from the new album Miles at the Fillmore—Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John McLaughlin: At Today Online, Kevin Matthews reviews the John McLuaghlin concert in Singapore.

Thelonious Monk: At JazzTimes, Thomas Conrad reviews the album, Thelonious Monk, Paris 1969. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Charlie Parker: At The International Review of Music, Devon Wendell discusses the 1955 death of Charlie Parker.

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 1 February 2014

Dave Brubeck: New Jazz United shared the Dave Brubeck song, "Unsquare Dance." (The song is available on the album, Dave Brubeck — Greatest Hits, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: New Jazz United shared the Bill Evans song, "You Must Believe in Spring." (The song is available on the album, You Must Believe in Spring, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

King Oliver: According to All About Jazz, Riverwalk Jazz broadcast an encore presentation featuring theater legend William Warfield, who brought King Oliver's correspondence to life in a 1992 performance.

McCoy Tyner: Talk About Jazz shared a clip of McCoy Tyner's "A Prayer for My Family." (The song is available on the album, Sahara, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Betty Carter, Erroll Garner, Fletcher Henderson, James P. Johnson, Wes Montgomery: JazzTimes announced that Jazz at Lincoln Center is soliciting votes from fans in its annual Jazz Hall of Fame induction. Nominees include:

• Betty Carter
• Erroll Garner
• Fletcher Henderson
• James P. Johnson
• Wes Montgomery

Robert
Facebook page

Christmas Jazz :: Dave Brubeck, "Silent Night"

From the album "A Dave Brubeck Christmas," available on CD from Amazon.com.

Robert

Facebook page

Recent Links :: 13 December 2013

Dave Brubeck: At NextBop.com, Ben Gray provides a look at covers of Vince Guaraldi’s composition, "Linus and Lucy." Included is a version by Dave Brubeck, from his 1981 Quiet as the Moon album. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter: At All About Jazz, John Kelman lists his favorite releases of 2013. The list includes:

• Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969, Volume 2. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock, The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett, Concerts: Bregenz Munich. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter, Without a Net. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: At Jazz Backstory, Monk Rowe talks about Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker Swing." (The song is available on the album, Three Suites, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the Thelonious Monk album, Thelonious Monk - Paris 1969. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: John Kelman lists his favorite live shows of 2013 at All About Jazz. The list includes Wayne Shorter 80th Birthday Celebration on June 29 at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 8 December 2013

Dave Brubeck: On his birthday, December 6, Dave Brubeck was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Chick Corea, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus, Art Tatum, Fats Waller: At NextBop.com, Ben Gray does a marvelous job of discussing covers of the Fats Waller tune, "Jitterbug Waltz," including those by:

• Chick Corea. (The song is available on the album, Past, Present, & Futures, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
• The Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy. (The song is available on the album, Cornell 1964, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
• Art Tatum. (The song is available on the album, Solo Masterpieces, Volume 3, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At All About Jazz, Nenad Georgievski analyzes the John Coltrane album, Live at Birdland. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Robert
Facebook page

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."

Robert
Facebook page

Recent Links :: 6 December 2013

Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker: According to JazzTimes, the Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to its Grammy Hall of Fame, and the following jazz classics are included:

• Louis Armstrong, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen." (Purchase the MP3 from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis, Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker, Yardbird Suite. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Dave Brubeck: All About Jazz reports on the many tributes to Dave Brubeck a year after his death.

John Coltrane: At HubPages, Jason Sositko talks about John Coltrane's piece, "Alabama." ("Alabama" is available on the album, Live at Birdland, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko discusses the four albums that Miles Davis recorded in 1956 for Columbia Records:

• Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko discusses several albums from Miles Davis's funk era, including:

• Bitches Brew and in particular "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Dark Magus: Live at Carnegie Hall. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• On the Corner. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At HubPages, Jason Sositko talks about the Miles Davis classic, Birth of the Cool. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: Jason Sositko reviews a number of Miles Davis gift sets at Goody Guides. The sets include:

• The Complete Columbia Album Collection. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings of Miles Davis. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Robert
Facebook page