Recent Links :: 4 May 2015

Cannonball Adderley, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Parker: As part of the All About Jazz series, "Building a Jazz Library," Bob Bernotas lists the top jazz alto saxophone albums, including:

• Cannonball Adderley, Somethin' Else. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Eric Dolphy, Far Cry. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker, The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: According to JazzTimes and All About Jaz, Columbia/Legacy will release Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 in July. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes, Ken Franckling discusses Miles Davis’s breakthrough performance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1955.

Miles Davis: At Open Culture, Josh Jones recounts several stories from the early 1970s, when Miles Davis opened for Neil Young, Steve Miller, and other groups.

Dizzy Gillespie: As part of All About Jazz's "One LP" series, jazz trumpeter John Faddis talks about the 1954 Soul Mates album that featured Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Eldridge. (Purchase the vinyl record from Amazon.com.)

James P. Johnson: At Jazz Lives, Michael Steinman discusses two of James P. Johnson's 1939 piano solos, "Blueberry Rhyme" and "If Dreams Come True."

Thelonious Monk: According to JazzTimes and All About Jazz, Concord Music Group will reissue the 15-CD Thelonious Monk anthology, The Complete Riverside Recordings, in May.

Charlie Parker: Ehsan Khoshbakht shares a photo of Charlie Parker unpacking his saxophone at the Royal Roost in New York City in 1949 at Take the "A" Train.

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Recent Links :: 30 April 2015

Count Basie: At Jazz Wax, Marc Myers writes about several albums on the German MPS label, including Count Basie's Basic Basie. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan: As part of its "Building a Jazz Library" series, All About Jazz's Matthew Bahl lists the best jazz vocal albums from 1969 to 2001. These include:

• Betty Carter, The Audience With Betty Carter. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Carmen McRae, Any Old Time. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sarah Vaughan, Crazy and Mixed Up. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: St. Louis Jazz Notes has a number of links to stories about Miles Davis, including drummer Lenny White's thoughts about playing on the album, Bitches Brew.

Duke Ellington: On his birthday, April 29, Duke Ellington was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Duke Ellington: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht shares photos of Duke Ellington.

Bill Evans: Marc Myers writes about the collaboration between Bill Evans and Tony Bennett at JazzWax. In particular, he looks at the Concord album, The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings. (Purchase the 4-LP box set from Amazon.com.)

Dizzy Gillespie: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet's two-week gig at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London in August 1973, which has been issued on four separate CDs as Dizzy Gillespie Live at Ronnie Scott's Vols. 1 — 4. (Purchase the albums from Amazon.com: Volume 1; Volume 2; Volume 3; and Volume 4.)

Max Roach: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Max Roach Quintet playing Deeds, Not Words in 1958. (The song is available on the album, Deeds, Not Words, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Bessie Smith: NPR's Jazz Night in America discusses Bessie Smith's influence on 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 :: 26 March 2015

John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey lists his ten best live jazz recordings from 1953 to 1965, including:

• John Coltrane, Live at Birdland.
• John Coltrane, At the Village Vanguard.
• Miles Davis, At The Plugged Nickel.
• Duke Ellington, At Newport 1956.
• Bill Evans, At the Village Vanguard.
• Erroll Garner, Concert by the Sea.
• Charles Mingus, At Antibes.
• Wes Montgomery, At The Half Note.
• The Quintet, At Massey Hall.
• Sonny Rollins, At the Village Vanguard.

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

Miles Davis: St. Louis Jazz Notes has several short news items about Miles Davis.

Duke Ellington: Peter Blasevick shares links to two interviews with Duke Ellington at The Notes You Don't Play.

Duke Ellington: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht discusses the restoration of three Duke Ellington films: "Black and Tan Fantasy," "Symphony in Black," and "Bundle of Blues."

Billie Holiday: At About Last Night, Terry Teachout shares a video of John Hammond's 1978 CBC interview, talking about “discovering” Billie Holiday.

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Recent Links :: 17 March 2015

John Coltrane: At Steve Hoffman Music Forums, several people discuss John Coltrane's album, Ascension. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: According to JazzTimes, Concord Music Group will release the second volume of its Miles Davis reissues from the Prestige catalog, Miles Davis—The Prestige 10-Inch LP Collection, Vol. 2, in April.

Bill Evans: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a link to a clip of Bill Evans playing in Norway just weeks before he died in 1980.

Dizzy Gillespie: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht discusses the 1958 movie about Dizzy Gillespie, "A Date with Dizzy."

Herbie Hancock: Marc Myers discusses Herbie Hancock's album, Maiden Voyage, at JazzWax. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

James P. Johnson: Jazz Lives shares a poster and program for a 1945 Carnegie Hall concert by James P. Johnson.

Charlie Parker: Ted Gioia discusses the career of Charlie Parker at The Weekly Standard.

Joe Sample: At JazzTimes, Bob James remembers the late Joe Sample.

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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, Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)

Jazz trumpeter John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1917-1993) died of pancreatic cancer on January 6, 1993, in Englewood, New Jersey. He is buried in the Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York.

Gillespie was one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time and the intellectual force behind bebop. His brilliant solo lines, showmanship, and ability to communicate with his audiences made him perhaps the greatest single force in leading the public to accept bebop.

Wynton Marsalis said of Gillespie, "Dizzy was so quick-minded, he could create an endless flow of ideas at unusually fast tempi. Nobody had ever even considered playing a trumpet that way, let alone had actually tried. All the musicians respected him because, in addition to outplaying everyone, he knew so much and was so generous with that knowledge..."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends two of Gillespie's albums:

• In the Beginning (Prestige). This album is only available in vinyl, but Jim Determan recommends as an alternative, Shaw Nuff (Discovery), which has all but one cut from In the Beginning. (Purchase the CD, Shaw Nuff, at Amazon.com.)
• The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band: In Concert (GNP), which is available on CD. (Purchase the CD, The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band: In Concert, at Amazon.com.)

Gillespie and his band play "One Note Samba," here:

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Recent Links :: 6 December 2014

Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi continues his series on Larry L. King's profile of Louis Armstrong in the November 1967 issue of Harper's with Part 3, Part 4, and Conclusion.

Chick Corea:According to several sources, including The Ottawa Citizen, the Grammy Award nominees include:

• Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy, for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Chick Corea, "Fingerprints," from Trilogy for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.

Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a video of Miles Davis's live 1970 performance of "It's About That Time." (The song is available on the album, Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It’s About that Time, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker: At Macsparky, David Sparks discusses "A Night in Tunisia" and shares versions by Miles Davis and Charlie Parker and by Dizzy Gillespie.

Herbie Hancock: At All About Jazz, Nenad Georgievski reviews the November 27 concert by Herbie Hancock in Belgrade, Serbia.

Keith Jarrett: At All About Jazz, Karl Ackermann reviews the Keith Jarrett album, Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden/Paul Motian: Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a video of Sonny Rollins on Ralph Gleason's "Jazz Casual" television show from March 1962.

Cecil Taylor: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht discusses the music of Cecil Taylor and shares a 1986 audio file of Taylor on Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz."

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Recent Links :: 22 October 2014

Louis Armstrong: According to Allan Kozinn at the New York Times, the Louis Armstrong House Museum has opened an exhibition of Armstrong memorabilia from the collection of one-time jazz club owner Jack Bradley, who amassed what is said to be the world’s largest private collection of Armstrongiana.

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the apocryphal story that, in the late 1950s, Vice President Richard Nixon unwittingly carried Louis Armstrong's marijuana stash across customs.

Clifford Brown: At All About Jazz, Victor L. Schermer interviews Don Glanden, the Division Head of Graduate Jazz Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, about his documentary on Clifford Brown, "Brownie Speaks."

Chick Corea: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews the Chick Corea album, Trilogy. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: In his October 18 Weekend Wax Bits, Marc Myers reports that Concord will release Bill Evans's The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, in November. He also shares a video of Tony Bennett with Bill Evans. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)

Dizzy Gillespie: On October 21, his birthday, Dizzy Gillespie was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Jelly Roll Morton: On October 20, his birthday, Jelly Roll Morton was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Annie Ross: At All About Jazz, John Ephland reviews the upcoming album Annie Ross: To Lady with Love.

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

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Happy Birthday, Dizzy Gillespie

Jazz trumpeter John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was born on October 21, 1917, in Cheraw, South Carolina. Gillespie was the intellectual force behind bebop and played brilliant solo lines. His showmanship and ability to communicate with his audiences also made him perhaps the greatest single force in leading the public to accept bebop.

Wynton Marsalis said of Gillespie, "Dizzy was so quick-minded, he could create an endless flow of ideas at unusually fast tempi. Nobody had ever even considered playing a trumpet that way, let alone had actually tried. All the musicians respected him because, in addition to outplaying everyone, he knew so much and was so generous with that knowledge ..."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends two of Gillespie's albums:

• In the Beginning (Prestige). This album is only available in vinyl, but Jim Determan recommends as an alternative, Shaw Nuff (Discovery), which has all but one cut from In the Beginning. (Purchase the CD, Shaw Nuff, at Amazon.com.)
  
• The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band: In Concert (GNP), which is available on CD. (Purchase the CD, The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band: In Concert, at Amazon.com.)
  

Gillespie and his band play one of his compositions, "A Night in Tunisia," here:

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Recent Links :: 11 August 2014

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi recaps the 14th annual Satchmo Summerfest. Mick Carlton also reviews the event at JazzTimes.

Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Max Roach: At MacSparky, David Sparks discusses the May 1953 Massey Hall concert with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. (Purchase the album, The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall, from Amazon.com.)

Clifford Brown: "Brownie Speaks," a documentary about Clifford Brown, has a Facebook page.

Herbie Hancock: At The International Review of Music, Don Heckman reviews the Hollywood Bowl concert featuring Herbie Hancock, Gregory Porter, and the Robert Glasper Experiment.

Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers recaps the Sonny Rollins / New Yorker controversy and shares links to reactions by Larry Blumenfeld, Tom Raney, and Howard Mandel.

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Recent Links :: 29 May 2014

John Coltrane: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: On May 26, his birthday, Miles Davis was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Miles Davis: Ken Laster's podcast, In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond, plays the music of Miles Davis in honor of the jazz icon's birthday.

Miles Davis: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the Miles Davis album, Take Off: The Complete Blue Note Albums. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Weather Report: At NPR's A Blog Supreme, David Brent Johnson explores jazz elegies, i.e., instrumental tributes to deceased jazz musicians. Included are:

• Miles Davis's tribute to Duke Ellington, "He Loved Him Madly." (The song is available on the album, Get Up With It, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
• Dizzy Gillespie's tribute to Clifford Brown, "I Remember Clifford." (The song is available on the album, Birk's Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
• Charles Mingus's tribute to Lester Young, "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." (The song is available on the album, Mingus Ah Um, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
• Weather Report's tribute to Cannonball Adderley, "Cannon Ball." (The song is available on the album, Black Market, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: According to Jeff Tamarking at JazzTimes, Legacy Recordings will release Duke Ellington: The Original Recordings That Inspired the Broadway Hit “After Midnight”, a collection of original recordings from 1927 through 1940, in May on iTunes and other digital retailers and in June on CD. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 24 January 2014

Ornette Coleman: New Jazz United shares the Ornette Coleman song, "Just for You." (The song is available on the album, The Art of the Improvisers, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, Columbia/Legacy Recordings has announced the March release of the album, Miles at the Fillmore—Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3.

Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young: Mr. Porter discusses the clothing styles of several jazz icons, including Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, and Lester Young.

Sun Ra: Talk About Jazz shares the song, "Abstract 'I'," from Sun Ra's album, The Magic City. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wayne Shorter: Talk About Jazz shares the song, "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5," from Wayne Shorter's album, Alegría. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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RIP, Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)

Jazz trumpeter John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1917-1993) died of pancreatic cancer on January 6, 1993, in Englewood, New Jersey. He is buried in the Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York.

Gillespie was one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time and the intellectual force behind bebop. His brilliant solo lines, showmanship, and ability to communicate with his audiences made him perhaps the greatest single force in leading the public to accept bebop.

Wynton Marsalis said of Gillespie, "Dizzy was so quick-minded, he could create an endless flow of ideas at unusually fast tempi. Nobody had ever even considered playing a trumpet that way, let alone had actually tried. All the musicians respected him because, in addition to outplaying everyone, he knew so much and was so generous with that knowledge..."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends two of Gillespie's albums:

• In the Beginning (Prestige). This album is only available in vinyl, but Jim Determan recommends as an alternative, Shaw Nuff (Discovery), which has all but one cut from In the Beginning. (Purchase the CD, Shaw Nuff, at Amazon.com.)
• The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band: In Concert (GNP), which is available on CD. (Purchase the CD, The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band: In Concert, at Amazon.com.)

Gillespie and his band play "One Note Samba," here:

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Recent Links :: 29 October 2013

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the album, Louis Armstrong and The Commanders. (According to Riccardi, Moments to Remember has the complete session. Purchase that album from Amazon.com.)

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi talks about the 80th anniversary of Louis Armstrong and His Hot Harlem Band.

Louis Armstrong: Jazz Lives recommends Ricky Riccardi's book, What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years. Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Clifford Brown: Jason Crane asked people to name their favorite Clifford Brown performances, and he shares the results at The Jazz Session.

Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, Chris Davis review the CD/DVD set, Legendary Concerts. (Purchase the set from Amazon.com.)

Dizzy Gillespie: JazzWax features a video of Dizzy Gillespie's 1966 appearance on the British TV show, "Jazz 625."

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Recent Links :: 22 October 2013

John Coltrane, Miles Davis: The radio program, In the Groove ... Jazz and Beyond, shares cuts from the John Coltrane Quartet and Miles Davis.

Duke Ellington: At Brain Pickings, Maria Popova discusses Tony Teachout's book, Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Dizzy Gillespie: On his birthday, October 21, Dizzy Gillespie was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Jelly Roll Morton: On October 20, his birthday, Jelly Roll Morton was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Fats Waller: Jazz Lives shares a video of Fats Waller performing "I Believe in Miracles."

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Happy Birthday, Dizzy Gillespie

Jazz trumpeter John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was born on October 21, 1917, in Cheraw, South Carolina. Gillespie was the intellectual force behind bebop and played brilliant solo lines. His showmanship and ability to communicate with his audiences also made him perhaps the greatest single force in leading the public to accept bebop.

Wynton Marsalis said of Gillespie, "Dizzy was so quick-minded, he could create an endless flow of ideas at unusually fast tempi. Nobody had ever even considered playing a trumpet that way, let alone had actually tried. All the musicians respected him because, in addition to outplaying everyone, he knew so much and was so generous with that knowledge ..."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends two of Gillespie's albums:

• In the Beginning (Prestige). This album is only available in vinyl, but Jim Determan recommends as an alternative, Shaw Nuff (Discovery), which has all but one cut from In the Beginning. (Purchase the CD, Shaw Nuff, at Barnes & Noble.)
  
• The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band: In Concert (GNP), which is available on CD. (Purchase the CD, The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band: In Concert, at Amazon.com.)
  

Gillespie and his band play one of his compositions, "A Night in Tunisia," here:

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Recent Links :: 1 October 2013

• Anthony Braxton: At The Free Jazz Collective, Colin Green reviews Anthony Braxton's album, Echo Echo Mirror House. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
  
• Ornette Coleman: At All About Jazz, Ian Patterson reviews The Road to Jajouka, an album that features Ornette Coleman. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ella Fitzgerald: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, Mosaic Records will release "The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-1941)" in October.
• Dizzy Gillespie: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey reviews the recently released Dizzy Gillespie album, Dizzy's Big Four. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bud Powell: On September 27, his birthday, Bud Powell was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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Recent Links :: 4 September 2013

• Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Billie Holiday, Art Tatum: The New York Times shares some beautiful photos by Nate Singerman from the 1950s of jazz greats, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Billie Holiday, and Art Tatum.
• John McLaughlin, Charles Mingus, Weather Report: According to JazzTimes, Legacy Recordings will release five new jazz titles in its “Essential” series, all being made available exclusively as digital downloads. The featured artists in the initial digital run include Charles Mingus, Weather Report, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin.
• Wayne Shorter: At The International Review of Music, Don Heckman reviews Wayne Shorter's 80th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl.
• Wayne Shorter: In the Groove ... Jazz and Beyond featured the music of Wayne Shorter, in honor of his 8oth birthday.

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