Recent Links :: 30 July 2015

Cannonball Adderley: New Jazz United shares a video of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet playing "Jubilation." (The song is available on the album, Sharpshooters, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses Louis Armstrong's early recordings of "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas)" and "I'm in the Market for You."

Miles Davis: According to The Carlsbad Current-Argus, Don Cheadle's Miles Davis biopic, "Miles Ahead," will make its world premiere in October at the New York Film Festival.

Miles Davis: Tim Niland reviews the album, Miles Davis - At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, at Music and More. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: Open Culture discusses Miles Davis's 2005 recording of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature." (The song is available on the album, You're Under Arrest, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: David Brent Johnson talks about Duke Ellington's "early Black-pride music" at Night Lights.

Duke Ellington: Ben Donnelly reviews Duke Ellington's "The Conny Plank Session" at dusted in exile. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: According to The Plymouth University Website, Lecturer in Music Dr. Katherine Williams has been awarded the first ever Jazz Research Fellowship by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation and the Jazz Education Network to examine the differences between the live performances of Duke Ellington and his recorded work.

Erroll Garner: At JazzWax, Marc Myers talks about the Erroll Garner Quartet's tour of Paris in 1972 and shares a video of their appearance on the French television show, "Jazz Land."

Scott Joplin: According to KSLA News, Texarkana, the city has begun the restoration of a mural of Texarkana native Scott Joplin.

Charles Mingus: At All About Jazz, John Goodman provides an excerpt from his book, "Mingus Speak," where Mingus talks about avant-garde musicians and the importance of tradition in jazz. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: The Notes You Don't Play shares a 2005 interview between Joshua Redman and Sonny Rollins.

Lester Young: David Brent Johnson talks about Mosaic's upcoming Lester Young box set at Night Lights.

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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 :: 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.

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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 :: 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 :: 12 June 2015

Ornette Coleman: The great saxophonist and jazz innovator Ornette Coleman passed away on June 11. Among those covering his death are:

• All About Jazz
• Capital Public Radio
• The Daily Beast
• Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches
• Do the Math
• The Free Jazz Collective
• The Guardian
• Jazz Beyond Jazz
• The Jazzcat
• JazzTimes
• JazzWax
• The New York Times
• The Ottawa Citizen
• Perfect Sounds
• Rolling Stone
• Steve Wallace
• uDiscover Music
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Post

Ornette Coleman: The Wall Street Journal shares five clips that show Ornette Coleman's "musical versatility."

Ornette Coleman: New Jazz United shares a clip of Ornette Coleman and Charlie Haden performing "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." (The song is available on the album, Soapsuds Soapsuds, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Ornette Coleman: Open Culture shares a clip of Lou Reed collaborating with Ornette Coleman.

Bud Powell: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Bud Powell Quintet playing "Frantic Fancies (Take 6)." (The song is available on the box set, The Complete Blue Note and Roost Recordings, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: New Jazz United shares a clip of Sun Ra and His Arkestra playing "The Sun Man Speaks."

Sonny Rollins: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Sonny Rollins Quartet playing "You Do Something to Me." (The song is available on the album, The Bridge, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 3 June 2015

Louis Armstrong: Untapped Cities discusses the Louis Armstrong Museum's tapes of Louis Armstrong talking about being busted for smoking pot,.

Ornette Coleman: According to Rolling Stone and Capital Public Radio, Ornette Coleman has filed a lawsuit claiming that he did not authorize the release of the 2014 album, New Vocabulary.

Bill Evans: At The Wall Street Journal, author Megan Marshall discusses Bill Evans's recording of "Some Other Time." (The song is available on the album, The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Benny Goodman: On May 30, his birthday, Benny Goodman was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Keith Jarrett: KeithJarrett.org shares several emails about events associated with Keith Jarrett's 70th birthday.

Charlie Parker: At All About Jazz, Victor L. Schermer interviews Daniel Schnyder, the composer of the opera, "Charlie Parker's Yardbird."

Sun Ra: Open Culture shares an audio clip of Sun Ra's 1971 lecture at the University of California at Berkeley on "The Power of Words."

Sonny Rollins: At WNPR, Sonny Rollins discusses his life and his goals.

Sonny Rollins: Phil Freeman discusses the Sonny Rollins album, Our Man in Jazz, at Burning Ambulance. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Art Tatum: New Jazz United shares a clip of Art Tatum and Roy Eldridge playing "Night and Day." (The song is available on the album, Art Tatum-Roy Eldridge Quartet, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 28 April 2015

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses three events focusing on Louis Armstrong during Jazz Appreciation Month.

John Coltrane: At his blog, About Last Night, Terry Teachout shares a clip of the John Coltrane Quartet playing Coltrane’s “Alabama” on television in December 1963.

John Coltrane: Marc Davis reviews John Coltrane's album, Blue Train, at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Duke Ellington: According to Factory 92, in June 2015, Grönland Records will release a previously unreleased recording of one of sound engineer Conny Plank's sessions with Duke Ellington.

Ella Fitzgerald: On April 25, her birthday, Ella Fitzgerald was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Lionel Hampton: According to J Weekly, the score for Lionel Hampton's "King David Suite" has been donated to Ben-Gurion University.

Charles Mingus: On April 22, his birthday, Charles Mingus was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Charles Mingus: At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey reviews the Charles Mingus album, The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wes Montgomery: According to Eric R. Danton at The Wall Street Journal, a 1958 Wes Montgomery version of "A Night in Tunisia" has been discovered.

Sonny Rollins: The New York Times has a short piece by Sonny Rollins about practicing his saxophone on New York City's Williamsburg Bridge in the 1950s.

Bessie Smith: HBO has a trailer for its May 16 show, "Bessie," about the blues singer, Bessie Smith, which stars Queen Latifah.

Cecil Taylor: At All About Jazz, Mark Corroto reviews Cecil Taylor's album, Garden 1st Set. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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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 :: 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 :: 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 :: 9 March 2015

Louis Armstrong, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Oliver Nelson, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter: As part of its "Building a Jazz Library" series, All About Jazz lists the albums most frequently mentioned by its readers. These include, in order of popularity:

• Miles Davis, "Kind of Blue." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, "A Love Supreme." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, "Giant Steps." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charles Mingus, "Mingus Ah Um." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins, "Saxophone Colossus." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Louis Armstrong, "Complete Hot Fives and Sevens." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Eric Dolphy, "Out to Lunch." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ornette Coleman, "The Shape of Jazz to Come." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Herbie Hancock, "Maiden Voyage." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans, "Sunday at the Village Vanguard." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John Coltrane, "Blue Train." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Oliver Nelson, "Blues and the Abstract Truth." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wayne Shorter, "Speak No Evil." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: The Economist looks at John Coltrane's album, A Love Supreme. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Eric Dolphy: At All About Jazz, C. Andrew Hovan reviews the reissue by Blue Note of Eric Dolphy's album, Out to Lunch. (Purchase the album from Music Matters.)

Freddie Hubbard: Dangerous Minds recounts a 1966 episode where Freddie Hubbard lost his cool onstage in Austria.

Wes Montgomery: On his birthday, March 6, Wes Montgomery was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

McCoy Tyner: The All About Jazz "Building a Jazz Library" series features McCoy Tyner and 11 of his albums.

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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 :: 28 February 2015

Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Fats Waller: According to The Jazz Line, the following jazz albums and songs will be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015:

• Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz to Come. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sonny Rollins's The Bridge. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz." (The song is available on the album, Fats Waller 1942-1943, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: Open Culture discusses John Coltrane's album, A Love Supreme, which was released 50 years ago, in February 1965. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At Investors.com, Scott S. Smith highlights Herbie Hancock as an innovator.

Clifford Brown, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker: At All About Jazz, Roger Crane provides a list of recordings of jazz musicians performing jazz with string sections. The albums include:

• Clifford Brown: With Strings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans: Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Wes Montgomery: Fusion! (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker: With Strings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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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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