Recent Links :: 3 August 2015

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses the the 15th annual Satchmo Summerfest in New Orleans, which takes place between July 31 and August 2.

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

Miles Davis: St. Louis Jazz Notes has several links to stories about Miles Davis, including news of Don Cheadle's new biopic, "Miles Ahead."

Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Miles Davis Sextet performing "Flamenco Sketches." (The song is available on the album, The Complete Columbia Recordings, 1955 - 1961, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Bill Evans: At JazzWax, Marc Myers reviews four jazz and R&B box sets, including:

• Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bill Evans: The Complete Fantasy Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John McLaughlin: At Take the "A" Train, Ehsan Khoshbakht shares a video of the John McLaughlin Trio performing in Hamburg, Germany in 1990.

Thelonious Monk: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Thelonious Monk Quintet playing "Brilliant Corners." (The song is available on the album, Brilliant Corners, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Oscar Peterson: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a clip of Oscar Peterson on British television in October 1964.

Lester Young: New Jazz United shares a clip of the Lester Young Quartet playing "Slow Motion Blues."

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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 :: 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 :: 22 May 2015

John Coltrane, Miles Davis: At All About Jazz, K. Shackelford reviews the play, "Miles & Coltrane: Blue."

Keith Jarrett: At All About Jazz, Karl Ackermann reviews the Keith Jarrett album, Creation. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John McLaughlin: According to JazzTimes and All About Jazz, John Mclaughlin will release a new album, entitled "Black Light," this fall.

Thelonious Monk: At The New Yorker, Richard Brody reviews the new Thelonious Monk box set, The Complete Riverside Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: According to Billboard, Minimal Group will release a new series of remastered, reissued, and unreleased recordings by Sun Ra this fall.

Sun Ra: At Pitchfork, Andy Beta discusses Sun Ra and his 1974 science-fiction film, "Space Is the Place." (Purchase the CD/DVD/book from Birdman Records.)

Wayne Shorter: Ben Ratliff reviews Wayne Shorter's May concert at Lincoln Center at The New York Times.

Wayne Shorter: Natalie Weiner interviews Wayne Shorter for Billboard.

Bessie Smith: NPR's All Things Considered interviews Queen Latifah about her role as Bessie Smith in the HBO movie, "Bessie."

Bessie Smith: At The Daily Beast, Ted Gioia discusses the career of Bessie Smith.

Fats Waller: On May 21, his birthday, Fats Waller was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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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 :: 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 :: 30 March 2015

Bill Evans: At All About Jazz, Nathan Holaway lists the best jazz albums featuring Bill Evans as a sideman.

Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Art Tatum: Marc Myers lists his favorite jazz piano albums for newcomers to the genre at JazzWax. These include:

• Bill Evans, At Town Hall. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bud Powell, Strictly Bud Powell. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Horace Silver, Horace Silver Trio. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Art Tatum, Solo Masterpieces Vol. 1. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae: Marc Myers lists his favorite jazz vocal albums for newcomers to the genre at JazzWax. These include:

• Ella Fitzgerald, The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Billie Holiday, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia - 1933-1944. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Carmen McRae, Eight Classic Albums. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: New Jazz United shares a video of Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan playing "Straight No Chaser." (The song is available on the album, Mulligan Meets Monk, which can be purchased 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 :: 11 March 2015

Bix Beiderbecke : On March 10, his birthday, Bix Beiderbecke was Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Ornette Coleman: At Jazz Beyond Jazz, Howard Mandel reviews the June 2014 concert in Ornette Coleman's honor, at which the saxophonist performed.

Ornette Coleman: On March 9, his birthday, Ornette Coleman was Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor: At the Detroit MetroTimes, Mike McGonigal shares photos and videos of Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor.

John Coltrane: Jon Young provides a quick review of John Coltrane's album, So Many Things: The European Tour 1961, at Mother Jones. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: St. Louis Jazz Notes discusses Miles Davis's album, Birth of the Cool. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: As part of the "Building a Jazz Library" series at All About Jazz, Chris M. Slawecki lists the best Thelonious Monk albums.

Sun Ra: At Gapplegate Music Review, Grego Applegate Edwards reviews the Sun Ra reissue, It's After the End of the World. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

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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 :: 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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Recent Links :: 23 February 2015

George Benson: At All About Jazz, Patricia Myers reviews the January 21 concert by George Benson and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra at the Mesa Arts Center.

Anthony Braxton: Grego Applegate Edwards reviews the Anthony Braxton album, Trio and Duet, at Gapplegate Music Review. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: At NPR's Jazz Night in America, bassist Christian McBride recalls the first time that he heard John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: All About Jazz reminds us that 2015 is the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's album, A Love Supreme.

John Coltrane: Billboard reports that director John Scheinfeld — whose credits include The U.S. vs. John Lennon and Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of "Smile" — began pre-production on a film about John Coltrane in November.

Miles Davis: As part of All About Jazz's "One LP" series, Joe Lovano names Miles Davis's 'Round About Midnight. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Herbie Hancock: At All About Jazz, Ken Hohman lists his "top ten jazz songs to listen to while watching basketball." Among them is Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island." (The song is available on the album, Empyrean Isles, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: CVNC: An Online Arts Journal in North Carolina reprints jazz musician Elmer Johnson's remarks on the influence of Thelonious Monk from a January 2015 presentation at the North Carolina Museum of History.

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RIP, Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)

Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk died of a stroke on February 17, 1982, in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 64 years old.  Monk is buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. In 1993, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2006, he was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation.

Monk was one of the greatest jazz pianists ever, a founder of bebop, and according to some sources, the second most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends three albums by Monk:

• The Complete Genius (Blue Note), available only on vinyl. (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  
• Brilliance (Milestone), available only on vinyl. (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  
• Pure Monk (Mileston), available only on vinyl. (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  

Jim Determan, who has updated the Lyons list, recommends these alternatives in CD format:

• The Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1 (Blue Note) (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  
• The Genius of Modern Music, Volume 2 (Blue Note) (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  
• Brilliant Corners (Riverside) (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  
• Five by Five by Monk (Riverside) (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  
• Alone in San Francisco (Original Jazz Classics) (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  
• Thelonious Himself (Riverside) (Purchase at Amazon.com.)
  

Monk plays "Round About Midnight" here:

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Recent Links :: 31 January 2015

Betty Carter: According to JazzTimes, Jazz at Lincoln Center will host a tribute to the late vocalist Betty Carter in March.

Miles Davis: The Daily Beast shares an excerpt from Carlos Santana's autobiography, The Universal Tone, which describes how het met Miles Davis and their ensuing friendship.

Bill Evans: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a clip from the DVD, The Bill Evans Trio, Live in Iowa. (Purchase the DVD from Fresh Sound Records.)

Lionel Hampton: At Jazz Wax, Marc Myers shares a clip of Lionel Hampton on "The Patti Page Show" in 1957.

Keith Jarrett: At The Free Jazz Collective, Martin Schray reviews the Keith Jarrett album, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: Tim Niland reviews the Thelonious Monk album, Thelonious Monk Trio, at Music and More. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Wes Montgomery: JazzTimes reports that Resonance Records will release a 1959 live recording of Wes Montgomery, One Night in Indy, on vinyl in April.

Horace Silver: Mark Sullivan reviews the Horace Silver album, Horace Silver Quintet: June 1977 (Livelove Series Volume 2), at All About Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

McCoy Tyner: At All About Jazz, Harry S. Pariser reviews a January 2015 concert by McCoy Tyner, Geri Allen, and Kenny Barron in San Francisco.

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Recent Links :: 23 December 2014

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi discusses Armstrong's 1929 recording of "Rockin' Chair." (The song is available on the album, Hot Fives and Hot Sevens, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Louis Armstrong: Ricky Riccardi reflects on the year at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong and, in particular, discusses the Mosaic Records release of The Columbia and RCA Victor Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the All Stars. (Purchase the box set from Mosaic Records.)

Louis Armstrong: New Jazz United shares a video of Louis Armstrong performing "When You Wish Upon a Star." (The song is available on the album, Disney Songs the Satchmo Way, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: Open Culture has a piece on the Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church in San Francisco.

John Coltrane: At The Free Jazz Collective, Colin Green reviews the John Coltrane album, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

John Coltrane: New Jazz United shares a video of John Coltrane with Johnny Griffin and the Hank Mobley Sextet playing "Smoke Stack." (The song is available on the album, Blowin' Sessions, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius: At All About Jazz, John Kelman announces his best releases of 2014, including:

• Miles Davis, Miles at the Fillmore: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden, Last Dance. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• John McLaughlin, The Boston Record. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Jaco Pastorius, Modern American Music ... Period. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: New Jazz United shares a video of Bill Evans playing "The Spartacus Love Theme." (The song is available on the album, Solo Sessions, Vol. 1, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett, Thelonious Monk: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses his "CD Discoveries of the Month," including:

• Keith Jarrett's album, Hamburg '72. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.).
• Thelonious Monk's 1961 album, Jackie-ing. (Not available from Amazon.com.)

Sonny Rollins: At All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky lists his favorite releases of 2014, including Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol. 3. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

McCoy Tyner: On December 11, his birthday, McCoy Tyner was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

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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.)

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Recent Links :: 20 November 2014

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi writes about Armstrong's performance of "Will You, Won't You Be My Baby" from the 1934 Paris session.

Chick Corea: Bill Meredith reviews the Chick Corea Trio's album, Trilogy, at JazzTimes. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ella Fitzgerald, George Russell, Wayne Shorter: At Brilliant Corners, Steve Provizer provides a list of "songs that deeply move." They include:

• "Good Morning Heartache" by Ella Fitzgerald. (The song is available on the album, Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
• "You Are My Sunshine" by the George Russell Sextet. (The song is available on the album, Outer View, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
• "Dindi" by Wayne Shorter. (The song is available on the album, Super Nova, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Jon Hendricks: Roseanna Vitro shares an interview with Jon Hendricks at JazzTimes.

Keith Jarrett: James Hale lists his favorite CDs of 2014 at Jazz Chronicles. They include Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden's Last Dance. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: New Jazz United shares a video of Thelonious Monk's "I Love You (Sweetheart Of All My Dreams)." (The song is available on the album, Monk, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 7 November 2014

Louis Armstrong: For Halloween, Open Culture shares a video of Louis Armstrong performing "Skeleton in the Closet."

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi writes about Armstrong's Paris recordings for the Brunswick label.

Miles Davis: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, Stephen Davis has published a new book, Miles Davis/1973: “My Ego Only Needs a Good Rhythm Section”, which is based on the author’s two-day interview with Miles Davis in March 1973. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis: At StereoGum, Phil Freeman ranks the 29 Miles Davis albums from worst ("Blue Moods") to best ("On the Corner").

Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk: At The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy, Thelonious Monk III discusses the relationship between his father and Miles Davis.

Herbie Hancock: At the Los Angeles Times, Chris Barton discusses Herbie Hancock's memoir, Possibilities. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)

Bud Powell: New Jazz United shares a video of Bud Powell's "Un Poco Loco." (The song is available on the album, The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 1, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Sun Ra: New Jazz United shares a video of Sun Ra's "Friendly Galaxy." (The song is available on the album, Secrets of the Sun, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

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Recent Links :: 14 October 2014

Art Blakey: On October 11, his birthday, Art Blakey was Jazz Musician Of The Day at All About Jazz.

John Coltrane: At All About Jazz, Chris M. Slawecki reviews John Coltrane's album, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Miles Davis, Bud Powell: At NextBop.com, Ben Gray discusses covers of the Bud Powell/Miles Davis composition "Hallucinations" (also known as "Budo"). ("Hallucinations" is available on the album, The Genius of Bud Powell, which can be purchased from Amazon.com. "Budo" is available on the album, Birth of the Cool, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: At JazzTimes, Jeff Tamarkin reports that Concord Music Group is reissuing Bill Evans’s The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, as a vinyl box set. (Pre-order the album from Amazon.com.)

Coleman Hawkins: Open Culture looks at the 75th anniversary of Coleman Hawkins's recording of "Body and Soul."

Thelonious Monk: On October 10, his birthday, Thelonious Monk was Jazz Musician Of The Day at All About Jazz.

Thelonious Monk: At The Notes You Don't Play, Peter Blasevick shares an interview with Thelonious Monk's son, T.S. Monk, about his father.

Bud Powell: David Brent Johnson has an excellent two-part piece on Bud Powell's life: Part 1 and Part 2.

Sun Ra: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews two new releases of Sun Ra's music: Secrets of the Sun and Atlantis. (Purchase the albums from Amazon.com: Secrets of the Sun and Atlantis.)

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