Recent Links :: 16 August 2015

Cannonball Adderley: At Jazz Backstory, Monk Rowe remembers the day that Cannonball Adderley died.

Louis Armstrong: At The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Ricky Riccardi recaps the recent Satchmo Summerfest.

Miles Davis: Andy Cush discusses Sony Pictures Classics' acquisition of "Miles Ahead," Don Cheadle's biopic of Miles Davis at Defamer. Miles Davis Online has a similar story.

Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross: According to JazzTimes, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross will appear at Birdland in New York on September 16.

Billie Holiday: Night Lights looks at Billie Holiday's recordings with Verve in the 1950s.

Earl Hines: At JazzWax, Marc Myers shares a clip of Earl Hines performing on Ralph J. Gleason's "Jazz Casual" TV show in 1963.

Jaco Pastorius: According to JazzTimes, "Jaco," the documentary about the life of bassist Jaco Pastorius, will be released in August, and streaming will begin in November.

Oscar Peterson: At Today Is the Question, Ted Panken shares an interview with Oscar Peterson from 2002.

Oscar Peterson: Peter Hum discusses "the timeless appeal of Oscar Peterson" at The Ottawa Citizen.

Oscar Peterson: Peter Hum also talks with several Canadian jazz pianists who remember Oscar Peterson at The Ottawa Citizen.

Oscar Peterson: On August 15, his birthday, Oscar Peterson was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Oscar Peterson: According to ArtDaily.org, Sotheby’s and Warner Music Denmark has announced the sale of a single-issue album, Take Me Home, by the Oscar Peterson Legacy Quartet, to take place on September 29.

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Happy Birthday, Annie Ross

Jazz singer Annie Ross was born on July 25, 1930, in London, England. Jazz critic John Bush referred to her as a "canary female" with "dexterous vocals."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross album, The Best of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross (Columbia C-32911 or JCS-8198).

Unfortunately, the album is only available in vinyl from Amazon.com. Jim Determan, who has updated Lyons's list of albums for CD, recommends instead the following title:

• Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross: Everybody's Boppin' (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces) (Buy at Amazon.com)

Ross is best known for her song, "Twisted":

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Recent Links :: 23 April 2015

Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith: As part of its "Building a Jazz Library" series, All About Jazz lists the best jazz vocal albums from 1917 through 1950. These include:

• Louis Armstrong, This Is Jazz, Vol. 23: Louis Armstrong Sings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Ella Fitzgerald, The Legendary Decca Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Billie Holiday, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bessie Smith, The Essential Bessie Smith. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ornette Coleman, John McLaughlin: As part of its "Building a Jazz Library" series, All About Jazz lists the best jazz guitar albums. These include:

• John McLaughlin, Extrapolation. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman, Song X. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Ella Fitzgerald, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Carmen McRae, Annie Ross, Sarah Vaughan: As part of its "Building a Jazz Library" series, All About Jazz lists the best jazz vocal albums from 1951 through 1968. These include:

• Ella Fitzgerald, The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, The Hottest New Group in Jazz. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Carmen McRae, Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Billie Holiday: John Fordham shares a clip of Billie Holiday singing "Lover Man" at The Guardian.

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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 :: 9 February 2015

Louis Armstrong: According to The Guardian, Louis Armstrong’s long-lost appearance on "Desert Island Discs" has been found by the BBC. Ricky Riccardi discusses the list at The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong.

Ornette Coleman: Stefan Wood reviews the Ornette Coleman album, New Vocabulary, at The Free Jazz Collective. (Purchase the album from System Dialing Records.)

John Coltrane: All About Jazz reprints a 1999 Bob Jacobson story about an incident that happened to Benny Golson and John Coltrane when they were teens.

John Coltrane: John Fordham reviews the John Coltrane album, So Many Things: The European Tour 1961, at The Guardian. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Bill Evans: At The Wall Street Journal, Doug Ramsey reflects on the influence of Bill Evans on jazz.

Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross: At JazzWax, Marc Myers recounts the time that Annie Ross took a health break from Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross and was temporarily replaced by Yolande Bavan.

Keith Jarrett: At The Daily Beast, Ted Gioia reflects on Keith Jarrett's album, The Köln Concert. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Keith Jarrett: According to All About Jazz, Keith Jarrett will play a concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, March 3.

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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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Recent Links :: 16 September 2014

John Coltrane: At The Daily Beast, Ted Gioia speculates on what John Coltrane might have achieved had he not died at age 40.

Duke Ellington: According to BillboardBiz, New York's highest court will hear arguments by Duke Ellington's heirs, who are attempting to reinstate their lawsuit against publisher EMI and are seeking half the royalties from the foreign sales of Ellington's music.

Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Art Tatum: At Amazon.com, Charlie Haden provides his "list of music you should hear." Included are several jazz albums and pieces:

• Bill Evans: Sunday at the Village Vanguard. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Charlie Parker: The track "Kim" from the 10-CD box set Bird: Complete Charlie Parker on Verve. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Bud Powell: Jazz Giant. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
• Art Tatum: Piano Starts Here: Live at the Shrine. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Billie Holiday, Annie Ross: Downbeat provides an interview with Annie Ross, who discusses her album in memory of Billie Holiday, To Lady With Love.

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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.

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Recent Links :: 20 August 2014

John Coltrane: At All About Jazz, Robert Bush reviews the John Coltrane album, Offering: Live At Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Chick Corea: At The International Review of Music, Don Heckman previews a series of performances at the Catalina Bar & Grill by Chick Corea and his new band, The Vigil.

Bill Evans: On April 16, his birthday, Bill Evans was the Jazz Musician Of The Day at All About Jazz.

John McLaughlin: At All About Jazz, Ian Patterson reviews the album, The Boston Record, by John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)

Thelonious Monk: Longform reprinted a 1964 Saturday Evening Post article by Lewis Lapham on Thelonious Monk.

Oscar Peterson: On August 15, his birthday, Oscar Peterson was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.

Annie Ross: At All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey previews the new Annie Ross album, To Lady with Love. Jeff Tamarkin does the same at JazzTimes.

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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.

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Happy Birthday, Annie Ross

Jazz singer Annie Ross was born on July 25, 1930, in London, England. Jazz critic John Bush referred to her as a "canary female" with "dexterous vocals."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross album, The Best of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross (Columbia C-32911 or JCS-8198).

Unfortunately, the album is only available in vinyl from Amazon.com. Jim Determan, who has updated Lyons's list of albums for CD, recommends instead the following title:

• Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross: Everybody's Boppin' (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces) (Buy at Amazon.com)

Ross is best known for her song, "Twisted":

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Happy Birthday, Annie Ross

Jazz singer Annie Ross was born on July 25, 1930, in London, England. Jazz critic John Bush referred to her as a "canary female" with "dexterous vocals."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross album, The Best of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross (Columbia C-32911 or JCS-8198). Unfortunately, the album is only available in vinyl from Amazon.com. Jim Determan, who has updated Lyons's list of albums for CD, recommends instead the following title:

• Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross: Everybody's Boppin' (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces) (Buy at Amazon.com)

Ross is best known for her song, "Twisted":

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Happy Birthday, Annie Ross

Jazz singer Annie Ross was born on July 25, 1930, in London, England. Jazz critic John Bush referred to her as a "canary female" with "dexterous vocals."

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross album, The Best of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross (Columbia C-32911 or JCS-8198). Unfortunately, the album is only available in vinyl. Jim Determan, who has updated Lyons's list of albums for CD, recommends instead the following title:

• Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross: Everybody's Boppin' (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces) (Buy at Barnes & Noble)

Ross is best known for her song, "Twisted":

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