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August 1, 2025

Lester Young: “Pennies From Heaven”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vDW0ANRim8 The quintet playing Pennies From Heaven, according to Songbook, is comprised of Lester Young…

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August 1, 2025

Louis Armstrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnX2HxCiGb4 Editor's Note: I just watched this after having not done so for a while.…

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August 1, 2025

Finishing Louis Armstrong Day…

...Here at The Daily Music Break. Terry Teachout, the drama critic for The Wall Street…

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August 1, 2025

The Woody Herman Orchestra: The Jazz Doctor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo68oqbNLMA The above probably predates The Thundering Herd, which was the great name that Herman…

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August 1, 2025

Billie Holiday in Pictures

CNN has a nice pictorial entitled Billie Holiday's Illustrious Career.

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August 1, 2025

Norah Jones: Don’t Know Why

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GozYEBItOCg I had no idea that Norah Jones is the daughter of Indian sitar player…

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August 1, 2025

Count Basie: “Whirly Bird”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx7i0zSYTSg The song also is identified in the clip as The Kid From Red Bank.…

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August 1, 2025

Ella Fitzgerald: The Man I Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ySszeu4H4QI Unlike some other jazz greats, there is a tremendous amount of great Ella Fitzgerald…

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August 1, 2025

Charlie Christian at Minton’s

http://www.youtube.com/embed/x52x5hjpD5k This recording features Charlie Christian, Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie. Christian was a member…

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August 1, 2025

Not Bad for a 97-Year-Old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OiYcwO_3mQ Eubie Blake was 98 when this recording was made of him playing his…

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Lester Young: “Pennies From Heaven”

Louis Armstrong

Finishing Louis Armstrong Day…

The Woody Herman Orchestra: The Jazz Doctor

Billie Holiday in Pictures

Norah Jones: Don’t Know Why

Count Basie: “Whirly Bird”

Ella Fitzgerald: The Man I Love

Charlie Christian at Minton’s

Not Bad for a 97-Year-Old

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