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From Tap Dance to "Salt Peanuts" to Armstrong's Daughter

Sonny Rollins and Sonny Clark: Unissued Outtakes, 1 (+Bonus from Freedom Suite)

Ellington: An Unknown Audio Interview with Nat Hentoff, 1953

Monk's Song Titles: Guest Post by Jerry Suls (+Bonus)

Sonny Rollins: Unknown Silent Footage, and a TV Theme

Bebop: The Controversy, Part 2: Complex Forms and Trying to Hear The Changes (+ Bonus)

Billie Holiday Was VERY Involved in Creating Lady Sings the Blues, 2

Billie Holiday, For Her Birthday: She Was VERY Involved in Creating Lady Sings the Blues, 1

George Shearing, 2: "Conception" (not by Bud), and Miles's "Deception" (+Bonus)

Wayne Shorter: Interview with Me and My Grad Students, 2—Audio WORKS

Wayne Shorter: Interview With Me and My Grad Students,1 (+Bonus)

Duke Ellington's Filmed "History of Jazz in 3 Minutes" (+Bonus)

Ornette Coleman: For His Birthday, Memories from Jim Eigo (+Bonus)

Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, Kenny Dorham, The Last Poets—A Concert I'll Never Forget

Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band, by Leif Bo Petersen, 3 of 3 (+Bonus)

Lester Young Changed His Style, Part 2: Zan Stewart's Favorites, Jeff Rupert on Mouthpieces, & Conclusions

Lester Young Changed His Style, Part 1: Some Background, and Lew's Favorites

Earl Hines: His Unrecorded Band with Parker and Gillespie, by Leif Bo Petersen,2: A Destroyed Recording! (+Bonus)

Kenny Dorham: Unknown Audio Interviews (+Bonus Autobiography)

Lee Konitz: Phone Interview with Me and My Grad Students

George Shearing, 1: His Early Bebop Compositions (+Bonus)

150 Essays So Far!: Highlights and Index

New Tatum,3—Identifying a Mystery Trombonist! (+Bonus)

For Dr. King: Coltrane, Hidden Texts, and "Alabama," 2—Coltrane's Text

For Dr.King: Coltrane, Hidden Texts, and "Alabama," 1—Background Information

Ellington-Strayhorn: World Premiere of Such Sweet Thunder!, 4 of 4; Both Pianists At Once (+Music For Paying Subscribers)

New Tatum For the New Year, 2— With Slam Stewart & More (+Bonus)

New Tatum For the New Year, 1— With Nat Cole on Piano— & Bass!