Woody Herman, Bruce Johnstone "Sunrise Lady"
A great arrangement and feature for Bruce Johnstone. Dennis Dotson and Birch Johnson on trumpet and trombone. And Jay Sollenberger on lead trumpet3-1978 Woody Herman and The Herd/Meadowbrook Personnel...
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Big Band Bonanza – The Way We Were
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.It would be unfair to say that Jazz today is bereft of big bands.They abound, it seems, on every college campus that offers a Jazz education...
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Ed Bickert and Lorne Lofsky Ah-Leu-Cha [From the Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“I first heard Ed Bickert on a record with Paul Desmond and I immediately thought, ‘Wow! Who’s is that? It was such great harmonic playing.’”-...
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Terry Pollard by Noal Cohen
Noal Cohen is one of my internet Jazz buddies. We've never met but our common interest in all things Jazz keeps us in touch via a chat group and various other messaging services.He has given me...
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A great arrangement and feature for Bruce Johnstone. Dennis Dotson and Birch Johnson on trumpet and trombone. And Jay Sollenberger on lead trumpet3-1978 Woody Herman and The Herd/Meadowbrook Personnel...
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BRUCE JOHNSTONE by Gordon Jack
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Gordon Jack is a frequent contributor to the Jazz Journaland a very generous friend in allowingJazzProfilesto re-publish his...
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Part 1 - LEARNIN' THE BLUES - The Jazz Stars Play The Sinatra Songbook by...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Twenty years after his death, Frank Sinatra continues to generate controversy. Whether it concerns his tempestuous love life or...
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Part 2 - LEARNIN' THE BLUES - The Jazz Stars Play The Sinatra Songbook by...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Among those listening closely to … [the ballad] side of Sinatra during the late war years was a shy, teenaged trumpeter from St....
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Jimmy Rushing: His Recording Career After Count Basie by Steve H. Siegel
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Steve Siegel reached out to the editorial staff at JazzProfiles recently and inquired if we would have any interest in featuring...
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SEARCHING FOR JIMMY RUSHING (His Correct Year-of-Birth)– by Steve H. Siegel
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved. Previously...
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Stan Kenton – Artistry in Rhythm – by Dr. William Lee
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."A lot of people didn't like what he was doing musically, and I don't know why. He was way ahead of all the avant garde players and the...
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