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Mulligan and Desmond in the Studio - From "Jazz Heritage" by Martin Williams
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The Washington Post has called Martin Williams "the most knowledgeable, open-minded, and perceptive American jazz critic today,"...
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Russ Freeman - Part 1
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.I didn’t realize it at the time, but I met pianist, composer and arranger Russ Freeman just after his days as a professional musician were...
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Russ Freeman - Part 2
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“L'association avec Russ Freeman, "experience en quartette fait du trompettiste introverti, parfois peu assure techniquement, un soliste...
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Jimmy Gourley - A Portrait of An American Jazz Guitarist in Paris
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The critic and author, Mike Zwerin, who for many years wrote a column on Jazz for The International Herald Tribune, often asserted that...
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Charlie Sepulveda: Algo Nuestro – “Our Thing”
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.A friend recently hipped the editorial staff at JazzProfiles to this 1992 recording by trumpeter Charlie Sepulveda’s which, much to our...
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Dave Brubeck Quartet Zurich 1964
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."You can't understand America without understanding jazz, and you can't understand jazz without understanding Dave Brubeck". (1)"Most Jazz...
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Django Reinhardt - The Great Blue Star Sessions, 1947 and 1953
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Django Reinhardt (1910-53)GUITAR, VIOLINOne of the few genuine legends of the music, Jean Baptiste Reinhardt was born at Liverchies in Belgium....
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The Complete Ray Draper Quintet Sessions 1957-58 feat. John Coltrane by Simon...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Reading Simon Spillett on the subject of Jazz tenor saxophone is the ice cream equivalent of two scoops with hot fudge - in other...
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Here and There with Cal Tjader by Mark Holston
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.On paper, Cal Tjader (1925-1982) seemed unlikely to achieve considerable success in Afro-Latin jazz. On disc, however, it was...
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"Concerto for Billy The Kid"
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“One of the musical tracks I often use in lectures is the 1956 recording “Concerto for Billy the Kid” by the composer and orchestra leader...
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Kenny Dorham: Underrated, Unnoticed and Unseen [From the Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“… Dorham’s solos are models of grace and tact, always giving an impression of careful construction and development, and an unfailing sense of...
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