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Victor Feldman - Blindfold Test with Leonard Feather
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Regular visitors to these pages are by now familiar with the personal and professional relationship I had with Victor Feldman during his and my...
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Franco Ambrosetti - Lost Within You
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.IthakaBY C. P. CAVAFYTRANSLATED BY EDMUND KEELEYAs you set out for Ithakahope your road is a long one,full of adventure, full of...
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Ronnie Cuber/Gary Smulyan - Tough Baritones
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The title of this CD is a take-off on the 1960 Tough Tenors Jazzland LP recorded by Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin.A new...
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JAZZ VIBES: Three Eras By DON DeMICHEAL
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The vibraphone invites overplaying almost by its very nature. … Unlike a horn player, the vibraphonist is unable to sustain notes for...
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"Testimony" by HOJO - Howard Johnson and Gravity
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Howard Johnson, Jazz tuba player extraordinaire, died on January 11, 2021 and we wanted to remember his passing with a re-posting of this...
View ArticleMilt Jackson Sextet - Stella By Starlight
Be sure to stick around for Jimmy Heath's tenor sax solo which kicks in at 1:39 minutes.
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Road Song - by Chris Bacas
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Chris Bacas is a saxophonist, flutist and writer living in Brooklyn, NY. He is featured on more than 60 recordings, including 3 as...
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The Forgotten Ones - Leo Parker by Gordon Jack
© -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 insightful and...
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Thoughts on Jazz Trombone by Martin Williams with an Introduction by John...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."The slide trombone is a primitive-looking instrument which, next to a trumpet, seems like a cycle to an auto. If your arms are short, don't...
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Sonny on 'Trane: Rollins Comments on Coltrane
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“I first heard him in a band with [drummer] Kenny Clarke. I remember very well. John and Kenny, it was fantastic. And I recall...
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Part 1 - Sonny Rollins: The Cross and The Rose by Chip Stern
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Musician Magazine was in circulation from about 1976 to 1999 and, given the time frame, it published fewer features on Jazz...
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Part 2 - Sonny Rollins: The Cross and The Rose by Chip Stern
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Musician Magazine was in circulation from about 1976 to 1999 and, given the references to most of Sonny’s recordings in this...
View ArticleOliver Nelson - Milestones (1967)
Alto sax solo by Frank Strozier and tenor sax solo by Tom Scott.
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