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Part 2 - Shelly Manne: The Lighthouse and Shorty Rogers Giants Years
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.On January 12th and 13th, 1953, Shorty Rogers and His Giants recorded eight tracks that would further the reputations of all the...
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Part 3 - Shelly Manne: The Lighthouse and Shorty Rogers Giants Years
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Over in the Hollywood film studios, the music contractors were starting to realize that they just might have struck upon something...
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The Rise of the Nat King Cole Trio and The Birth of Capitol Records by Will...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“There's a guy up at the Apollo. No one knows him, but he's going to be the biggest star in the world.”—STAN KENTON TO MARVIN...
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Dave Pell - The Complete Trend and Kapp Recordings 1953-1956
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."What a wonderful group this would be to have in a nightclub! Polished and polite and still musicianly, it would offer a superb...
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George Avakian - The John McDonough Profile
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The point-of-departure for this belated posting on George Avakian and his contributions to Jazz can be summed up in the following...
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Bam Bam Bam !!!
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.While reflecting on this piece after it had finished researching and compiling it, the editorial staff at JazzProfiles was amazed to note...
View ArticleAll Things You Are - Phineas Newborn , Jr.
Phineas being as fine as only he can be.With bassist Oscar Pettiford and drummer Kenny Clarke.Remember to breathe.
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Rugolo and Mancini: Two for the Road [From The Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Pete Rugolo and Hank Mancini were the best of friends.Both were also the best at what they did - primarily composing and arranging for big...
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