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The Undiscovered Dave Brubeck Quartet - Part 2
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.One could make the argument that Dave’s quartet reached the peak of its popularity with the recordings that introduced...
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The Undiscovered Dave Brubeck Quartet - Part 3
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.One could make the argument that Dave’s quartet reached the peak of its popularity with the recordings that introduced...
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The Life Cycles of Bands, the Creative Process and the Challenges of Working...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“It is, perhaps, in guiding other artists to discover deep within themselves unique facets of their own sensitivities and talents, and in...
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The Manne Hole - Part 1
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.By the late fifties, many of the L.A. jazz clubs had gone out of business. The Haig, Zardi's, Billy Berg's, The Peacock - all had...
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The Manne Hole - Part 2
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."[In 1963] Shelly decided he wanted to bring in headline acts. Nobody in town was bringing in the likes of Stan Getz, Miles Davis or...
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The Manne Hole - Part 3
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.By early 1967, the list of artists that had played the Manne-Hole read like a Who's Who of jazz. The bandstand at the Manne-Hole had...
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Nat King Cole - Jazz Pianist - Part 1
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Perhaps the first great crossover musician, Cole's evolution from dazzling pianist to luxuriant crooner has often caused the...
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Nat King Cole - Jazz Pianist - Part 2
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Lost in the fog of his well-deserved popularity as a singer whose stature rivaled that of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah...
View ArticlePaul Horn 'We 3 Kings of Orient Are' on Frankly Jazz
10/25/62Frankly JazzPaul Horn / Jimmy WitherspoonPaul Horn, alto sax, flute; Paul Moer, piano; Larry Bunker, vibraphone; Victor Gaskin, bass; Milt Turner, drums.
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Nat King Cole - Jazz Pianist - Part 3
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“It would be Carlos Gastel and then Nat's second wife, Maria, who would encourage the so-called commercial side of Cole's music;...
View ArticleBud Shank & Clare Fischer 'Samba de Borboleta' on Frankly Jazz
Program 14November 10, 1962 (verified)10:00 p.m. channel 5 – session recording date 11/05/62Frankly JazzBUD SHANK / CLARE FISCHER Bud Shank, alto sax; Clare Fischer, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Larry...
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