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RABBIT"S BLUES: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges - Con Chapman
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“ There is nothing in jazz more beautiful than the sound of a group led by Johnny Hodges “ - - Leonard Feather, liner notes for...
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Bill Crump: A Great Day in Harlem's “Mystery Man” by Steve Siegel [From the...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Here's the second in a series of re-postings Steve Siegel's pieces for JazzProfiles. Steve will be with us as guest writer through...
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Common Ground - Enrico Le Noci Quartet
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Like the harmonica and the accordion, there is a great deal of controversy surrounding the appropriateness of the organ in a Jazz...
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Frankie Dunlop: Monk's Drummer by Steve H. Siegel [From the Archives]
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Steve Siegel has been a guest writer on JazzProfiles with previous pieces on pianist Wade Legge and on the Great Day in Harlem...
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Jimmy Rushing: His Recording Career After Count Basie by Steve H. Siegel...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The reposting of the writings of Steve Siegel previously included his work on pianist Wade Legge, the Great Day in Harlem...
View ArticleMulgrew Miller - Comes Love (Live At Yoshi's Vol.2)
Celebrating the late pianist Mulgrew Miller's [1955-2013] birthday today with this superb version of Comes Love with Derrick Hodge on base and drummer Karriem Riggins who provides his version of Vernel...
View ArticleDado Moroni - Ghanian Village
A fun afternoon at George Klabin's place in Beverly Hills with pianist Dado Moroni bassist Marco Panascìa and drummer Peter Erskine.Available on George's Resonance label as both a CD and a DVD.
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Jazz Party: A Great Night in Manhattan by Steve Siegel [From the Archives]
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.With previous features on pianist Wade Legge, the Great Day in Harlem Photograph “Mystery Man” - William J. Crump, drummer Frankie...
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Max Ionata - LIKE - Mingus Records
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.As I have written previously:“Max Ionata is a monster tenor player: technique to spare; a big, bossy, blustery tone; a sense of...
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Chuck Israels on Phil Woods
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."Quincy Jones had a band that was preparing to tour Europe in the summer of 1959. The band was rehearsing in the mezzanine of the Olympia...
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