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Thinking in Jazz - "A Very Structured Thing: Jazz Compositions as Vehicles...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Jazz is not just, "Well, man, this is what I feel like playing." It's a very structured thing that comes down from a tradition and...
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Philly Joe Jones - Live at Birdland - Fresh Sound FSR-CD 1139
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“For most people the name of Philly Joe Jones immediately conjures up the classic Miles Davis Quintet/ Sextet of the mid-fifties,...
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The Gerry Mulligan Reader
The Gerry Mulligan Reader published over the weekend as a paperback and eBook on Amazon.com.Here's a link for order information -https://rb.gy/w44jkAfter the initial publication costs are met, 50% of...
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Cedar Walton - Live at Boomers/Naima - Gary Giddins
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Cedar Walton has been performing prolifically since the late 50s, yet only in the last few years has his reputation begun to catch...
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Jazz Samba/Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - Some Perspectives
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.One of the first impressions I had of Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s Verve 1962 Jazz Samba LPcan be summed up in the following:“The...
View ArticleShorty Rogers and His Giants - Time Was
1962. Gary Peacock-bass, Lou Levy-piano, Larry Bunker-drums, Gary Lefebvre-woodwinds, Shorty Rogers-flugelhorn.
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The Case for Dave Pell - The Octets and Beyond
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Of the major books on West Coast Jazz, few have much to say about the Dave Pell Octet, a group that was active on a regular basis...
View ArticleGeorge Robert/Tom Harrell Quintet - Cape Verde
Tom Harrell, trumpet, George Robert, alto sax, Dado Moroni, piano, Reggie Johnson, bass and Bill Goodwin, drums.
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Cedar Walton and Eastern Rebellion
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Most live CDs are made of a series of separate "highlights" - usually taken from different sets of performance and involving...
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