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Lou Rawls with Les McCann LTD. - Stormy Monday

 © Copyright ® Steven A. Cerra, all rights reserved.“Not too long ago, a survey was made to determine the most recognized voice on earth. Lou Rawls' voice came in third (after Howard Cosell and...

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Bill Evans: Tales - Live in Copenhagen (1964) Elemental CD 5990445

 © Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."The 1964-'65 period is one of the richest in Bill's trio work. Granted, his work with bassist Scotty LaFaro from 1959 to 1961 was...

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Stan Kenton - La Suertes De Los Tontos

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Stan Kenton - Recuerdos

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Stan Kenton: An Introduction [From the Archives with Revisions]

 © Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The emerging consensus … is that the Kenton output was, as a whole, neither as terrible as its critics insisted nor as celestial...

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Concerto To End All Concertos - Stan Kenton

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Artistry In Rhythm - Stan Kenton

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Charlie Haden - Nocturne - 2001- FULL ALBUM

Grammy - 2001 Best Latin Jazz AlbumFederico Britos Ruiz - violinJoe Lovano, David Sanchez, tenor saxPat Metheny, guitarGonzalo Rubalcava, pianoCharlie Haden, bassIgnacio Berroa, drums

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Bemsha Swing - Jim Hall and Charlie Haden

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The Process of Making Jazz - A Metaphor: “Seeing is Forgetting The Name of...

© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Sometimes while reading reviews or listening to others discuss Jazz, I get the impression that there is the view that Jazz comes ready-formed;...

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Don Sebesky I Remember Bill

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Park Avenue Petite - composed by Benny Golson.

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Minor Vamp composed by Benny Golson

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Stablemates composed by Benny Golson

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George Russell, "Ezz-thetic"

Of the Bill Evans solo that begins at 1:10, pianist Enrico Pieranunzi had this to say""His solo in Ezz-thetic [based on the chord changes to Love for Sale] is rich in rhythmic vitality. The phrasing of...

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The Complete Nocturne Recordings Jazz in Hollywood Series [From the Archives...

© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.According to Jordi Pujol, the owner-operator of Fresh Sound Records, who bought the catalogues of many smaller record companies that...

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Besame Mucho (Live)

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Jackie and Roy - Making Music That Satisfies and Swings

© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Jackie [Cain] said, "In fact Roy [Kral] always hesitated singing. He never really wanted to sing. I started to coax him as we went...

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Steve Lacy - The Advent of the Soprano Sax in Modern Jazz

© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“As Dave Liebman put it: 'He's the epitome of art for art's sake. He goes his own way, he plays everybody's stuff - koto guys,...

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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso - Enrico Pieranunzi Plays Morricone

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