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Michael Cuscuna: Lifetime Achievement in Recording by John McDonough
Copyright ® John McDonough, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Michael passed away on April 19, 2024.His death is an immense loss to the Cuscuna family and the Jazz World.This article, which...
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The Red Mitchell and Harold Land Quintet [With Revisions and Additions]
© Introduction. Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Mitchell was known for a fluent improvising style in which pulled-off (rather than plucked) notes in a typically low...
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Sun Ra at the Showcase Live in Chicago 1976-1977 - from Zev Feldman the Jazz...
Copyright ® Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Stan Kenton was not the only 1950s big band leader who attempted to remake modern jazz in his own iconoclastic image. Sun Ra drew...
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‘In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album’ by Chet Baker and Jack Sheldon Review:...
Though the two musicians were very different in both life and music, they came together in 1972 to record this excellent, newly released album.By Will FriedwaldApril 20, 2024 Wall Street...
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In Bloom Again With Blossom Dearie [From the Archives with Additions]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.I'm reposting this feature as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of Blossom's birth.Listening to Blossom Dearie sing is like following the...
View ArticleSarah Vaughan with Don Costa & Orchestra - I Remember You (Roulette Records...
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer - Sarah's accompanied by Don Costa & Orchestra and recorded in 1963. (Roulette Records) Was it in Tahiti Were we on the Nile Long, long ago, Say an hour or so I recall that...
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Bassist Andrew Simpkins Remembers Sarah Vaughan [From the Archives with...
Copyright ® Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.This is reposted as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of Sassy's birth.“What I am about to do really can't be done at all, and...
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A Light in the Darkness: The Music and Life of Joaquín Rodrigo
‘A Light in the Darkness’ Review: The Song of Joaquín RodrigoThough seductive and beautiful in itself, the composer’s work reached new listeners with the help of Miles Davis.By Tim PageMay 3, 2024...
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A Stan Kenton Reader by Steven A. Cerra
This is now available for purchase as both a paperback and an eBook exclusively on Amazon.com. Probably the best way to locate it is to enter my name in the search box on the Amazon site. 327 pages in...
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Bill Holman - "Working Methods, Personal Views and Influences" - from the...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The following interview on Bill Holman’s “Working Methods, Personal Views and Influences” is from composer-arranger Bill Dobbins’...
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DAVE BRUBECK Answers His Critics - Downbeat, August 10, 1955 by Don Freeman
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra. All rights reserved.“The critics deny it, of course, but it's too obvious not to be true. They don't like success. They're restless, these jazz critics we have today. They...
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