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Toshiko Akiyoshi: Traditionalist and Innovator [From the Archives]
There is a very simple reason for the re-posting of this feature and it is simply that the editorial staff at JazzProfiles wanted to view it again on these pages.Blog owner prerogative?© - Steven A....
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Economist Obituary | "Quincy Jones - The Prince of Bel-Air"
© Copyright ® The Economist, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The following appeared in the November 9, 2024 edition of The Economist.“Quincy Jones ruled popular music for half a century. The...
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Roy Haynes - R.I.P. 1925-2024 - Three Vignettes
© Introduction Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.I’ll have more to say about Roy in an extensive future piece. Some of these observations on Roy’s style of drumming...
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Lou Donaldson - 1926-2024 - R.I.P.
© Introduction Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.We lost Lou on November 9, 2024. Here’s a brief remembrance with more to follow in an extended feature.Lou Donaldson...
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Bill Evans in Norway
I thought you might be excited as I am about the information contained in this media release from Ann Braithwaite of Braithwaite and Katz:ELEMENTAL MUSIC UNEARTH’S BILL EVANS IN NORWAY FOR RSD BLACK...
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A Bill Evans Reader by Steven A. Cerra
This is currently available as paperback and eBook on Amazon.com and would make a perfect holiday gift for a Bill Evans fan in your family or among your friends. Half the profits from sales are shared...
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"Vanished Friend" - Richard Sudhalter In Memoriam
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.One of the wonderful things about Jazz is the number of great people it has inspired to write about it.A primary focus of JazzProfiles is...
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Mark Murphy: The Slow Way Up by Gene Lees
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The singer who has most influenced Murphy, by his own reckoning, is Peggy Lee. "She has such a creative approach through the lyrics," he said,...
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George Shearing: A Distinctive Sound [From the Archives with Additions]
© Introduction Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.George Shearing once commented that: "The trick to this music is to get it out of the head and into the hands."The...
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A Stan Kenton Reader - Holiday Gift
This is currently available as a paperback and an eBook on Amazon.com and would make a perfect holiday gift for a Stan Kenton fan in your family or among your friends. Half the profits from sales are...
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A Gerry Mulligan Reader - Holiday Gift
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Dear Steve, “Thanks so much for sending and, indeed, for composing your opus on GM. You did an extraordinary job of finding obscure...
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A Dave Brubeck Reader, Volume 1 - 1948 to 1972 - Holiday Gift
Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.With the holiday season upon us, I hope you will consider making a gift of A Dave Brubeck Reader - Volume 1 - 1948-1972 to the Jazz...
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Jazz West Coast Reader, Volume 1 - Holiday Gift
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.With the holiday season upon us, I hope you will consider making a gift of A Jazz West Coast Volume 1 to the Jazz fans among your...
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Jazz West Coast A Reader Volume 2 - Holiday Gift
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.With the holiday season upon us, I hope you will consider making a gift of A Jazz West Coast Volume 2 to the Jazz fans among your...
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GENE ROLAND - The Untold Story by Bill Coss
© Introduction Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Roland, Gene (b Dallas, 15 Sept 1921; d New York, 11 Aug 1982). Composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist. He...
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“Tom Talbert: A Different Voice” [From the Archives with Revisions]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The music of Tom Talbert is the essence of creative Jazz composition. Like all great artists, Talbert gains inspiration from his...
View ArticleIntermission Riff - Kenton in Hi Fi
Be sure and checkout the four marvelous choruses that trombonist Carl Fontana takes beginning at 2.06.
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Lou Blackburn and Freddie Hill Quintet – Fire and Heat in L.A.
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.It is not uncommon to associate the words “fire” and “heat” with Los Angeles. The point-of-view that many non-Californians have of the City of...
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Capp Pierce Juggernaut - Big Band Power and Precision [From the Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.For some musicians, big bands are a way of life.For others, they are a way to waste time, tantamount to “sitting in a section, counting...
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