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Strange Enchantment - JAR Paris- The Jewelry of Joel Arthur Rosenthal - Music...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.While recently viewing an art book of the jewelry of Joel Arthur Rosenthal made for a very exclusive clientele, I was reminded of the Strange...
View ArticleOpposite Oscar Peterson - A Lesson Learned by Eddie Higgins
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.You have to be very brave to earn a living as a Jazz musician as the late pianist Eddie Higgins explains in the following piece which appeared...
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Big Sid Catlett - A Musical Drummer
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.MEMORIESSidney Catlett was a mystery to me when I was a kid. Musicians spoke reverently of the man. And I just couldn't understand what...
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Dizzy Gillespie - The Immortal Joker Parts 1-3, Complete
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."Jazz is a music full of thrilling sounds," he writes. "It can also span the full breadth of human emotion from exhilaration to profound...
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"Introducing Wilbur Ware" by Bill Crow
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Wilbur Ware is, for me, a reaffirmation of the idea that deep expression can be reached through simplification of form — each new discovery...
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Artie Shaw: The Anchorite, Parts 1 -3, Complete - Gene Lees
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“In the late fall of 1939,... clarinetist Artie Shaw stormed off the bandstand, abandoning the money-making machine it had taken him...
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Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones by Bobby Jaspar
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“We know that the creative daring of Kenny Clarke originated an evolution in rhythmic concepts in jazz. This process, starting at the beginning...
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Nat "King Cole" - The Gene Lees Essay - Parts 1-3, Complete
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“You never lose that Jazz feeling.”- Nat “King” Cole to Don Freeman, October 6, 1950, Downbeat“The chemistry of Cole-and-Capitol would...
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The Count and The President - Bill Basie and Lester Young [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The Basie orchestra of the late 'thirties was praised for its wonderful spirit, and certainly the relaxed power of the ensemble was...
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Jeri Southern [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The contributions that Orrin Keepnews and Gene Lees have made to Jazz over the past fifty years are immense and go well beyond anything...
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Zoho Records, Greg Diamond and "Avenida Graham"
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Almost since the inception of the music in New Orleans, Jazz has always had what Jelly Roll Morton labeled a “Spanish tinge.”When Jazz evolved...
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More Zoho: Albert Marques Trio - Live in the South Bronx
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.While we are the subject of the Latin Jazz featured on Zoho Records, the editorial staff at JazzProfiles, would also like to hip you to Albert...
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Lorraine Desmarais Big Band - DANCES, DANZAS, DANCES
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."I've heard so many wonderful Canadian (and especially Quebecois) artists at The Montreal International Jazz Festival. One of my favorites...
View ArticleDuke on the BBC
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.BBC Radio 3Tribute to Duke EllingtonComposer of the WeekCommentator - Donald McCloudBlack History MonthOctober 24, 2005Interview with Duke...
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"Dexternity" - A Tribute to Dexter Gordon by Eric Ineke and the JazzXpress
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.I realize that Jazz is blessed with a Pantheon of Tenor Saxophone Gods that include the likes of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Zoot Sims, Stan...
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Imitation, Assimilation and Innovation: Evolving a Unique Voice Within The...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“What a great musician Cozy Cole was. He was one of those guys who practices very diligently at all times. I was able to just sit around there...
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"Catching Trout" with Whitney and Monk
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.This piece gets its title from the “Catching Trout” essay in Dinosaurs in the Morning: 41 Pieces on Jazz by Whitney Balliett. Published in 1962...
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Jay and Kai: When Two Trombones Are Better Than One
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“'You can't play all night in a club with just two trombones and rhythm!’ a friend told Kai Winding when he announced that he and J. J....
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