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Chuck Stewart, 1927-2017 - Jazz Photographer
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Chuck Stewart, one of the most prolific and admired photographers in jazz — an intimate chronicler of many of its icons and milestones,...
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Henry Mancini – “Making Yourself As You Go” [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“If modern jazz becomes indelibly linked with manslaughter, murder, mayhem, wisecracking private eyes and droll policemen, the brunt of...
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Joyriding with Stanley, Oliver and Herbie
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The late tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine (1934-2000) was a tough musician to pin down stylistically. His playing had a timeless quality...
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Milt Hinton: We Are Like Atlas - Part 2
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Milt Hinton died on December 19, 2000, nearly six months after his 90th birthday on June 24th. Gene published the 3rd and last part of his...
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Mingus: A Critical Biography - Brian Priestley
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Charles Mingus died in 1979.Brian Priestley, who at the time of its writing was described on the book’s dust jacket as “a Jazz pianist and...
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My Man George, Wettling ... that is: A Tribute [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."George Wettling had great enthusiasm for life and for music. And, undoubtedly, he was the most important drummer in the Chicago style of...
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Ramsey Lewis "Soul Survivor" - The Barbara Gardner Interview
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Signifyin’ and testifyin’ and other ritualistic elements of the Sanctified Church are important elements in helping Black people cultivate and...
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Mel Torme, Marty Paich and Vo-Cool-izing
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.If you are a hip, slick and cool Jazzer, you know that experiencing Mel Torme’s vocals are a real treat and that nobody ever wrote better Jazz...
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Fasching, The Bimhuis and a Blue Note
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Over the years, Jazz has primarily had three performance venues - night clubs, concert halls and festivals. All three are alive and well both...
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Milt Hinton: We Are Like Atlas - Part 3
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Milt Hinton’s impressive sound and his sense of time were linked with a consummate feeling for harmony. These attributes gained him a strong...
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"The Excitable Roy Eldridge" by Gary Giddins [From the Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The editorial staff at JazzProfiles wouldn’t dream of denying Gary Giddins his “Challah and butter,” but we hope he won’t mind too much if we...
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Bill on Bill: Dobbins on Holman [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra - copyright protected; all rights reserved.“I consider Bill Holman to be one of the most important jazz arrangers and composers after Duke Ellington's generation …. Willis has...
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The Impeccable Teddy Wilson [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra - copyright protected; all rights reserved.At time time of its publication in the January 22, 1959 edition of Down Beat magazine, Tom Scanlan, was 34 and best known for his column...
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Frank Isola - "Le Scrupuleux": The Gordon Jack Essay [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Efficient, flexible and energetic, Frank’s playing emphasizes rhythmic stability and employs phrasing similar to that of Kenny Clarke and...
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Jazz in Italy: Dado Moroni [From the Archives]
- Steven A. Cerra, [C] Copyright protected; all rights reserved.Every Jazz fan knows the experience. You're listening to some artist for the first time. All at once, you hear something in the choice of...
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Gene Krupa: 1909-1973 - A Tribute with Testimonials [From the Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Gene Krupa -Premier Virtuose et première “Star” de la Batterie.”- Georges Paczynski"Gene Krupa was so full of life. And he sure loved to...
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Sonny and Jim [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“When I went to the bridge, I wanted to learn how to arrange and improve my musicianship …. That kind of self-initiative was very...
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"The Man I Love" - Composed by Gershwin Performed by Feldman
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.As Victor Feldman recounted to John Tynan in a 1963 interview for Downbeat, “I was newly married and Cannonball had called me about a...
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Jerry Coker - "How To Listen To Jazz"
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Since 1900, when jazz - a uniquely American music form - began to evolve, much of its allure and artistic growth has depended on the...
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