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The Clayton Brothers: John and Jeff
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Have you ever noticed how approachable most Jazz musicians are?It’s a quality that I find to be very admirable, especially in view of the fact...
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"Cutting Sessions"
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“This was a beautiful period for the music and the players. There was little jealousy and no semblance of Jim Crow or Crow Jim in the sessions....
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Gary McFarland: Voyage of Discovery [From the Archives]
Gary was a sui generis composer-arranger from an era in Jazz when such uniqueness was commonplace.Remember, a contradiction, such as the one inherent in the previous sentence, exists only if you see...
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Ted Heath and His Music
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Heath, Ted [George Edward] (b London, 30 March 1900; d Virginia Water, near Egham, England, 18 Nov 1969). English trombonist and bandleader....
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"The Night I Became a Jazz Musician" [From the Archives]
BILL KlRCHNER is a composer-arranger, saxophonist, bandleader, jazz historian, record and radio producer, and educator.He is one of the editorial staff at JazzProfiles’ enduring heroes and an all-round...
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"Checkmate" - John T. Williams and The Shelly Manne Quintet
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“.. what Shelly has done here is to take each piece out of its original setting and put it into a setting all his own. Herein lies, I think,...
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Tommy Dorsey - The George T. Simon Profile
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Although Dorsey recorded, especially in the 1920s, with Bix Beiderbecke and other major jazz players, he was not a notable jazz soloist. He...
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"Harry Carney: Forty-one Years at Home" - Martin Williams
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Harry Carney was just seventeen years old when he first came with me in '27. He owned a car and all his own instruments, and already had six...
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Ronnie Scott's Revisited
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.If you are a Jazz fan, Ronnie's was and is a special place.“The feel becomes more important, the truth of it. You accept yourself for what you...
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Scott LaFaro - "Young Mr. LaFaro" - Parts 1 - 4 Complete
© - Steven A. Cerra - copyright protected; all rights reserved.The editorial staff at JazzProfiles is currently preparing a synopsis of Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro (University of...
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Dave Brubeck Quartet Zurich 1964
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."You can't understand America without understanding jazz, and you can't understand jazz without understanding Dave Brubeck". (1)"Most Jazz...
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Dick Twardzik - The Gordon Jack Interview
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Gordon Jack is a frequent contributor to the Jazz Journal and a very generous friend to these pages in his allowance of JazzProfiles...
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Ed Thigpen: 1926-2002 - The Drummer as Colorist and Percussionist [From The...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Over the course of his career, Ed Thigpen, never got the attention he deserved as a drummer especially for the additional dimensions he brought...
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Mike Longo - "Only Time Will Tell"
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Mike Longo didn't get much sleep as a teenager in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He spent most nights listening to disc jockey Leonce Picot's jazz...
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A Little [More] Heat from Jimmy Heath - [From the Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Over a five year period from 1959-1963, Jimmy Heath recorded six albums for Riverside, all of which have been issued on CD as Original Jazz...
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Billy Mitchell: 1926-2000 - A Tribute
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Billy Mitchell’s musical story is a tale of two cities: Kansas City, Missouri where he was born and Detroit, Michigan where he grew up.What the...
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Wes Montgomery - the 1961 Ralph J. Gleason Interview
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The middle and most celebrated of the Montgomery brothers was born like the others in Indianapolis. He took to guitar late and only began Ins...
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Wes Montgomery / Wynton Kelly Trio Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Michael Bloom of Michael Bloom Media Relations is handling the public relations for the latest in Resonance Records continuing series of...
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Anita O'Day - "High Times, Hard Times"
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The legend of Billie Holiday and the huge, vocal presences of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae have tended to overshadow...
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Charlie Rouse - A Creative Force on Tenor Saxophone
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Though a top tenor man in his own right, he will always be remembered as the saxophonist for the Thelonious Monk quartet. He adapted his...
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