Clik here to view.
Le Formidable - Roger Guérin
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved“There are some very good musicians in France. Roger Guérin is a great Jazz musician.” - Billy Byers, composer - arrangerHere’s another feature...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Part 2: BOOKER ERVIN – THE GOOD BOOK, by Simon Spillett
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Simon Spillett wrote the following essay on Booker Ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the Acrobat label - Booker Ervin: The Good Book...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Milt Bernhart - Have Trombone Will Travel Parts 1-4 Complete
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The title of this piece contains more than one element of a poor attempt at a pun on my part as Milt was both a journeyman trombone player...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Part 3: BOOKER ERVIN – THE GOOD BOOK, by Simon Spillett
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Simon Spillett prepared this piece on Booker Ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the Acrobat label - Booker Ervin: The Good Book (Acrobat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stan Kenton - The Endless Search for New Sounds [Neophonics]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“For most of this period, Stan Kenton stood out as Herman's greatest rival in creating an unabashedly progressive jazz big band. These two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Part 4: BOOKER ERVIN – THE GOOD BOOK, by Simon Spillett
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Simon Spillett authored this article on Booker Ervin to accompany a 2017 release on the Acrobat label - Booker Ervin: The Good Book...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Miff Mole - Pioneer of Melodic Improvisation on the Jazz Trombone
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights“In 1927, Miff Mole’s playing was far in advance of any white recording trombonist. His command of the instrument was so supple as to make others sound...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Part 1 - Miles Davis Quintet Feat. John Coltrane - All of You: The Last Tour...
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Simon Spillett wrote the following booklet notes in 2014 for the Acrobat box set - Miles Davis Quintet Featuring John Coltrane - All Of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Part 2 - Miles Davis Quintet Feat. John Coltrane - All of You: The Last Tour...
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Here’s the second part of Simon Spillett booklet notes which he wrote in 2014 for the Acrobat box set - Miles Davis Quintet Featuring John...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hubert Fol and His Be-Bop Minstrels
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Here’s another of the recent CD releases which I have been grouping together and referencing as the Fresh Sound “Jazz in Paris”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gerry Mulligan - "A Writer's Credo"
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Mulligan has been closely involved in the entire history of modern jazz orchestration, and younger fans, who know him primarily as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Larry McKenna - A New Discovery
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Instrumentally and compositionally, Larry McKenna is a major voice in the World of Jazz. I’m just sorry that it took me so long to hear...
View ArticlePepper Adams - An Interview With Gene Lees
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.When Adams is at his peppery best - furious, angry, pouring into the horn a wealth of fiercely felt emotion - it brings to mind his nickname...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lorraine Gordon, Guardian Of Legendary Jazz Club, Dies At 95
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.There was a period in my life when my business interests frequently took me to New York. Additionally, I went on holiday to The Big Apple with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ted Gioia - The Jazz Standards - A Review
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“THE JAZZ STANDARDS will be indispensable for any fan who wants to know more about a jazz song heard at the club, or on the radio. Musicians...
View ArticleClik here to view.
H.U.M.: Humair, Urtreger, Michelot
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Another debt of gratitude is owed to Jordi Pujol at Fresh Sound Records for assembling and issuing more music from the Paris Jazz scene...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Martin Williams Gettin’ Together with Art Pepper in Jazz Changes From the...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."Martin Williams is perhaps the greatest living jazz critic."- Gunther Schuller"Martin Williams is one of the few truly distinguished...
View Article