Dynasty (Live)
“Getz has the four virtues of a great musician: taste, irreverence, individuality and courage.”- Jean Louis Ginibre Editor of Jazz and Lui Magazines“It is doubtful if Stan Getz has ever played better...
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West Coast Jazz - "It either speaks to you or it don't"
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“All in all, the Davis [Birth of the Cool] Nonet was much like a band of apostles, gathered together for a brief time before...
View ArticleSid's Delight (Instrumental)
Here's Jon Eardley on Tadd Dameron's Sid's Delight with J.R. Monterose on tenor sax, George Syran on piano, Teddy Kotick on bass and Nick Stabulas on drums.
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Peter Bernstein Plays Monk
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“I’ve heard other guitarists play Monk and really stress the oddness and the angularity and to a degree I like what Peter did...
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Jean-Pierre- Leloir - Photography and Jazz
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.I'm sure that the thought is by no means original to me, but almost since my awareness of and involvement with the music dating back now almost...
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Charlie Haden - "The Jazz Musician" Interview by Rafi Zabor
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Charlie Haden has a large, warm tone, the subtle vibrato, richness, and manipulations of which are central elements in his...
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Tenor saxophonist Tubby Hayes ripping it up in New York with Eddie Costa, vibes, Horace Parlan, piano, George Duvier, bass and Dave Bailey, drums. Strap-in, this thing will swing you out of the...
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Erroll Garner on Verve Jazz Masters
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“What amazed the world most about Garner was that his virtuosity was achieved without any of the customary foundations upon which...
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The Dynastic Getz
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Getz has the four virtues of a great musician: taste, irreverence, individuality and courage.”- Jean Louis Ginibre Editor of Jazz...
View ArticleThe Amazing Keystone Big Band - Jazz à Vienne 2014 - Stockholm Sweetin'
Jazz à Vienne -Juillet 2014 - Stockholm Sweetin' (arr. Quincy Jones) The Amazing Keystone Big Band : Vibraphone : Michel Hausser Trompettes : Vincent Labarre, Thierry Seneau, Félicien Bouchot, David...
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CHARLIE VENTURA REMEMBERED by Gordon Jack
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Gordon Jack’s remembrance of saxophonist Charlie Ventura first appeared in the December 2013 edition of JazzJournal. The magazine’s website is...
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Jon Eardley
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“… [Born in 1943], Jon Eardley is a musician who must certainly be categorized as a "modern." Yet, his playing, unlike that of so many young...
View ArticleThrough The Night Roared The Overland Express
The Theme forms a quick intro for this original by tenor saxophonist Tubby Hayes with Ronnie Scott also on tenor, Jimmy Deuchar trumpet, Terry Shannon piano, Phil Bates bass and Bill Eyden drums.
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