"Mulligan - The Sound Alone" - Will MacFarland
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.In existence for about a year, the “original” Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker disbanded in June 1953, about six months...
View Article“Mulligan – The Man Behind The Sound” - Herb Kimmel - an unpublished...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Herb Kimmel read MacFarland’s article in [January, 1954] Theme and sent the editor a response that he hoped would be published as...
View Article"Make Mine Mulligan" - Arlene Mulligan
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.[Ed. Note: An open letter-article to Theme written by Arlyne Mulligan in comment on the Will MacFarland article “Mulligan - The...
View ArticlePhil Woods & Gene Quill Quintet - Solar
Phil Woods,Gene Quill (as), George Syran (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Nick Stabulas (ds) Album:" Phil & Quill With Prestige / Phil Woods & Gene Quill Quintet " Recorded:New Jersey, March 29, 1957
View ArticleClark Terry - Part 1
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Clark Terry died on February 21st. He was ninety-four [94] years old [born: December 14, 1920].With the following introductory caveat by...
View ArticleClark Terry - Part 2
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Clark Terry died on February 21st. He was ninety-four [94] years old [born: December 14, 1920].The rationale for posting this second in a...
View ArticleClark Terry - Part 3
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Clark Terry died on February 21st. He was ninety-four [94] years old [born: December 14, 1920].The rationale for posting this conclusion...
View ArticleNat King Cole - Hittin' The Ramp, The Early Years [1936-1943]
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Big CD box sets are like fancy cars or eye-catching jewelry—fun to own but expensive to buy. Then comes the holidays, a time when...
View ArticleMilt Hinton: We Are Like Atlas - Part 1
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Milt Hinton is a unique figure in jazz. As a bass player, he spans seven decades of the music's history. Starting out with Cab Calloway in...
View ArticleMilt 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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