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"Evans claimed that he rarely played anything in the key of D.

“Wynton’s situation … is worth noting as a startling example of the strange irrelevance of merit to fame in Jazz.” - Orrin Keepnews, Jazz Producer and Writer “Nothing about his playing seems calculated .. there was just pure joy shining through his concep…

Morris Stoloff was a musical composer who worked as a musical director at Columbia Pictures from 1936 to 1962.

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© -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.

For those Jazz fans with ready access to NYC Our octet album release show is this Sunday at Birdland Jazz Club.

Good morning, Just a note that pianist-composer Benny Green will release Renovation, his new solo piano album, THIS FRIDAY, September 18, 2026 via Sunnyside Records.

This 12 minute plus track is from the "broadcast live" on December 6, 1979 "De Meerkoet" Lelystad, The Netherlands and features Bill Evans on piano, Marc Johnson on bass and Joe La Barbera on drums.

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A Companion to Jazz Interpretations of Porgy and Bess is now available as a paperback and eBook exclusively through Amazon.com.

Tracklist: A1 Ray Pizzi - Conception 00:00 A2 Ray Pizzi - Willow Creek 05:23 A3 Ray Pizzi - The Missing Link 10:44 B1 Ray Pizzi - Angel's Crest 18:03 B2 Ray Pizzi - Friday Night Rush Hour Blues 22:49 B3 Ray Pizzi - Rhapsodie 26:53 B4 Ray Pizzi - Digitatio…

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© Introduction Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved “The Samuel Goldwyn-produced film version in 1959 created a raft of recordings, many in anticipation of Porgy & Bess' release.

Although it is usually left unstated, the 4th atom after melody, harmony and rhythm in constructing music is texture - the way the music sounds.

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"My favorite Louis Armstrong anecdote concerns his audience with Pope Paul VI.

Impressions of Cleopatra is an album by flutist Paul Horn featuring a jazz interpretation of Alex North's musical score for the 1963 film, Cleopatra which was originally released on the Columbia label.

Impressions of Cleopatra is an album by flutist Paul Horn featuring a jazz interpretation of Alex North's musical score for the 1963 film, Cleopatra which was originally released on the Columbia label.

Steven Cerra - Creating a Reader Factory, and Perhaps the Most Important One So Far Jeffrey Sultanof Aug 05, 2026 Steven Cerra describes himself as a writer, photographer, web producer, film maker/videographer and audio producer.

One of my earliest “impressions” of Jazz was this album by Dave Brubeck’s Quartet.

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Thinking about guitarist Peter Bernstein and pianist David Hazeltine today; two of my favorite cats on the NYC jazz scene.

© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved. “… Dorham’s solos are models of grace and tact, always giving an impression of careful construction and development, and an unfailing sense of texture.”

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