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Now available as a paperback and eBook exclusively on Amazon.com. I’ve priced these very reasonably at $24.99 and $9.99, respectively and I’m sharing 50% of my royalties with the local school and community college districts to help purchase musical instruments for students.
Volume 3 focuses on the transition of Jazz on the West Coast from the 1950s to the mid-1960s.
I am especially grateful to the many musician friends who helped make this series a reality. I literally couldn’t have done it without your help.
To give you some idea of the breadth and depth of the writings on offer in the anthology, some of which are extremely rare, I am posting the book’s Table of Contents for you to look over.
Table of Contents. pp 5-6
Introduction. pp. 7-17
Prologue. Gerald Wilson – Then [and Now]- Steve Iosardi and Steven A. Cerra, pp. 18-30
Chapter 1. The Los Angeles Jazz Scene of the 1950s by Robert Gordon, pp. 31-42
Chapter 2. Chapter 2. The Complete Nocturne Recordings Jazz in Hollywood Series by Steven A. Cerra and Jordi Pujol, pp. 43-48
Chapter 3. Lester Koenig, Good Time Jazz and Contemporary Records Ralph Kaffel, Floyd Levin and John Koenig, pp. 49-55
Chapter 4. Richard Bock, Pacific Jazz and Pacific Jazz Samplers by Steven A. Cerra, and William Claxton, pp. 56-65
Chapter 5 – Meet The A & R Man – Richard Bock by John Tynan, pp. 66-69
Chapter 6. The Mastersounds on Fresh Sound and The Mastersounds with Wes Montgomery – Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 70-80
Chapter 7. Russ Freeman in Two Parts – A Review of the Jazz Literature by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 81-89
Chapter 8. Hampton Hawes – All Night Session! By Arnold Shaw, pp. 90-96
Chapter 9. Gary Giddins Introduction to Hampton Hawes’ RAISE UP OFF ME: A Portrait of Hampton Hawes, pp. 97-101
Chapter 10. Imaginative Broadway Show Albums – Shelly Manne, Andre Previn, Red Mitchell and Leroy Vinnegar – Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 102-110
Chapter 11. Leroy Vinnegar – The Walking Bass in Jazz by Nat Hentoff and Leonard Feather, pp. 111-114
Chapter 12. [My Vince Guaraldi] “Lighthouse Memories” by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 115-121
Chapter 13. Joe Maini by Gordon Jack, pp. 122-125
Chapter 14. West Coast Classics – Cy Touff, His Octet & Quintet – Arranged by Johnny Mandel by Michael Cuscuna, pp. 126-129
Chapter 15. Art Pepper on The Los Angeles Jazz Scene of the 1950’s by Robert Gordon, pp. 130-143
Chapter 16. Charlie Mariano – A Remembrance by Steven A. Cerra and Richard Vacca, pp. 144-149
Chapter 17. Sonny Criss: An Overlooked Giant by Bob Porter, pp. 150-154
Chapter 18. Curtis Amy – Testifyin’ Texas Tenor – Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 155-161
Chapter 19. Bobby Troup – Theme Magazine Interview with Bobby Troup, Bobby and Julie London, and Bobby as Host of the Stars of Jazz, Steven A. Cerra Ed., pp. 162-174
Chapter 20. Hoagy Sings Carmichael With Johnny Mandel and The Pacific Jazzmen by Richard Sudhalter, pp. 175-180
Chapter 21. Hoagy Carmichael, Pacific Jazz and Jazz Poetry by Richard Sudhalter and Lawrence Lipton, pp. 181-185
Chapter 22. Earle Spencer and His New Band Sensation of the Year 1946 by Steven A. Cerra and Jordi Pujol, pp. 186-192
Chapter 23. Dan Terry – The Swinginest Dance Band by Steven A. Cerra and Jordi Pujol, pp. 193-206
Chapter 24. Name Band 1959 – Bob Florence and His Orchestra by Steven A. Cerra and Jordi Pujol, pp. 207-212
Chapter 25. Bob Florence – Here and Now/ Bold, Swinging Big Band Ideas, Steven A. Cerra, Ingrid Jensen and Anthony Corbett, pp. 213-217
Chapter 26. Bob Florence Limited Edition by Gordon Jack, pp. 218-221
Chapter 27. Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and The Los Angeles Underground by Robert Gordon, pp. 222-233
Chapter 28. Shelly Manne by Burt Korall, pp. 234-251
Chapter 29. Into the Sixties by Robert Gordon, pp. 252-264
Chapter 30. The Manne Hole -Part 1 – Steven A. Cerra, pp. 265-274
Chapter 31. The Manne Hole -Part 2 – Steven A. Cerra, pp. 275-282
Chapter 32. The Manne Hole -Part 3 – Steven A. Cerra, pp. 283-287
Chapter 33. The Manne Hole -Part 4 – Steven A. Cerra, pp. 288-294
Chapter 34. The West Coast Jazz Scene -“SF is swinging; LA is dying.” – Downbeat Special Report, pp. 295-302
Chapter 35. Carl Fontana by Peter Watrous and Campbell Burnapp, pp. 303-308
Chapter 36. Dual Brass: The Formation of the Lou Blackburn-Freddy Hill Quintet by John Tynan and Michael Cuscuna, pp. 309-315
Chapter 37. Joe Pass: “Passalaqua – The Poet of the Guitar” by Steven A. Cerra and John Tynan, pp. 316-322
Chapter 38. Clare Fischer – “Star on the Rise” by John Tynan, pp. 323-325
Chapter 39. “Barney Kessel – Why He Went Back on the Road” by Gene Lees, pp. 326-332
Chapter 40. Paul Horn: a 1961 Interview With John Tynan and a 2014 Remembrance by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 333-340
Chapter 41. “The Far-Out World of Jack Sheldon ” by John Tynan, pp. 341-344
Chapter 42. Herb Geller’s European Rebirth, Jack Lind, pp. 345-347
Chapter 43. Jimmy Woods – Fire in the West, John Tynan, pp. 348-351
Chapter 44. Frank Rosolino Blindfold Test, Leonard Feather, pp. 352-354
Chapter 45. The Resurgence of Stan Getz, Leonard Feather, pp. 355-359
Chapter 46. Meet the Jazz Crusaders by John Tynan, pp. 360-363
Epilogue. Gerald Wilson – [Then and] Now – by Doug Ramsey and Steven A. Cerra, pp. 364-375