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WKHR presents to you compete
interviews with some of our favorite personalities.
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Freddy
Cole
Telephone Interview from January 13, 2001 |
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Playing at Night Town / Playing in Cleveland
in the Past / Background Sports Fan |
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Musical Influences / Billy Eckstine Musical
Career / Recording Career Europe Influence on Career |
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Recording with Chico O'Farrill / Telarc
release "Merry Go Round" Selection of Songs for recording / April
2001 release on Telarc |
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Singing Style and Piano Style / Pianists Freddy enjoys
working with / Getting Envolved with Telarc / International Tours |
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Projects working with Natalie Cole / Ken Burns Jazz
Series Impressions Com,ing into Night Town |
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John
Pizzarelli
Telephone Interview from January 13, 2001 |
| Part 1 |
Night Town / Background on Pizzarelli Family
/ Recording History for John / Making a Living as a Musician |
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Musicial Influences - Zoot Sims George
Barnes - Nat Cole / Material to Play in Concerts / Performance Influence
by Nat Cole |
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Recording with Other Musicians - Johnny
Frigo |
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Telarc releases "Kisses in the Rain" and "Let There
be Love" |
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Developing a Feel for an Audience / Playing for a Small
versus Large Audience Ray Kennedy / Playing Overseas / Differences
between Audience Reaction |
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Opening Doors by father Bucky / Jazz Education |
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Contemporary Muscians John Enjoys Ken Burns Jazz Series
Thoughts |
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Ron
Mc Croby
Interview from January 23, 2001 |
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Growing up in West Virginia, Elmo Tanner
Whistling, Disneys "Snow White", Musical Instruments, Technique of
Whistling |
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Musicial Influences - Bill Evans Influence,
"No Name Jive", Buddy DeFrance, George Stark as a Drummer, Woody Herman |
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Toots Thielemans, Monterey Jazz Festival,
Jimmy Lyons, Technique of Breathing for Whistling |
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From West Virgnia to Cleveland, Advertising Executive,
Voice Over for Commercials, Term Puccolo, Barbara McCroby Promoting
Ron, Jimmy Lyons |
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Dave Brubeck, Ron Performing Now, Jazz Festivals Performances,
Currect Recording Idea, Differences in Audiences around the World |
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Performing in Clubs, Cleveland Area Jazz Festivals,
Large International Festivals |
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Recordings - "...Plays Puccolo", "The Other Whistler",
Arion Consort, "Breezing the Classics", Stars and Stripes Forever |
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Recordings on Concerd, Musicians on Concord Recordings |
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Disney Audition, Voice Over Work, Scooby Doo, Acceptance
as a Jazz Musician |
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Lev
Polyakin
Interview from January 28, 2001
Lev is assistant concert master with the Cleveland Orchestra and
a talented jazz violinist. |
| Part 1 |
Growing up in Uzbekistan, Finding his way
to Cleveland, Soccer, Family musical background, Exposed to Jazz in
Moscow, Louis Armstrong's "Hello Dolly" |
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Piano Playing, Jazz Violin Influences,
Jazz influences |
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Johnny Frigo |
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Russian Blue CD, Playing Violin at Night Town, Mike
Petrone |
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Variety of music on CD, Bob Fraser on recording, Bob
playing acoustic versus electric guitar |
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Russian Blue song evolution, All of Me song, Estate
Song in Bossa Nova Style |
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Russian Blue music set t Dance, Karen Gabay Dancing
to Music |
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Classical Musicians accepting Lev's Jazz playing, Jazz
Gigs coming up, Feb. 11 at Fairmont Temple, April 1 at Reinberger,
Musicians at Gig |
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Playing Classical Music arounf the World, Classical
music turned to Swing |
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Listening to Classical versus Jazz performers, Ken
Burns Jazz Series Impression |
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Where to buy "Russian Blue" CD, Performances around
Cleveland, Newness of Jazz for Lev |
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Toots
Thielemans
Telephone Interview from February 15, 2001 |
| Part 1 |
Sharing Birthday with Duke Ellington, Night
Town, Current Tour of U.S., Kenny Werner, Pianists that Toots has
Playd with, Billy Taylor |
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Louis Armstrong and Mills Brothers as Influences,
Toots recalls Artists who he has worked with, Herbie Hancock |
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Bll Evans, Musical Background in Youth,
Family Cafe in Brussels, Accordian Playing, Louis Armstrong as Influence,
Enrico Carrusso |
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Playing Music pre BeBop, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie,
John Coltrane, Howard McGhee, Bill Gottlieb, Playing on 52nd Street,
"I Can't Get Started", Lennie Tristano |
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Percy Heath, George Shearing, Kenny Werner |
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Current CD, Star Dust, Benny Goodman, Buddy Greco,
Dick Hyman |
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Ron McCroby, Night Town, Viola |
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Ernie
Krivda
Interview from March 8, 2001 |
| Part 1 |
Cleveland Free Times Award, Scene Magazine
Award, Fat Tuesday Big Band, Growing up in Garfield Heights, Ernie's
Father as Musician, Starting out on Clarinet, Discipline in Learning
to Play Clarinet |
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Father as a Musical Mentor, Pivital Point
in Musical Growth, Joining Jimmy Dorsey Ghost Band, Smiling Dog Saloon,
Canonball Aderly, Quincy Jones Big Band |
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Living in New York, Innercity Records,
Three LPs on Innercity Records, Listening to Records from 1970's and
1980's |
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Coming back to Cleveland in 1980s, Midwest nature of
Ernie's Personality, Musical Education as a Teacher |
| Part 5 |
Musical Influences from Students, Students Devoid of
Jazz Roots, Tri-C Jazz Festival - Musical Education and Concerts |
| Part 6 |
Swing City Musical Group, Philosophy of Swing City,
Fat Tuesday Big Band, Philosophy of Band |
| Part 7 |
Jazz Music into the Future, Restablish Touch with American
Culture, Fat Tuesday Big Band New Recording |
| Part 8 |
Swing City New Recording "Limehouse Blues", Swingtown
, George Foley, Foz and Crow Club, Paula Owens |
| Part 9 |
Immediate Future for Ernie, Ken Burns Jazz Series Impressions |
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Shirley
Cook
Interview from March 17, 2001 |
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Women in Jazz Concert, Rhythm Section for
concert, Vocalists in the Studio, Debbie Gifford, Nan O'Malley, Debra
Davidson, Laura Varcho, Simmie Marie Davis, Extending Musical Knowledge |
| Part 2 |
Bringing Performers together, Stevie Woods,
Evelyn Wright, Susan Hesse, Delores Smith, Rhoda Marie Casselle |
| Part 3 |
Shirley's Musical Background, Growing up
in West Virginia, Artists in the Area that Shirley has worked with |
| Part 4 |
Tour of Japan with Bo Diddley Jr., Differences in Japan
versus U.S., Grape Drink in Japan, 7-Up drink in Japan |
| Part 5 |
Clubs in Cleveland where Shirley Sings, Hi and Dry
Club, Up Coming Trip to Kansas City, Fat Tuesday Big Band |
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March 31 Concert - 14 Lady Singers |
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Terri Pontremoli
Terri is the Associate and Development Director of the Tri-C
Jazz Festival
Interview from April 8, 2001
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Terri's Work with Tri-C Jazz Festival since
1990. Developing Funding for Jazz Festival. Max Dehn |
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Developing Jazz Education with Tri-C Jazz
festival. Dr. Thomas Horning as founder of festival. Jerry Jelinek
being envolved as a student with 1984-1985 Tri-C jazz festival education
program. |
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Seperating Education program from National
artists concerts. Mistake of that seperation. Education from national
artists. Artist-in-Residence Christian McBride, Dennis MacKrel. |
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Community Outreach program headed by Shirley Cook.
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Overview of 2001 Jazz Festival
April 19 - Oliver Lake Steel Quartet
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April 20 - Sy johnson conducting Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
in Charles Mingus "Let My Children Hear Music" |
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April 21 - Jazz at the Met
April 21 - 2pm - Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe
April 21 - 5pm - Christian McBride Band
April 21 - 8pm - Poncho Sanchez
April 21 - other events in the day
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April 22 - Rosemary Clooney with The Smithsonian
Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
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Transition talk to April 25 April 25 - Richard Bona
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April 27 - Gregory Hines and Ernie Krivda and The
Fat Tuesday Big Band, Tri-C High School All-Stars. Steve Enos as
Director
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April 28 - 3pm - Joe Lovano Nonet. Cleveland Connection
April 28 - 8pm - Kirk Whalum, Jazz Crusaders and Maceo Parker
April 29 - Jazz Showcase - Tri-C High School All Stars at Reinberger
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Community Outreach Programs:
April 14 - Eric Gould
April 18 - Roberto Ocasio and his latin Jazz Project
April 21 - Concert
April 24 - Eddie Baccus Jr and Sr Trio
April 26 - Eddie Baccus Sr. Trio
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How to get Ticket Information on Tr-C Jazz Festival
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Terri Pontremoli favorite concerts in this years
jazz festival. April 26 - Dave Berkman concert Summer with the Jazz
Masters Program
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Pontremoli family envolvement with Tri-C Jazz Festival.
Musical background with Terri, Playing with Jim Hall. Tri-C Jazz
Festival Staff dedication. Williard Jenkins
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Gordon
Goodwin http://www.GordonGoodwin.com
Interviewed via telephone on May 25, 2001
Gordon is a talented musician, composer and arranger based in Los
Angeles. Along with his 3 emmy winning compositions for television,
Gordon is the leader out a hot new big band calld The Big Phat Band. |
| Part 1 |
Swinging for the Fences CD, background
on the Big Phat Band, yearning for writing for a jazz big band. |
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Musicians in the Big Phat Band, Saxaphone
section, Trumpet section, Demands on getting together top players.
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Trombone section, commitment to music by
band members, Rhythm section, Guest soloists |
| Part 4 |
Background on Gordon Goodwin, natural talent, studying
writing and potential in writing, growing up in Kansas then in Los
Angeles |
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writing music for cartoons, winning emmys for cartoon
music, Silverline records, promoting Big Phat Band |
| Part 6 |
Gordons arranging and writing style, Sammy Nestico,
Thad Jones styles |
| Part 7 |
Swinging for the Fences sales, DVD-audio disc, Extra
features on DVD-audio, Audio commentary |
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Compositions on Swinging for the Fences CD |
| Part 9 |
Bach 2-Part Invention in D Minor track |
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Writing for Tom Kubis, Bill Watrous, writing for various
people, dangers in using demo synthesizers for movie writing |
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Musical future of Gordon, Big Phat Band Touring, Follow
up recording, Big Phat Band video, Live Performances by Big Phat Band |
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Impressions on Ken Burns PBS series
on Jazz |
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Coming into Cleveland on July21, Cain Park
with Fat Tuesday Big Band, Terry's Background, Growing up in Brooklyn,
Amateur Contest, Playing in the Service |
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52nd Street in New York Scene in Mid 1940's,
Following Musicians around 52nd Street, Trying to understand Bebop,
Formative Bebop Players |
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Joinging Tommy Dorsey |
| Part 4 |
Buddy Rich Band, Woody Herman Bandleader, Learning
from Woody, Pattern Dreamband after Benny Goodman |
| Part 5 |
Dreamband New Release in the works, Impact of Band
Worldwide, Personel in Dreamband |
| Part 6 |
Conrad Gozzo and Dreamband, Rules of Getting a sub
in Dreamband, Love of Dreamband music |
| Part 7 |
Steve Allen Jam Sessions, Musicial Director with Steve
Allen, Rhegis Philbin Show, Satisfaction in Playing with Benny Goodman |
| Part 8 |
Never worked with Frank Sinatra, Buddy DeFranco, Retrospective
on Past Recordings |
| Part 9 |
Younger Musicians Coming Up, Nicholas Payton, James
Morrison, July 21st visit to Cain Park and Night Town |
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Tierney
Sutton
Interviewed via telephone on July 28, 2001
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| Part 1 |
Coming into Night Town on Aug 17th, Musicial
Background Family background, Musicial influences, Singing as a waitress,
Weselyn University |
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Awareness through music, Berkeley College
of Music, Jerry Bergonzi as mentor, Moving to .A., Teaching at USC,
Absorbing L.A. Musica Scene |
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Telarc - "Unsung Heroes", Instrumental
Tribute |
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Blue in Green" recording, Based on Bill Evans Theme
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Musicians on "Blue in Green", Christian Jacob, Trey
Henry, Ray Brinker, Jo LaBarbera, Song "Tiffany" |
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Gentle respect of Bill Evans, Music and approach to
group, Musicians coming into Night Town, Shelly Berg, Trey Henry,
Rob Perkins |
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Tierney's Approach to Standards, Band collaboration
toward music, "Old Devil Moon", Overview of songs on "Blue in Green" |
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"We Will Meet Again" - background |
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"Sometime Ago", "Just You, Just Me" background |
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Blue in Green", "Never Let Me Go", "Autumn Leaves"
background and music education |
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Future Goals for Tierney, Next CD ideas, Night Town
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Jack
Schantz http://www.ClevelandJazz.org
Interviewed via telephone on September 8, 2001 discussing the upcoming
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra (CJO) 2001-2002 concert season.
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| Part 1 |
Sept. 28-29 Concert - Paul Ferguson Show
- "Friends" CD Release. CJO Big Band on Recording |
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Nov. 23-24 - Buddy Greco Show. Buddy Singin
on first half, playing piano in second half. |
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Changes to CJO Friday Night performance
venue. Tri-C West in Parma as new Friday Night regular location. Saturday
Night Performances at Fairmont Temple. |
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Feb 1-2, 2002 - Willie Smith Show. Grammy winning arrangements
for Joe Lovano's "52nd St. Themes". Willie as living link
to bebop. |
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March 15-16 - Maria SchneIder Show. Maria as classmate
of Paul Ferguson. |
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April 26-27 - Slide Hampton Show. Compositions of Slide
for Maynard Ferguson, and Dexter Gordon. Dizzy Gillespie Dreamband,
Jon Faddis, Gil Evans Porgy and Bess show. |
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May 31-June1 - Ellington at Newport |
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Jacks Summer activities. year of being a professor
at Akron Univ. Jazz Studies with other Arts Organizations. Sy Johnson
commission. Dan Wall, Rich Shanklin, Tim Powell, Mark Gonder as Akron
faculty. Akron Univ. Jazz studies upcoming year. Bob Brookmeyer charts. |
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Putting Jack on the spot for upcoming CJO concert season.
Jacks feelings toward music in CJO programs. Big Bands as writers
palette |
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Paul
Ferguson
Interviewed at Paul's Home on September 22, 2001
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Background with Paul Ferguson / Growing
up in Massillon, Oh./ CWRU Job/ Family Background with Music/ Teachers
in High School , College and Graduate School / Family |
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"Friends" new CD. Background
on "Blue Highways" CD from 1996/ Rhythm Section on "Friends"
- Jim Rupp, Dave Morgan, Russell Schmidt / Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
Musicians |
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"Blues for Clare" |
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"Fortune Teller" |
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"Didos Lament"
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"Point of No Return" |
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"Not So Happy Talk"
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"I Fall in Love Too Easily"
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"Nice and Easy", "Only The Lonely",
"All The Way"
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Photography on CD by Michael Wilson
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Music as a Reflection of Life / Jazz Composing and Arranging
Legacy
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Maria Schneider musical Compositions / Exploring
Realms of her Music
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Director of Jazz Studies at CWRU / Settlement Jazz
Orchestra / Bernie Pelsmajer / Staying Youthful via Teaching / Robert
Spakey
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Ferguson Family in New Hampshire during Summer /
Cleveland as a Musical Market
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Futur Projects for Paul / Barbara Knight Recording
Project / Reflecting on Past Arrangements or Composing / Looking
Forward in Carer
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CJO Concert on Sept. 28 at Tri-C West in Parma /
Sept. 29th at Fairmont Temple
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Conte
Candoli
Telephone interviewed at October 11, 2001
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| Part 1 |
Night Town on Oct. 28 and 29th, Pete Christlieb,
Mike Woffrd, Recording on Azica Records, Intimate setting at Night
Town |
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Conte's Background, Musical Background
with Family, Father as Amateur Trumpet Player, Dad encouraged Conte
to listen to Louis Armstrong. Travel to Chicago, Learning to Play
by listening to records, Playing with Dizzy and Charlie Parker |
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Working with Woody Herman Band, Neal Hefti
recommending Conte. Woody motivating Conte's School Work |
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Joining Stan Kenton, Ray Wetzel recommending Conte.
1953 Kenton Band, Shorty Rogers "Conte Candoli", Bill Russo's
"Portrait of a Count". Updating "Portrait of a Count" |
| Part 5 |
Music of Stan Kenton to Conte. Featuring Individual
Band Members. |
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Dublin Tour - Losing Trumpet in 1953 |
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West Coast Style of Jazz. More Arranging of Music in
West Coast Style. |
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Terry Gibbs friendship, Dream Band, new Dream Band
Recording |
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Supersax - Med Flory, Sole Trumpet Player with Supersax,
Passing away of West Coast Players |
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Music Education, Clinics with pete Candoli, Feedback
from Students, Dominick Farinacci, Lincoln Center Jazz Orch, Tribute
to Woody Herman with Joe Lovano |
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Younger Musicians Conte Enjoys, Nicholas Payton, Ken
peplowski, Thoughts of Retiring, Selecting Gigs, night Town on Oct
29 and 30th |
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Allan
Harris
Telephone interviewed at October 21, 2001
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Night Town - Nov. 4th, Pat Harris, "Love
Came" New Release, Updating Songs, Inspiration of Billy Strayhorn
Music, Putting Different Musical Touch to Music |
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Musicians on "Love Came", Eric
Reed, Don Braden |
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Futur Project of Updating Johnny Hartman and John Coltran
famous recording |
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Ceil Brooks III, Ron Affif, Essiet, Essiet |
| Part 5 |
Quality of Musicians in Cleveland, Neal Creque, Dae
Morgan, Greg Brandy |
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Deciding on Favorite Music on CD "Love Came",
Pat Harris as Web Master of www.allanharris.com, Past years Performance
of Strayhorn Music |
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Vocal Clinic at Tri-C for Nov. 5th, Importance of Music
Education, Philosophy of being a teacher, Ratio of Female versus Male
Singers |
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Highlights of Prior Years Gigs, Keater Betts, Sothebys
CD Release party, Tommy Flannigan |
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Childrens Miracle Network Benefit, 212-862-3348, Jazz
Cruises, Night Town - Nov 4th 216-795-0550 |
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Buddy
Greco
Telephone interviewed at November 17, 2001
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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Performance on
Nov. 23 and Nov. 24. Arrangers for Big Band Charts. Format of Show. |
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Preference of Big Band or Small Combo playing.
Recent London Symphony Gig. Tributes in CJO SHow for Frank Sinatra
and Buddy Rich. |
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Peggy Lee Project Update, Joe Lano and Lezlie Anders,
New Pruducing Project with Buddy Greco Jr., "Lady D", CJO
Gig on Nov 23 and Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Plans |
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Marty Ashby
Artistic Director of the Jazz on the Circle Concert Series
Telephone interviewed November 18, 2001
Check out http://www.mcgjazz.org
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Nancy Wilson Show, Jazz on the Circle,
Saturday Dec. 8 - Gartner Auditorium - Cleveland Museum of Art - Nicholas
Payton, Tim Warfield |
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January 13, 2002 - Reinberger Chamber Hall
at Severence Hall - Michael Brecker, February 9, 2002 - Gartner Auditorium
- Cleveland Museum of Art - Eliane Elias Trio |
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March 3, 2002 - Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severence
Hall - Tribute to Stanley Turentine - Hank Marr, Houston Person, Russell
Malone |
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March 16, 2002 - Gartner Auditorium - Cleveand Musuem
of Art - Ron Carter Quartet |
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April 14, 2002 - Bobby Short - Severence Hall - Part
of the Tri-C Jazz Festival |
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Manchester Craftsman Guild, History of Guild, Nancy
Wilson Christmas CD "A Nancy Wilson Christmas" - Telarc
as Distribution Arm |
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Marty and Jay Ashby Musicial Background, Background
on working with MCG, Bill Strickland |
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