The twin peaks of baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff’s recorded output were the two albums he made for Capitol...
Serge Chaloff: The Capitol Sessions
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Lennie Sogoloff: Jazz Along the Turnpike
If I ever assemble a top-ten list of “Boston Jazz Scene All-Time Good Guys,” Lennie Sogoloff will certainly be on it....
Tak Takvorian Pt 2: Thornhill, Dorsey, Pomeroy
Part 1 of this post covered Tak Takvorian’s years in the wartime navy bands of Artie Shaw and Sam Donahue. Part 2...
John Neves: “His Time Was Impeccable”
John Neves in 1959 John Neves thought he was going to be a baseball player. He had the tools—agility, focus, strong...
The Joe Gordon Story, Part 2: Hard Bop
Joe Gordon replaced Clifford Brown in Art Blakey’s pre-Messengers group in early 1954. That band, with alto...
Dr Gene DiStasio, the Boss Bone
With so many fine trombonists having been a part of the Boston scene—I came up with a list of 27 with reputations...
Newport 1958: The Herb Pomeroy Orchestra
In July 2016, Pauline Bilsky at JazzBoston asked me to contribute a guest post on the Newport Jazz Festival to their...
Ray Santisi: Last of the Stablemates
Pianist Ray Santisi, who died October 28, 2014 at age 81, was a working musician for almost 65 years. He was also a...
Mar 5, 1974: The Lennie Johnson Memorial Concert
“Nobody in the capacity house at John Hancock Hall could see him, of course, but you can wager your paycheck that...