Don Ferrara

The Lost Trumpet of Don Ferrara

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
February 1, 2023

Jazz has much in common with a seabed littered with sunken ships that once transported gold. In addition to the musicians who today are household names, there are many other terrific musicians who didn't quite reach that status but were hailed by peers and disappeared early. Some abandoned their instruments for a more steady job. Others moved into teaching. Or they passed away too young. In each case, they became forgotten and their reputations drifted downward until they settled on ...
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