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Steven Cerra

Victor Feldman - Part 5: The Final Years, 1978-87

by Steven Cerra
February 20, 2009

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5Looking back to 1978, it's hard to believe that in less than 10 years, Victor would no longer be with us.Woody Herman was never out of Victor's musical life. His career in the States had begun when he joined ...

Victor Feldman - Part 4: The Artful Dodger, 1967-1977

by Steven Cerra
February 19, 2009

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 During the decade in question, due to the responsibilities of establishing myself in a career outside of music and because of the obligations of a growing family, I did not see Victor as often. Fortunately for me, he ...

Victor Feldman - Part 3: Miles & Beyond

by Steven Cerra
February 18, 2009

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 “His keyboard technique is above reproach and is matched by his brilliance on vibes and drums; his knowledge of rhythms and meters, and the possibilities inherent in combining melodic lines with percussion expressions, greatly expounds the sounds of any ...

Victor Feldman - Part 2: From Cannonball to Russia

by Steven Cerra
February 17, 2009

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5As to the title of this piece, I thought about calling it “Part 2: The Cannonball Years," but since Victor was with Cannonball for only less than a full year, I thought that might be overstating things a bit. I lived ...

Victor Feldman - Part 1: The Arrival

by Steven Cerra
February 16, 2009

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Mentioning my name in the same context as that of Gene Lees, the esteemed jazz writer, might be the height of presumption on my part, but in doing so in this instance, I intend to use it only as the ...