Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Jazz Trumpet A Reader Volume 1 by Steven A. Cerra

 Currently with the publisher; should be available shortly on Amazon as both a paperback and an eBook.


TABLE OF CONTENTS 


Preface, p. 8

Introduction, pp. 9-14

Chapter 1. King, Pops and Bix in Chicago from "We Called It Music" by Eddie Condon, pp. 15-19

Chapter 2. Joe "King" Oliver - "For the Comfort of the People" by Whitney Balliett, pp. 20-25

Chapter 3. King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., pp. 26-44

Chapter 4. Louis Armstrong (The Once and Future King) by Gary Giddins, pp. 45-57

Chapter 5. Stomp Off, Let's Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong by Ricky Riccardi - Reviewed by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 58-64

Chapter 6 Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong by Ricky Riccardi - Reviewed by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 65-68

Chapter 7. Ricky Riccardi: An Interview with the Author of “What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years,” pp. 69-76

Chapter 8. Pleasants on Pops - Louis Armstrong by Henry Pleasants, pp. 77-85

Chapter 9. Louis Armstrong: Views of "Pops" By 7 Jazz Trumpeters - Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 86-90

Chapter 10. Armstrong and Handy - An Unbeatable Combination - Robert Goodrich, pp. 91-98

Chapter 11. Louis Armstrong's Serious Side by Larry Tye, pp. 99-102

Chapter 12. POPS (A Life of Louis Amstrong) by Terry Teachout, pp. 103-115

Chapter 13. Pops - Dave and Iola Brubeck - The Real Ambassadors by Steven A. Cerra and Ricky Riccardi, pp. 116-125

Chapter 14. The Real Ambassadors by Keith Hatschek, pp. 126-132

Chapter 15. Bix Beiderbecke - Indiana Twilights by Richard Sudhalter, pp. 133-138

Chapter 16. Otis on Bix, pp. 139-142

Chapter 17. Bix Biederbecke and Dick Sudhalter, Part 1, pp. 143-148

Chapter 18. Bix Biederbecke and Dick Sudhalter, Part 2, pp. 149-153

Chapter 19. Hoagy and Bix - "In A Mist" by Hoagy Carmichael, pp. 154-161

Chapter 20. Bubber Miley in the Jazz Literature - Steven A. Cerra Ed., pp. 162-171

Chapter 21. Jabbo Smith - "Starting at the Top" - Whitney Balliett, pp. 172-176

Chapter 22. Focus on Jabbo Smith - Don DeMicheal, pp. 177-179 

Chapter 23. Henry "Red" Allen by Steven A. Cerra and Whitney Balliett, pp. 180-184

Chapter 24. Henry "Red" Allen by Martin Williams, pp. 185-189

Chapter 25. Cootie Williams by Stanley Dance, pp. 190-198

Chapter 26. Cootie Williams and Jo Jones by Whitney Balliett, pp. 199-201

Chapter 27. Buck Clayton: A Brief Biography” by George Hoefer, pp. 202-205

Chapter 28. Buck Clayton by Stanley Dance, pp. 206-212

Chapter 29. "Travelin' Man: The Peripatetic Buck Clayton" by Helen McNamara, pp. 213-218

Chapter 30.  Harry James - A Six Part Feature - Steven A. Cerra, Editor, pp. 219-251

Chapter 31. Bunny Berigan - Whitney Balliett, pp. 252-255

Chapter 32. Bunny Berigan: "Boy with A Horn" - George T. Simon, Gunther Schuller and Richard  Sudhalter, pp. 256-265

Chapter 33. Bunny Berigan by Dan Morgenstern, pp. 266-270

Chapter 34. "With Jimmy McPartland Swing's The Thing" by George Hoefer, pp. 271-275

Chapter 35. "A Good One-Two Jimmy and Marian McPartland” by Whitney Balliett, pp. 276-281

Chapter 36. Louie Prima - 1910-1978: A  Brief Tribute, pp. 282-284

Chapter 37. Remembering Louie Prima [1910-1978] and Wingy Manone [1900-1982] - Lloyd Rausch, pp. 285-290

Chapter 38. “Louis Prima - Show Time!” by Scott Shea, pp. 291-298

Chapter 39. "Muggsy Still A Driving Communicative Jazzman" by George Hoefer, pp. 299-304

Chapter 40. Red Nichols by Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff, pp. 305-307

Chapter 41. Red Nichols and His Circle by Richard Sudhalter, pp. 308-316

Chapter 42. Rex Stewart by Inez M. Cavanaugh, pp. 317-321

Chapter 43. Ray Nance by Stanley Dance, pp. 322-328

Chapter 44. Doc Cheatham by Whitney Balliett, pp. 329-334

Chapter 45. Taft Jordan by Stanley Dance, pp. 335-345

Chapter 46. Shorty Baker by Stanley Dance, pp. 346-348

Chapter 47. Charlie Shavers - John Chilton and Gunther Schuller, pp. 349-352

Chapter 48. “All Schools Dig Bobby Hackett” - Pat Harris and Art Hodes, pp. 353-360

Chapter 49. “More Ingredients - Bobby Hackett” - Whitney Balliett, pp. 361-368

Chapter 50. Harry "Sweets" Edison - The Barbara Gardner Interview, pp. 369-373