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Bernie Glow was born on February 6, 1926 in New York, New York. During the Second World War while attending The High School of Music & Art he played in bands with Stan Getz, Tiny Khan, Shorty Rogers and George Wallington. Early on his influences were Snooky Young with the Jimmie Lunceford band, and Billy Butterfield with Benny Goodman.
At just sixteen and out of high school, Glow spent a year on the road with the Richard Himber Orchestra. Two years later he performed first with Xavier Cugat and then Raymond Scott on CBS radio. At the end of the war he played lead trumpet with the Artie Shaw band. Following that stint, he worked with Boyd Raeburn.
1949 saw the twenty-three year old retiring from the road after more than a year with Woody Herman and his famous Second Herd. Bernie worked as a trumpet player in big bands, Latin bands and dance orchestras. He performed in theaters, dance halls, night clubs and on the radio around Manhattan. This was the final preparation that launched him into the burgeoning commercial and studio scene.
During the last years of the big-band era his first-call studio work included Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and did thousands of radio and television recording sessions. Many of these studio big-band sessions were led by composer/arrangers Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones and Oliver Nelson.
Trumpeter and sideman Bernie Glow, who played on the seminal Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaborations Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain, and Quiet Nights, died of a blood disorder in Manhasset, New York at the age of 56 on May 8, 1982.
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ABNEY EFFECT
Chicago born and raised jazz trumpeter Mario Abney, now of New Orleans, fuses traditional and extended trumpet techniques in a most inventive way; his strikingly personal instrumental vision endows the music with an infinite array of tonal color. Recognized for his ability to create pure musical dialog, and hear music in a universally spiritual way, he is definitely one of New Orleans most pioneering young jazz musicians.
Marioʼs first experience hearing jazz was the music of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. After jazz trumpet peaked his interest in music Mario began to absorb the music of Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and all the great trumpeters who pioneered the music.
With a band scholarship in hand, Mario attended Central State University, Ohio, majoring in Music Education with a minor in jazz studies. “During my college years I became involved in the jazz scene in Dayton playing trumpet in several professional ensembles such as the Afro-Cuban Jazz ensemble, Babalu, the Chicago based House of Twang, The Afro-Rican Ensemble, SYM, and several other ensembles. In 2001, after several years of playing as a side man Abney was inspired to lead his own Quintet. During a performance at the Dayton RiverWalk festival in 2007 Mario became interested in going to New Orleans after hearing the Hot 8 Brass Band perform. By spring of 2008 Abney and two members from his quintet moved to New Orleans to absorb its rich musical culture and become part of the music scene.
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The Summer Knows ~ Art Farmer | By Eddie Carter
This past week was particularly rough, and I eagerly looked forward to the weekend. This morning’s album offered for your consideration is The Summer Knows (East Wind EW-8047). It was one of my mom’s favorites, and the music brought back fond memories of when I was younger. This underrated gem is an excellent quartet date by Art Farmer, one of five albums he released in 1977. Art’s exclusively heard on flugelhorn and shares the spotlight with a stellar rhythm section: Cedar Walton on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. My copy is the Japanese Stereo release.
Side One starts with the title track, The Summer Knows, by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Michel Legrand. A gentle piano introduction transitions to Art’s sweet melody and a captivating, touching opening statement with a nostalgic and soothing vibe. Cedar follows with a delicately heartfelt performance. Art’s final enchanting choruses flow smoothly before the ensemble’s theme is softly revisited. Manhã Do Carnaval by Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria, and François Llenas springs to life with the trio’s introduction. Art follows them with an infectiously charming melody and opening solo. Cedar carries the festivities into the second reading until Art’s closing statement leads to the theme’s reprise.
Alfie by Burt Bacharach and Hal David starts with a piano introduction that grows into Art’s delicately sensitive theme and opening statement. Cedar’s solo creates a deep emotional resonance that is genuinely moving. Art’s concluding thoughts are hauntingly tender, preceding the closing theme. When I Fall In Love by Victor Young and Edward Heyman gets Side Two underway with Art’s solo introduction ahead of the foursome’s exquisite melody. The leader’s first solo embraces the song’s essence and intimacy. Cedar delivers enchanting beauty in the following reading; then, Art takes over the spotlight again for a short expression of love that dissolves into nothingness.
Ditty by Art Farmer starts with an energetic introduction by Sam and Cedar, setting the stage for the ensemble’s lively melody. Art begins the opening statement with a brisk and confident lead, followed by Cedar’s impressively spirited solo. Billy concludes with a concise yet impactful comment, leading back to the restated theme and climax. The album concludes with a beloved classic, I Should Care, by Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, and Sammy Cahn. The group’s easygoing groove sets the mood for the introduction and melody. Art commences with a beautifully rendered interpretation, and Sam’s brief yet engaging solo complements it perfectly, leading into the heartfelt closing chorus.
Kiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh produced The Summer Knows, with David Baker and Yoshihiro Suzuki behind the dials as the recording engineers. The album boasts exceptional sound quality, capturing an outstanding soundstage that places the musicians perfectly in your listening space with crystal-clear fidelity. For jazz aficionados seeking an ideal album perfect for unwinding after a long day or those only familiar with Art’s work with the Jazztet, I highly recommend The Summer Knows by Art Farmer for your library. It’s a remarkable release no jazz lover should overlook on their next record-shopping adventure!
~ I Should Care, When I Fall In Love – Source: JazzStandards.com
~ Alfie, Manhã Do Carnaval, The Summer Knows – Source: Wikipedia.org
© 2025 by Edward Thomas Carter
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ARTURO SANDOVAL
A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve, but it didn’t take him long to catch the excitement of the jazz world. He has since evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer.
He is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, and has been seen by millions at the Oscars, at the Grammy Awards, and the Billboard Awards.
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John Anderson was born January 31, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama. He studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Westlake College of Music.
He was a part of the West Coast jazz scene with Stan Kenton and others. He went on to work with Tiny Bradshaw, Jerry Fielding, Perez Prado, Earl Bostic, Charles Mingus, Buddy Collette, Curtis Counce, Britt Woodman, Count Basie, Chico Hamilton, J. W. Alexander, Dee Williams & The California Playboys, and Sam Cooke and many others.
During his career he performed with his own orchestra as well as many others like Georgie Auld And His Orchestra, Jack Costanzo & His Afro Cuban Band and Orchestra, Johnny Mandel Orchestra, and Russell Jacquet And His All Stars.
Trumpeter and composer John Anderson died in Birmingham on August 18, 1974.
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