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TODAY IS *THE* DAY: 60 YEARS AGO –“THE QUINTET OF THE YEAR” @ MASSEY HALL,...
The big sleep, eh? Ah, no problem! I will post only one track from this famous jazz summit meeting which took place on May 15, 1953 …and everybody will be jumpin’ off their seats: PERDIDO – John Birks...
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OUT OF THE WINDOW — JUST A TRACK & A SHEET
This is the tune I’d wanted Chet to play, and I’m glad he never did: BREW LITE’s MADHATTAN FOUR OUT OF THE WINDOW (composed in July 1986) Bruno Leicht – trumpet François de Ribeaupierre – baritone...
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BREW LITE & HIS HOLY JAZZ SPIRITS — PENTECOST JAM — MAY 23, 2010
Dear folks & followers – It’s a great pleasure for me to present the best from our concert at a small Greek restaurant in Cologne, on Pentecost Sunday three years ago. Here we go with almost 60...
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UEFA Champions League Final @ Wembley — BORUSSIA DORTMUND vs. BAYERN MÜNCHEN...
What a great match! I loved it. This time it were the “Reds”, the Bavarians who made it in London’s legendary Wembley Stadium. Congrats from Brew! Dedicated to the team from Bavaria-Munich, here’s Cyd...
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MR. THOMAS “FATS” WALLER = THE EPITOME OF SWING – 70 YEARS AGO: AIN’T...
Not many words, just a brilliant show in super-fidelity, featuring sidemen Zutty Singleton on drums, Benny Carter on cornet, and Slam Stewart on bass; furthermore we have Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s...
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It’s June 1 today, and again: We’re still not in MEMPHIS, but now we are...
– AUDIO-VISUAL PREFACE – Quote: This beautiful track was recorded for Standard Transcriptions in Los Angeles on some day in December 1945. I can only give you the collective personnel which is a ‘who...
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REPOST: IT HAPPENED 69 YEARS AGO: D-DAY ∽ JUNE 6, 1944
The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, who has visited Germany four years ago, was in Normandy the next morning, for celebrating the day which helped to end World War II in...
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D-DAY AFTERMATH – SOME HEADLINES & A SANDWICH
OK, this is kinda crazy, but it’s something you won’t find anywhere but here: The screenshot of the “Saving-Private-Ryan-D-Day-Sandwich” (rather a triple-sandwich with corned beef & swiss cheese?)...
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SIR GEORGE SHEARING & HIS QUINTET + LATIN PERCUSSION –“CALI MAMBO”– 1958
George Shearing’s “Cali Mambo” is one of the most modern sounds ever executed by the famous quintet. As you may know, I’m always searching for modal tunes *before* the actual “modal” era in jazz began....
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JOHN COLTRANE & KENNY BURRELL ASK: WHY WAS I BORN?
Hi there, swingin’ folks – This beautiful ballad by Jerome Kern shall warm up your hearts. The track can be found on the album Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane, and it was recorded on March 7, 1958....
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“LADY DAY” BILLIE HOLIDAY ON FILM – Dedicated to my photographer Fräulein...
We met yesterday in my favorite café at the beautiful Chlodwigplatz, and I brought a gift: Billie Holiday At Storyville, one of my favorite LP’s. This is dedicated to you, Liphinchen. Enjoy the...
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“AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO PLAY AN TUNE,” ALAS…
Dance des imbeciles …it is still in the making: DANCE OF THE IMBECILES. Although the title suggests that it has something to do with Bud Powell’s DANCE OF THE INFIDELS (which is an altered blues), it’s...
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R.I.P. JAMES GANDOLFINI, Brew’s favorite gangster (1961-2013)
Not about jazz, only an obituary, rather a dedication to a great actor. I loved watching “The Sopranos”. A friend of mine has lent me the complete series on DVD’s. For some weeks two years ago, there...
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Dorothy Fields’& Jerome Kern’s “THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT” as heard between...
Dixie Lee Crosby (1911-1952) I always loved this tune by Jerome Kern, and now I can proudly fulfill what I’ve promised at Doug’s Rifftides: Here we go with the fabulous Dave Brubeck Quartet and the...
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“HOW HIGH THE MOON” from “JAZZ AT OBERLIN”– 1953
Pure genius, if you’d ask me! That’s the bonus track which was added to the subsequent 12″-LP releases and of course the CD issues from this fabulous concert. Paul “Diamond” Desmond at his best once...
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FOLLOW-UP: “THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT” between 1936 & 1962
This beautiful cover is the only reason why I’m posting some more versions of “The Way You Look Tonight”, the splendid collaboration of Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern. The swingin’ Mr. Teddy Wilson...
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2nd Follow-Up to “THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT”– Bird, Oscar & Little Jazz – 1948...
The Onyx Charlie Parker next returned to 52nd Street for a one-week booking at The Onyx on The Street’s north side. My research allows a close to exact dating of the engagement. Bird’s quintet played...
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MISS MARY ANN McCALL — An Underrated Jazz Vocalist — Brew’s Service For A...
Click on the picture to hear Mary Ann McCall sing “Money Is Honey” with an all-star bebop group ’round Ralph Burns, Woody Herman’s chief arranger: Howard McGhee (tp) Willie Smith (as) Dexter Gordon...
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IT HAPPENED IN BERLIN: “THE STREETFIGHTERS” with CHARLIE “BIRD” PARKER’s...
Yours truly Brew is spending some days in Berlin. It is sooo *HOT* these days, as you can hear here. More later. Stay tuned. Enjoy the ride! Filed under: Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths &...
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LET’s START THE DAY WITH ANOTHER “HAPPY BLUES”— 1956
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Filed under: Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings
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