Monthly Archives: July 2011

There has been written quite a lot about Frank Foster and his contributions to jazz as composer and arranger. Rarely, or never has there been mentioned his only studio date as a member of the Thelonious Monk Quintet. With the … Continue reading →

How about the other gigantic tenorsax feature from John Coltrane’s fabulous album My Favorite Things? — The album doesn’t only feature Trane’s very first steps on the soprano sax (My Favorite Things & Everytime We Say Goodbye) but also two … Continue reading →

It was a rainy night in Cologne, but very hot at the Litho, on July 16: BREW LITE’s LIGHTHOUSE ALL-STARS I hope you’ll enjoy the flight. Remember: Hope will never die. Little addition, ’cause I love her eyes

– Preface – This has been always one of my favorite songs: Cole Porter’s haunting song Miss Otis Regrets. This thread is not an article, it’s kinda lecture on how different one and the same song can be delivered by … Continue reading →

This is of course all in fun, since there are no such things like a lighthouse, or a beach, close to the Litho. The band name is rather hinting to the ever present background noise of the “audience” (?) at … Continue reading →