Category Archives: Charlie Parker

BRUNO LEICHT & HIS MADHATTAN FOUR (Berlin, 2007) with Charlie Parker’s KLACT-OVEEREDS-TENE

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

While I was cleaning my hard drive, I’ve found this in the archives, updated, enhanced & uploaded it to JazzTube; and now here it is, for your watching & listening pleasure: Bruno Leicht (tp) Walter Gauchel (ts) Lars Gühlcke (b) … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Parker, Dedication, Etymology, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jive, Miles Davis, Portrait, Saxophone, Tongue In Cheek, Trumpet | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

BREW LITE’s FIVE YULE-ITES remembered GLENN MILLER with HARRY WARREN’s “I KNOW WHY”…

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

…which was originally composed for the film Sun Valley Serenade (1941). It can be heard now – as promised – in a brand new version, here at this humble blog. — Blog owner’s acknowledgment: Thanks, Mr. Jay, for those beautiful … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Parker, Christmas, Dedication, Glenn Miller, Harry Warren, Jazz Adaptation, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Marion Hutton, Obituary, Saxophone, Swing Era, Trumpet, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

As a pre-Christmas gift, an update of one of my most viewed articles: ALL ‘ROUND CHEROKEE

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

Dear folks – It’s the day before Christmas Eve, which is one of the coziest evenings, especially in Germany; and so, with this updated article, I want to thank all my 46.269+x readers for their patience, and for their love … Continue reading →

Posted in Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Benny Goodman, Jazz Adaptation, Trumpet, Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro, Stan Kenton, Jive, Swing Era, Portrait, Dedication, Lennie Tristano, Winter, Christmas, Charlie Barnet | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

EXTRA UPDATE: BIRD ‘n’ DIZ, Or: Why it didn’t work no more. — Two ‘Live’ Sets from New York’s Carnegie Hall (1952) & from Portland’s Civic Auditorium (1954)

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

This is an extra update to my article from November 17 on Lee Konitz’s brilliant solo features with Stan Kenton. Two tracks – the 2nd “Lover Man” & “In Lighter Vein” – have been taken from the pictured LP which … Continue reading →

Posted in Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, CD review, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Trumpet, Saxophone, Stan Kenton | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

RE: CLIFFORD BROWN’s 82nd ANNIVERSARY repost of CHEROKEE aka KOKO ::: 1938-1955

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

– INTRO – Here you will have the unique chance to listen to mostly all interesting renditions of Ray Noble’s “Cherokee”, the initial one from 1938 when it was part of an “Indian Suite”, Bird’s “Koko” in various settings, up … Continue reading →

Posted in Benny Goodman, CD review, Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Etymology, Fats Navarro, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Miles Davis, Saxophone, Trumpet | Tagged , , , , , , ,