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BREW LITE & HIS HOLY JAZZ SPIRITS — PENTECOST JAM — MAY 23, 2010

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

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 minutes of swingin’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Blogging is swell!, Blues, Dedication, It's been a ball!, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, May, Paul Gonsalves, Pentecost, Portrait, Spring, Thelonious Monk, Tongue In Cheek, Trumpet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RE: AMSTERDAM, MAY 13, 1983 — CHET & ME — PERSONAL MEMORIES OF A TRUMPET COLLEAGUE

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

In Düsseldorf’s commons (Uni Mensa in German), in 1986, Chet arrived one hour delayed. He was announced there with his fine trio, featuring guitarist Philip Catherine and bassist Jean Louis Rassinfosse who played a half-acoustic bass. The George Adams-Don Pullen … Continue reading →

Posted in Chet Baker, Dedication, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, May, Obituary, Poetry, Portrait, Spring, Summer 1983, Trumpet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

RE: MOTHER’s DAY — JIMMY GIUFFRE: ONE OF THE COOLEST OF ALL “MOTHERS” ;)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

What a band, what a sound! Shorty Rogers (trumpet, arranger) John Graas (French horn) Gene Englund (tuba) Art Pepper (alto saxophone) Jimmy Guiffre (tenor saxophone, arranger) Hampton Hawes (piano) Don Bagley (bass) Shelly Manne (drums) – This is track #1 from … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging is swell!, Dedication, Delikatessen...LOLL., Etymology, It's been a ball!, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jimmy Giuffre, Madness, May, Poetry, Portrait, Spring, Tongue In Cheek | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

SYNCHRONICITY

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

Amazingly, JazzWax blogger Marc Myers and I will both be delivering jazz historic lectures on next Tuesday, April 30. Mr. Myers will read from his book Why Jazz Happened at the State University of New York, and I will talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Artie Shaw, Blogging is swell!, Clarinet, Jazz Book, Jazz History Lecture, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Lester Young, Oran 'Hot Lips' Page, Portrait, Saxophone, Swing Era, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

RE: SPRING — STAN GETZ QUARTET – ‘LIVE’ IN MUNICH – ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA – 1990

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

And always remember which became quasi proverbial in Germany: “Wat is’ Stan Getz los?!” Which means: There’s only one Stanley Gayetzsky a.k.a. Stan “The Man” Getz. Stan Getz (ts) Kenny Barron (p) Alex Blake (b) Terri Lyne Carrington (d) – … Continue reading →

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