Monthly Archives: June 2012

P.S. RE: NOW’s NOT THE TIME

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Brew

P.S. — I’ve inserted the initial version of “NOW’s NOT THE TIME”. It’s been recorded via iPhone during last Tuesday’s rehearsal of my students band “The Cherry Alley Cats”; they all played it first sight, yours truly included. And so, … Continue reading →

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BREW LITE’s RED HOT JAZZ KICKERS will be in action again on JUNE 30, 2012

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Brew

If you’re in Cologne that evening, don’t miss this: We will play a bunch of old, new, borrowed & blue tunes like the below. Our new tune, based on a famous Charlie Parker theme, is dedicated to all this year’s … Continue reading →

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Repost RE: The Beginning of Summer: Summertime 3 X’s — By Bird, Trane & Brew

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Brew

— INTRO — I won’t edit this article from last year. It will get reposted as I have written it then. Enjoy anyway! Sincerely yours truly, Brew — BULK — It’s hard to believe that we’re in July, ’cause it … Continue reading →

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It’s June 15 today, and again: We’re still not in MEMPHIS, but we are IN the middle of joyful JUNE

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Brew

— 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 is who’ of the LA jazz … Continue reading →

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“KIND OF BLUE”, PRE-VISITED ∽ BLUES BEFORE DAWN ∽ BARNEY BIGARD & HIS SEPTET ∽ December 29, 1944

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Brew

The title of this article is easily explained: Three horns, almost vibratoless ensemble work, kinda ‘cool’ phrasing on a nicely shaped blues; that’s the mid-1940’s ensemble sound of Ex-Ellingtonian Barney Bigard who recorded this rare gem for the Black & … Continue reading →

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RE: D-Day ∽ Just A Great Photo: BERNIE PRIVIN & THE MAJOR

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Brew

Found it here, at Marc’s latest of his splendid Weekend Wax Bits columns. Blog owner’s recommendation: Learn a bit more about Bernie Privin HERE

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REPOST, DEDICATED TO MR. FIVE BY FIVE ∽ JIMMY RUSHING (August 26, 1903 – June 8, 1972)

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Brew

This is a loose series of associative clips and sounds, posts and thoughts, that I have written over the weekend and collected here in this little thread. Prologue (from the Bix Forum): If you wanna listen to the early Benny … Continue reading →

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