Category Archives: Madness

Since (almost!) absolutely nothing will change, a re-re-re-repost: FOR SOME REASON MOSTLY ALL BUT *NOT* IN THE KEY OF ‘C’ a.k.a. COLOGNE CARNIVAL 2017

Posted on February 23, 2017 by

Oh yeah! — That’s all (as last year!) still very, very, I mean: Absolutely kinda like super-duuper-funny. It’s actually just laughably-ridiculously deeelightful. …LOLL. And so: Enjoy once again! CARNIVALESQUE BLUES & JAZZ FOLKS 1. While We Danced At The Mardi Gras … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Band Vocalist, Blogging is swell!, Carnival, Delikatessen...LOLL., Etymology, Exoticism, It's been a ball!, It's gonna be a ball, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Madness, Mardi Gras, Swing Era | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

LET’s START THE YEAR WITH SOME GREAT BIG JAZZ BY … ‘Little Jazz’ Roy Eldridge (1911-1989) — (Some Links added, 01-10-2015)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by

This is what I sent to a couple of friends and to my trumpet students: “Bruno’s New Year’s Compilation”, featuring ‘Little Jazz’ Roy Eldridge with Gene Krupa & His Orchestra, Anita O’Day, and some more obscure tracks with Roy as … Continue reading →

Posted in Anita O'Day, Benny Goodman, Big Band Vocalist, Blogging is swell!, Chu Berry, Delikatessen...LOLL., Gene Krupa, It's been a ball!, It's gonna be a ball, Jazz History Lecture, Jazz in Paris, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jive, Madness, Roy Eldridge, Swing Era, Trumpet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

BREW wishes ALL of YOU a HAPPY JIVE into & through TWO-ZERO-ONE-FIVE !!!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLX2nipKvcs&w=400&h=295] P.S. — Here’s the original “WALLER JIVE”/ “HALLELUJAH” medley by Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller, and without any brassy, err, “enhancements” by yours truly: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oTWJCmhzHY&w=400&h=295]

Posted in Anniversary, Birthday Party, Blogging is swell!, Dedication, Delikatessen...LOLL., Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, It's been a ball!, It's gonna be a ball, January, Jazz Stories & Tales, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jive, Madness, Much snow, Obituary, Poetry, Tongue In Cheek, Trumpet, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Another eternal repost: CHRISTMAS JAZZ from SWING to BOP — BREW’s ULTIMATE SEASONAL PLAYLIST

Posted on December 24, 2014 by

Have yourself a… …MERRY, HAPPILY SWINGIN’, COOL & PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS, dear folks! By the way: — NONE of the tracks on the below playlist could be found on the pictured album. — ALL of them have been taken from various … Continue reading →

Posted in Bob Dorough, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Christmas, Delikatessen...LOLL., Duke Ellington, Edythe Wright, Exoticism, Glenn Miller, It's gonna be a ball, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jive, Madness, Much snow, Santa Claus, Swing Era, The Modernaires, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

AND HERE COMES THE … “QUEEN OF SIAM” – LYDIA LUNCH – 1980

Posted on October 30, 2014 by

A very good friend of mine told me to go after this excellent and very rare LP: Lydia Lunch’s “Queen Of Siam” (1980). I’ve found it on ieBuy/ Germany in an almost mint condition, and for a reasonable price; it … Continue reading →

Posted in CD review, Dedication, Delikatessen...LOLL., Exoticism, Halloween, It's been a ball!, It's gonna be a ball, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, LYDIA LUNCH, Madness, Poetry, Portrait, Sexism, Spoken Word, Tattoos | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

INDIVIDUALISMUS auf die Spitze getrieben, oder: DER ANTIKE BLECHDECKEL — ORANGE BLOSSOM LANE (1941) & ORANGE COLORED SKY (1950)

Posted on September 13, 2014 by

Und was hat das mit Jazz zu tun? Eigentlich gar nichts. Aber mit zwei Jazztiteln, die das Wort “Orange” enthalten. Ab und zu kaufe ich KOO Orangenmarmelade aus Südafrika. Sie enthält weniger Zucker, und schmeckt – in kleinen Streicheinheiten (sic!) genossen … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging is swell!, Dedication, Delikatessen...LOLL., Etymology, Exoticism, Glenn Miller, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jerry Gray, Madness, Nat "King" Cole, Pete Rugolo, Ray Eberle, Stan Kenton, Swing Era, Tongue In Cheek | Tagged , , , , ,

Repost In The Light Of A Quite Enjoyable Time Travel ;) — RE: old cassette tapes ∼ BEW LITE’s BEGINNINGS … as a JAZZ COLLECTOR

Posted on August 16, 2014 by

Preface #1, which can be found in full length at Rifftides: “Radio was the tiny stream it all began with. Then came other technical means for reproducing, proliferating, amplifying sound, and the stream became an enormous river. If in the … Continue reading →

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