Category Archives: Summer 1983

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 Brew

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 →

Posted in Benny Goodman, Blogging is swell!, Dedication, Delikatessen...LOLL., Duke Ellington, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, It's been a ball!, It's gonna be a ball, Jazz History Lecture, Jazz Stories & Tales, Madness, Sabina, Summer 1983 | Tagged big band, jazz, jazz in the radio, private tape | Comments Off

Happily Swingin’ 51st Birthday to … ME ;)

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Brew

Hi there, swingin’ folks — Feel invited to listen to “my” song once more. Cheers! Yours truly, Brew — A big P.S. comes from Ol’ Blue Eyes, Mr. Francis Albert a.k.a. Frank Sinatra: “September Song” (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Blogging is swell!, Chet Baker, Dedication, Django Reinhardt, Frank Sinatra, George Gershwin, Harry James, Kurt Weill, Nat "King" Cole, Poetry, Portrait, September, Summer 1983 | Tagged big band, cup mute, great american songbook, jazz ballad, jazz vocal, living jazz history, love, oldie, standard | Comments Off

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

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Brew

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 bad habits, bass feature, bebop, great american songbook, great solo, jazz, jazz ballad, jazz vocal, living jazz history, love, oldie, standard | 3 Comments

Repost From Bruno Leicht’s Resurrected “Old & New Swingin’ Dreams” Blog: What became of CHINATOWN, MY CHINATOWN? — SAX NO END

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Brew

Dear swinging friends, This is my reply to Marc Myers’ recent article at JazzWax: JAZZ IS UNIVERSAL; which it is indeed. Yeah! I’m dedicating this entry to Sabina, and a good friend of mine, an American saxophonist, living in the … Continue reading →