Category Archives: Trumpet

LIVING JAZZ HISTORY: ORAN ‘HOT LIPS’ PAGE, THE UNDERRATED TRUMPET MASTER OF THE 1930’s & ’40’s

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Brew

Hi folks — I always wanted to post this rare gem, an original autograph of the wonderful, of the inimitable, the one and only Oran ‘Hot Lips’ Page! ‘Hot Lips’ was an eager, and very busy after-hours jam session-ite. He … Continue reading →

Posted in CD review, Dedication, Etymology, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jive, Oran 'Hot Lips' Page, Portrait, Swing Era, Trumpet | Tagged big band, Clarinet, endless solo, great american songbook, great solo, jam session, jazz, jazz vocal, living jazz history, oldie, private tape, standard | Comments Off

30 YEARS AGO (Friday the 13th, 1988): CHET BAKER DIES IN AMSTERDAM — Memories Of A Trumpet Colleague (Update)

Posted on May 13, 2018 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 1988, Celebration, Chet Baker, coolness, Dedication, Hollywood, Jazz History Lecture, Loneliness, Mystery, Portrait, Sadness, Spring, Trumpet | Tagged bad dream, bad habits, bebop, cool, great solo, jazz ballad, living jazz history, quiet jazz, trumpet feature | Comments Off

Update: SONNY ROLLINS’ “AIREGIN” is about “ORIGIN” is about “OXYGEN” is about “NIGERIA”

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Brew

I guess that headline sums it up what Sonny subconsciously wanted to tell us with “Airegin” which is one of his greatest hits beside “St. Thomas”, “Oleo”, and “Doxy”. Here it is in its initial performance, as played by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Chet Baker, Dedication, Etymology, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Native Americans, Portrait, Saxophone, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Trumpet, Wes Montgomery | Tagged bebop, great solo, guitar, jazz, language, living jazz history, love, race, standard, up tempo | 4 Comments

Belated Happy 100th Birthday, Harry James!

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Brew

You’re a great inspiration, nevertheless, you made many of us trumpeters sound like amateurs. There was never, and there will never be another you. Although your label Columbia treated your enormous and hit-loaded recorded output between 1938 & 1954 like … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Birthday Party, Carnegie Hall, Harry James, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Swing Era, Trumpet | Comments Off

R.I.P. Master Trumpeter, Jazz Improvisor, Ellingtonian & Inspiring Educator CLARK TERRY (1920-2015)

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Brew

This is a sad day for mankind because one of our greatest musical artists, and at the same time one of the kindest men on earth left the planet: Mr. Clark Terry, * December 14, 1920, ✝ February 21, 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in Clark Terry, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jive, Kurt Weill, Obituary, Thelonious Monk, Tongue In Cheek, Trumpet | Tagged cool, cup mute, from swing to bop, great solo, harmon mute, jazz, jazz vocal, language, living jazz history, love, standard, trumpet feature | Comments Off

ROY ELDRIDGE & GENE KRUPA – “SAINT LOUIS BLUES” – Two exciting takes from December 1942

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Brew

You don’t wanna know how those two tracks sounded before I laid my hands on them and erased the umpteen clicks, pops, blops, and last but not least before I corrected their pitches. As far as I know – … Continue reading →

Posted in 1942, Blues, Gene Krupa, It's been a ball!, Jazz History Lecture, Jive, Roy Eldridge, Swing Era, Trumpet, World War II | Tagged big band, cup mute, drum feature, from swing to bop, great american songbook, great solo, jazz, Jazz Tango, jazz vocal, living jazz history, Scat Vocal, standard, tenor saxophone, trumpet feature, up tempo | Comments Off

More “Little Jazz” ROY ELDRIDGE with GENE KRUPA & HIS ORCHESTRA – “ROCKIN’ CHAIR” – Restored Air Check from October 1941

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Brew

Now, there are two complete ‘live’ renditions of Roy Eldridge’s famous trumpet flight on “ROCKIN’ CHAIR” on the, err, “market”. The initial performance has been recorded off the air on June 7, 1941 and got subsequently released by the “Merritt … Continue reading →