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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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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 , , , , , , , , , ,

GLENN MILLER, MISSING FOR 70 YEARS SINCE DECEMBER 15, 1944…

Posted on December 15, 2014 by

…and therefore we, BREW LITE’s FIVE YULE-ITES, remembered Glenn on December 15, 2012 with a brand new version of Harry Warren’s “I Know Why”. — Here now, the unaltered rest of the article: In case you’re in Cologne, feel free to … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Christmas, Glenn Miller, Harry Warren, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jazz Adaptation, Jazz Stories & Tales, Obituary, Sabina, Swing Era, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

THE HAWK I LOVE — Coleman Hawkins in 1943: “CRAZY RHYTHM” & “HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN”

Posted on August 17, 2014 by

Hi there, swingin’ folks — In the light of a recent article at Michael Steinman’s “Jazz Lives”, I think it’s about time to write something new, closely connected to this very entry. ‘Round twenty years ago, I went to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Coleman, Blogging is swell!, Coleman Hawkins, George Gershwin, It's been a ball!, Jazz History Lecture, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Jive, Saxophone, Trumpet, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

ETERNAL REPOST: IT HAPPENED 70 YEARS AGO: D-DAY ∽ JUNE 6, 1944

Posted on June 6, 2014 by

The President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama, who has visited Germany five years ago, was in Normandy the next morning, for celebrating the day which helped to end World War II in Europe, then 65 years … Continue reading →

Posted in All American Rhythm Section, Anniversary, Berlin, Big Band Vocalist, D-Day, Dedication, Germans, Harry James, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, June, Madness, V-Discs, Victory, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

HAPPY 90th ANNIVERSARY, DORIS DAY !!!

Posted on April 3, 2014 by

You can be sure, dear swingin’ Lady: We all love you, and you will be remembered forever as one of the greatest chanteuses of the 20th Century. You may not be aware of it, but your vocal artistry inspired us … Continue reading →

Posted in April, Big Band Vocalist, Birthday Party, Blogging is swell!, D-Day, Dedication, Doris Day, Film Noir, Harry James, It's been a ball!, Portrait, Spoken Word, Swing Era, World War II | Tagged , , , , , ,

75 YEARS SPREADING “NOTES AZURES” — HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, “BLUE NOTE” !!!

Posted on January 6, 2014 by

There’s not much I can tell you about the most influential of all jazz labels which hasn’t been said already by all those experts. Anyway, today is the very day when Mr. Alfred Lion, “Blue Note’s” imaginative founder (together with … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Blogging is swell!, Blue Note (label), Blues, Dedication, George Gershwin, Jazz History Lecture, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Sidney Bechet | Tagged , , , , , , , ,