[Dixielandjazz] More on Georg Brunis

[brian.harvey5]

Dear Charlie, May I use some of your memories of Brunis in Just Jazz
magazine please?
Take care - Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Hooks <charliehooks@earthlink.net>
To: dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Date: 31 May 2002 14:40
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] More on Georg Brunis


>on 5/31/02 5:48 AM, Don Ingle at dingle@baldwin-net.com wrote:
>
>> George never varied his schtik, his routines, and his choruses. I felt
>> that many of us could sing along with him on his choruses on trombone.
While
>
>
>    Niether did Pee Wee Hunt, who explained, "Benny Goodman once told me,
>when you think of something good, remember it!"  Well, Pee Wee had
>remembered just about everything, and we all had his choruses memorized
just
>like he did.  Nobody remarked on it: that's how Pee Wee did it; ok.
>
>    Till, of course, Smokey Stover (who else?) on an important concert went
>to the mike and played Pee Wee's chorus note for note right in front of
him.
>But Pee Wee took it in stride; he just stood there holding his trombone and
>mused over the microphone, "Now, what the hell am I gonna play...?"  We
>cracked up, but the audience was a bit mystified.
>
>Charlie
>
>
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