[Dixielandjazz] More on Georg Brunis

[Charlie Hooks]

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