Durium Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 GEORGE BRAITH An unique jazz musican or a lost hero? George Braith - a lost hero? Keep swinging Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durium Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 A special concert Fifty years ago, the 17th of August 1957, the Jay Jay Johnson Quintet performed at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. This group featured a lot of known jazz musicians like Jay Jay Johnson - Bobby Jaspar -- Tommy Flanagan - Wilbur Little and Elvin Jones A second, less known group of young musicians, The American Jazz Sextet performed also that evening and featured a young rather unknown alto saxophone player George Braithwaite, better known as George Braith. This American jazz saxophone player, now almost forgotten, played for the first time in the Netherlands at this concert 50 years ago. He became known for is experiences to play two horns simultaneous like Roland Kirk and for his Braithophone- a double horn he developed. He made three great albums for Blue Note, now reissued on a 2CD set. But few people know about his special relation to John Coltrane. A unique musician. George Braith - a lost hero? George Braith - a unique musician Keep swinging Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Here is a link to some of the pre-existing Braith threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I have very vivid memories of hearing him play on the street circa 1981 in New York City, somewhere in the Village... It was one of the highlights of my visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durium Posted August 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 I have very vivid memories of hearing him play on the street circa 1981 in New York City, somewhere in the Village... It was one of the highlights of my visit. Great for sharing this with us, Bill !! George Braith Keep swinging Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 He played on the streets of Milwaukee too, of all places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Does anyone know whether he is still active in the NYC area? I'm thinking of doing a mini-feature on Bright Moments for Black History Month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 http://www.georgebraith.com/ http://excellencerecords.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Nggghhh Too much to buy. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Thanks for the links, Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 No problem. Those Excellence sides are all recommended btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 George can be found playing most Friday and Saturday nights at a loft space called University of the Streets in the East Village (130 East 7th Street on the second floor, right off Avenue A). He plays braithophone and tenor sax and even alto sax on occasion and sounds great. The gig usually starts around 11 pm and turns into a jam session later in the evening. I can be found there most nights when I'm in town and not working as well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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