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Reuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Jack Teagarden was once asked about him on the Garry Moore television show and described Ruby as "the Ivy League Louis Armstrong".. Braff was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He was renowned for working in an idiom ultimately derived from the playing of Louis Armstrong and Bix ...
Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins: Calling Berlin, Vols. 1 & 2 (Arbors Records) Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins: 2 Part Inventions in Jazz, (Vanguard/Pye) Grand Reunion (Chiaroscuro) Con Dick Hyman. America, The Beautiful (Arbors Records) Ruby Braff and Dick Hyman Play Nice Tunes (Arbors Records) Con Pee Wee Russell. The Individualism of Pee Wee ...
What a Wonderful World» es una canción jazz escrita por Bob Thiele y George David Weiss, estrenada por Louis Armstrong y editada por primera vez como sencillo a principios del otoño de 1967. Con la idea de ser un antídoto al clima político y racial de la década de 1960, fue ofrecida a varios artistas pero finalmente fue ...
"What a Wonderful World" narra la historia de un hombre que ve el mundo a través de los ojos de un niño y ve lo hermoso que es. La canción hace referencia a muchos lugares y eventos en el mundo, incluyendo el nacimiento de Armstrong en Nueva Orleans, Luisiana, y la Primera Guerra Mundial.
12 de feb. de 2003 · Legendary mainstream jazz cornetist. John Fordham. Wed 12 Feb 2003 11.36 EST. When Ruby Braff, who has died aged 75, toured Britain last summer, he looked as if he wouldn't make it from one gig...
Ruby Braff: Interview 1. Art Blakey: Interview 3. Ruby Braff (1927–2003) Cornetist Ruby (Reuben) Braff was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Self-taught, he played locally during the 1940s, recorded with Edmond Hall’s band in 1949 and worked with Pee Wee Russell in the early 1950s. He moved to New York in 1953 and made outstanding recordings ...
Ruby Braff (1927–2003) ... Oh, I love him. He’s a wonderful pianist; everything he does, everything about him is wonderful. A great guy. ... Nobody in this world today has any excuse for not hearing Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington—name it. So—they’re just not interested.
