Brew Moore

Brew Moore once stated that “Anyone who doesn’t play like Lester Small is wrong,” a viewpoint he followed throughout his profession. In the first ’50s, he documented on a program with fellow tenors Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, and Allan Keen; at that time, each of them sounded similar. Moore was the only person from the five who didn’t change his audio over time. During 1942-1948, he caused local rings in New Orleans and Memphis, shifting to NY in 1948 and using Claude Thornhill’s Orchestra (1948-1949). Through the next couple of years, he freelanced, dealing with Machito, Kai Winding, and Gerry Mulligan, amongst others. In 1954, he shifted to SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, where he led his very own groups and used Cal Tjader. Moore, whose great audio became out of style, shifted to Copenhagen in 1961 and, apart from 3 years in NY (1967-1970), stayed abroad until his loss of life. He recorded being a head for Savoy (1948-1949), Illusion (1955-1957), Jazz Tag, Debut, SteepleChase, Sonet, and Storyville.