Rudy brother

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René "Rudy" brother (born June 15, 1914 in Brussels ; † unknown) was a Belgian jazz pianist who also excelled as a boogie-woogie specialist.

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Brother attended evening classes in music and harmony as a child ; in the following years he took classical piano lessons. At the age of 17 he discovered jazz through the records of Louis Armstrong and Red Nichols ; he then began to play in his father's band, Pierre Bruder, and in Jimmy Turner's amateur orchestra. At the age of 18 he started working as a professional musician in clubs in Brussels and Antwerp, including in the Sim Goudy orchestra.

Between 1936 and 1938 belonged brother of big band of Jean Omer on, had an exposure to the Brussels club Boeuf sur le Toit and with the 1937 first recordings were made ( "Someday Sweetheart"). Brother was also involved in their appearances with Benny Carter and Coleman Hawkins . From 1939 he worked with Gus Deloof ( "Whispering", 1940), Jack Wise (aka Jay Clever and His Swing Orchestra ) and in hot trio of Jean Robert (with Jeff De Boeck ) in Berlin Dance Orchestra Meg Tevelian ( " Serenade at the end ”). He also worked with Robert in Switzerland from 1941 to 1942.

Under his own name in 1942 brother played in Brussels for Decca the title "Decca Blues" and " It Do not Mean a Thing (If It Is not Got That Swing) " on., Other recordings brother (including a Gershwin medley) followed 1945 in a quartet (Leon “Podoum” Demol, guitar, Roger Desimpel, bass and John Kluger, drums; “Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar”) for the Victory label. After the liberation, he continued to work with Gus Deloof (with whom he appeared in the Victory Club in Brussels ), to be heard as a soloist in titles such as " Take the" A "Train ", "Liberation Blues" and "Gossack Patrol" (Victory # 9023 ).

In the field of jazz he was involved in 27 recording sessions between 1937 and 1946, most recently with Deloof (1945/46) and in 1946 with Max Geldray . In 1947 he was part of a combo led by Herman Sandy and Toots Thielemans . In 1953 he appeared in Antwerp clubs; In 1956 he toured with Bobby Naret in Zaire before retiring from the music scene.

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  1. ↑ a b c Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 20, 2017)
  2. ↑ His studio band ( Rudy Bruder et sons septette Booghie-wooghie , sic ) belonged to Louis DeHaes (tp), Jean Omer (as, cl), Jean Robert (ts, bar), Frank Engelen (git), Jean Delahaut (kb) and Albert Heyninck (dr). See Tom Lord: Jazz Discography (online)
personal data
SURNAME Brother, rudy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brother, René
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels
DATE OF DEATH 20th century or 21st century