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Long after they die the majority of jazzmen are still remembered. Mention the names of Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, Lester Young, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton to the man in the street and he will more than likely reply "Jazzmen weren't they?" But ask the average jazz lover, "Who was Brew Moore?" and you'll probably receive a blank stare.

One can hardly blame them, because Moore was unknown to the majority of jazz buffs, due to the fact that very little of his work has been re-issued. If one were prepared to travel the length and breadth of the country it might be possible to track down a few of his recordings, but one would certainly have to search exclusively at the jazz specialist record shops.

Brew Moore was probably more heavily influenced by Lester Young than any other tenor saxophonist. Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Herbie Steward, Bill Perkins and many others may have begun their careers by emulating Lester Young, but we