Hardbopjazz Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) There so many that end up on this discussion. I hope we remember all of the great musicians that moved on to the next realm. Here are two that I stand out in my mind. Paul Motian George Shearing Edited December 12, 2011 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolgerFreimutSchrick Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 and don't forget * Snooky Young * Billy Bang * Ray Bryant * Frank Foster * Graham Collier * Walter Norris * Gordon Beck RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Michael Garrick Dave McMurdo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 This inevitable annual thread is always depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Don Ferrara Dave Burns Eddie Kirkland Lacy Gibson Snook Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Piet Noordijk Tony LevinHans Reichel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Dave Burns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Dave Burns As far as I know Dave Burns died in November 2009. Edited December 12, 2011 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Joe Morello Pete Rugolo Russ Garcia Eddie Marshall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epistrophy007 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Lesser known perhaps, but a great pianist and occasional singer is Detroit's Bess Bonnier... Who debuted in 1958 with a fine album on Argo! - as one of the few female leaders on that label - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 How do you guys remember? They always do great obituaries for jazz musicians in the London newspapers - I should keep them as a record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 We lost some great blues guys this year: Big Jack Johnson Honeyboy Edwards Pinetop Perkins Hubert Sumlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Dave Burns As far as I know Dave Burns died in November 2009. My bad. Dave Burns did pass in 2009 - I see two dates listed. Don't know where I came up with a 2011 passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Joe Lee Wilson People in the blues/r&b world: Jerry Lieber Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Lil Greenwood George "Mojo" Buford Howard Tate Cornell Dupree Non Musicians: Brian Rust Bruce Ricker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 George "Butch" Ballard Trudie Pitts Charles Fambrough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Frank Driggs Raymond Fonsèque André Hodeir Al Vega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolgerFreimutSchrick Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Don Ferrara Dave Burns Eddie Kirkland Lacy Gibson Snook Young do you have more biographical informations about trumpeter DON FERRARA? Had he own bands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) Don Ferrara Dave Burns Eddie Kirkland Lacy Gibson Snook Young do you have more biographical informations about trumpeter DON FERRARA? Had he own bands? He never made any recordings as a leader and I don't think he led any bands. Edited December 13, 2011 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 there is a brief oral history by ferrara in Fifties Jazz Talk by Gordon Jack, see here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolgerFreimutSchrick Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Lesser known perhaps, but a great pianist and occasional singer is Detroit's Bess Bonnier... Who debuted in 1958 with a fine album on Argo! - as one of the few female leaders on that label - I wrote her an obit in the German wikipedia please see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_Bonnier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Don Ferrara Dave Burns Eddie Kirkland Lacy Gibson Snook Young do you have more biographical informations about trumpeter DON FERRARA? Had he own bands? There is some discussion about Don Ferrara here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epistrophy007 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Lesser known perhaps, but a great pianist and occasional singer is Detroit's Bess Bonnier... Who debuted in 1958 with a fine album on Argo! - as one of the few female leaders on that label - I wrote her an obit in the German wikipedia please see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_Bonnier @Holger - that's really nice of you! This for certain will lead to new fans... Vielen dank! j. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Lucy Ann Polk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Gil Scott-Heron Melvin Sparks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Lucy Ann Polk Was this ever confirmed? Wikipedia does not have a date for this in the note for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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