Mark Stryker Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I saw a note on Twitter yesterday that he had entered hospice. Now comes official world of his death. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/arts/music/orrin-keepnews-jazz-producer-and-record-executive-is-dead-at-91.html?smid=tw-nytimesmusic&seid=auto&_r=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 A full and worthwhile life jazzwise. Don't know anything about his personals. Thankful for the music he helped foster and preserve. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 RIP, Orrin. Thanks for Riverside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 A full and worthwhile life jazzwise. Don't know anything about his personals. Thankful for the music he helped foster and preserve. RIP. Seconded RIP, sir!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 R I P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imeanyou Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 A great servant to the music. I'll spin a few Riversides tomorrow. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Very sad. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Grumpy old pain ... r.i.p. and thanks much, very very much indeed, for all the music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 It's too bad that he never got around to writing an autobiography. Thank you for your contributions, Mr. Keepnews, and rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I have a lot of Orrin Keepnews produced recordings in my collection, from Riverside to Milestone to Landmark, by every one from Thelonious Monk to Wesla Whitfield. He was a presence here in the SF Bay Area jazz scene and I saw him at a few concerts -- sometimes to introduce the evening's performer, sometimes just as an audience member. He will be missed. May he rest in eternal peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 RIP, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Indeed, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) He was a regular presence at Bay Area concerts in the '70s and '80s, including at least one where I was playing. Delightful guy to chat with. RIP, Mr. Keepnews. Edited March 1, 2015 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 RIP. Other than Sonny, was he the last of the '50s' towering figures left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 RIP. Other than Sonny, was he the last of the '50s' towering figures left? Guess it depends on how you define "towering". Jimmy Heath, Kenny Burrell, Bill Holman, Dave Pell, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross are still alive and kicking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 RIP, Mr. Keepnews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 RIP. Other than Sonny, was he the last of the '50s' towering figures left? Guess it depends on how you define "towering". Jimmy Heath, Kenny Burrell, Bill Holman, Dave Pell, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross are still alive and kicking Also Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and Paul Bley, though their influence was probably more felt in the 60's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Like every great producer, he did some things his way, which was different fom what several others would have wanted, but that's the mark of a great producer. He did a lot for many musicians and made an awful lot of music available to us. I am deeply grateful for his legacy. R.I.P. - you will meet a lot of old acquaintances up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 RIP Orrin, thank you for your contributions with Monk, Wes, Sonny, Joe Henderson, Blue Mitchell, and so many more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 RIP. Other than Sonny, was he the last of the '50s' towering figures left? Guess it depends on how you define "towering". Jimmy Heath, Kenny Burrell, Bill Holman, Dave Pell, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross are still alive and kicking That's a good list, Duane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 RIP Orin was a producer with a vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 RIP. I've seen him around over the years, too. This is a wonderful collection - and a tribute to some of the artists that he promoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 So long to someone who made a lot of transitory music permanent for us to enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 RIP, a legend, an iconoclast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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