Chuck Nessa Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 He passed away 2 days ago in Japan, reported by his daughter. 98 is not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Ow. Another little piece of jazz history has left us. He had a good long run and he was still playing until a couple years ago (that I heard of, at least). May he Rest in Peace (or swing a little bit, if the spirit moves him). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 RIP - a good innings for sure. Got to see him play solo once in Toronto and he did 'Robbin's Nest' of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Sad news. I have one special memory of Sir Charles - I attended a rehearsal of a group featuring Thompson at a west London theatre and sat immediately behind him.. I was amazed that while accompanying the band he was reading a coffee table size book on golf strokes. His playing was immaculate. I have no recollection of the rest of the band. Sad news. I have one special memory of Sir Charles - I attended a rehearsal of a group featuring Thompson at a west London theatre and sat immediately behind him.. I was amazed that while accompanying the band he was reading a coffee table size book on golf strokes. His playing was immaculate. I have no recollection of the rest of the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Time to give this one a spin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) 53 minutes ago, BillF said: Time to give this one a spin: +1 And his 50s VANGUARD recordings too! (Not to be slighted, those sessions ...) RIP (Had not figured he was still was around - and could it be that his name was constantly omitted when talk came up about those musicians still alive who had recorded with Bird?) Edited June 19, 2016 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 So long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 2 hours ago, BillF said: Time to give this one a spin: Same here - R.I.P. - his old friends at the heavenly jam session had to wait quite some time for him, which is not a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 hour ago, mikeweil said: Same here - R.I.P. - his old friends at the heavenly jam session had to wait quite some time for him, which is not a bad thing. And here they all are, Buck in military uniform in 1945, Dexter in a nice hat and Bird looking very healthy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 2 hours ago, BillF said: And here they all are, Buck in military uniform in 1945, Dexter in a nice hat and Bird looking very healthy: Great photo! Thanks for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 56 minutes ago, paul secor said: Great photo! Thanks for posting it. It's included in the booklet with the Takin' Off album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 R.I.P. Charles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) I first heard Sir Charles Thompson on Charlie Parker at Storyville. In the years since, I've also enjoyed his playing on Buck Clayton's Complete CBS Jam Sessions Mosaic and the similarly wonderful Complete Master Jazz Piano Mosaic, as well as Ike Quebec's Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions (and maybe other albums, for that matter). It's a shame that he didn't have a higher profile in recent years. Thank you for the music, Mr. Thompson, and rest in peace. Edited June 20, 2016 by Justin V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 A fine jazz musician - R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bichos Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 On 19.06.2016 at 5:04 PM, BillF said: It's included in the booklet with the Takin' Off album. wow, this high Studio ceiling is not (in my) takin´off Album! never see the whole Picture! only the musicians. but anyway i was also not Aware that sir charles was with us so Long. love his tunes and the way he accompaninemt the musicians during their solos! Keep boppin´ marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 1 hour ago, bichos said: wow, this high Studio ceiling is not (in my) takin´off Album! never see the whole Picture! only the musicians. but anyway i was also not Aware that sir charles was with us so Long. love his tunes and the way he accompaninemt the musicians during their solos! Keep boppin´ marcel And, if we're going to be exact, the shot in the album booklet looks like it was taken a second or so before or after the one I've posted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesoul Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Sir Charles Thompson, jazz pianist who bridged swing and bebop, dies at 98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 His solo on Hawk's "Stuffy" from '45 said to the world, Yes, I Coleman Hawkins repent for saying "nothing" happened in jazz while I was away in Europe, because Count Basie's rhythm section. Speaking of Vanguard's, "For the Ears with Coleman Hawkins" anyone? Haven't heard it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 58 minutes ago, Lazaro Vega said: His solo on Hawk's "Stuffy" from '45 said to the world, Yes, I Coleman Hawkins repent for saying "nothing" happened in jazz while I was away in Europe, because Count Basie's rhythm section. Speaking of Vanguard's, "For the Ears with Coleman Hawkins" anyone? Haven't heard it! That fine date includes a favorite It's the Talk of the Town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lazaro Vega said: Speaking of Vanguard's, "For the Ears with Coleman Hawkins" anyone? Haven't heard it! 1 hour ago, Chuck Nessa said: That fine date includes a favorite It's the Talk of the Town. No idea where the above record (?) title comes from (it's neither on my UK 10inch release nor on my 12in reissue and the Goldmine guide does not list such a title either for the US Vanguard 10in releases either) but this must be the Aug. 16, 1954 session which includes both "It's the Talk of the Town" and "Fore!" etc. Am just spinning it now. Nice, very nice ... and as usual Sir Charles Thompson gives an effortless flow to it all. BTW, the Vanguard session that produced the "For the Ears" track did not have Coleman Hawkins in the lineup. Edited June 21, 2016 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Thank you Mr. Big Beat. Got that from John Norris in the liner note suggested discography to the Sackville double CD "Grand Piano," listed as Vanguard 79604 -- For the Ears, with Coleman Hawkins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Fifteen years ago I bought this one that brings together three Sir Charles sessions: It includes "Fore!" which is, of course, the golfer's beware cry and fits in nicely with JohnS's spotting Sir Charles reading a golf handbook while playing. Hawkins makes a sensational entry on this track which produces multiple cries of "Yeah!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 1 hour ago, BillF said: Fifteen years ago I bought this one that brings together three Sir Charles sessions: It includes "Fore!" which is, of course, the golfer's beware cry and fits in nicely with JohnS's spotting Sir Charles reading a golf handbook while playing. Hawkins makes a sensational entry on this track which produces multiple cries of "Yeah!". Probably the sessions EXCEPT the 1955 trio session, right? Seems like that latter one has not been served that well by easily acessible reissues. Apart from that, the above reissue probably is the one Lazaro Vega saw mentioned. But again - "For the Ears" and Coleman Hawkins is a confusing combination because this refers to two separate sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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