paul secor Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) A mutual friend informed me today that guitarist Eddie Diehl had passed away recently. Over the years, Ed recorded with Jack McDuff (he was the guitarist in McDuff's group in between Grant Green's stint and George Benson's), Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Al Haig, George Braith, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Roswell Rudd, and probably others I don't know about. In addition, he also played gigs and jammed with countless musicians. In his later years, he moved to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and, in addition to playing occasional gigs, was a respected luthier. (To add a personal note, he played at my 60th birthday celebration.) Ed was a very fine jazz guitarist and never received the recognition he deserved. He will be missed. Edited June 21, 2017 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 ah, that's too bad. My aunt was friends with him -- I wonder if she knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 I don't think that there was any obituary - I couldn't find one, anyway. I just heard the news from a friend of his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Just the sort of guitar I like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgEehPoOskM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 he's also on Hank M's Thinking of Home, and sounds great there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 2 hours ago, danasgoodstuff said: he's also on Hank M's Thinking of Home, and sounds great there. Forgot to mention that one. Ed told a story that Francis (Ed called him Frank) Wolff wanted Kenny Burrell to play on the date, but Hank Mobley insisted on using Ed on guitar. He called Hank "a true friend" for doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasimado Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 He could play. One of those unsung cats – recorded with Stitt, Gene Ammons, Al Haig, Hank Mobley etc.. Nice CD as leader w. Hank Jones. Joel Fass often mentioned him when he was here. Loss all round. Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Does anyone have a date of departure? The NYC Jazz Record will want to run an obit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, Quasimado said: Joel Fass often mentioned him when he was here. Loss all round. Q I think there was a recent gig at Smalls with both Eddie Diehl and Joel Fass participating. Presumably it is available for listening for Smalls subscribers. RIP - always liked his work on 'Thinking of Home'. Edited June 22, 2017 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 So pleased Spotify has this: .. and YouTube has a track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBNusrWeXGM 18 hours ago, Quasimado said: He could play. One of those unsung cats – recorded with Stitt, Gene Ammons, Al Haig, Hank Mobley etc.. Nice CD as leader w. Hank Jones. Joel Fass often mentioned him when he was here. Loss all round. Q Come back Joel, wherever you are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 7 hours ago, clifford_thornton said: Does anyone have a date of departure? The NYC Jazz Record will want to run an obit. There still is no obituary, but my friend who passed the news to me just told me that Ed passed on June 20th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Thanks. That is a help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Eddie Diehl documentary: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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