brownie Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Vétéran saxophonist Hal Singer diréd in Chatou, near Paris, on Wesnesday. Hé was born in 1919 in Tulsa. Oklahomà. . His French wife was at his side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 So sorry I never heard him while I was in Paris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 A survivor of the Tulsa massacre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 RIP. Incredible that it is already 22 years that I had a record cover and his autobiography signed by him at a concert in Britain. He must have been a very approachable, down-to-earth guy (as told by friends from Strasbourg who had run a fanzine in the 80s and got into contact with him for an interview and kept in contact for quite a while). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Long productive life well-lived. I recently found a copy of a true obscurity (from what I can see), recorded in Africa in the early 1970s, called Soweto to Harlem. Listened on Sunday while driving between Naples and Tampa and its a great recording, all blues or gospel-blues and really strong playing. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 RIP. He brought more than Cornbread to the table, a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, JSngry said: RIP. He brought more than Cornbread to the table, a lot more. Indeed. That all-blues recording kept the honking and squealing to a bear minimum. Might not have been any in fact. I noticed he did a two-tenor album with David Murray: https://www.discogs.com/Hal-Singer-Featuring-David-Murray-Challenge/release/4577162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 11 hours ago, JSngry said: RIP. He brought more than Cornbread to the table, a lot more. ^ this. RIP. What a life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 R.I.P. A witness of our age. Just ordered a CD of some Savoy sides that was on my wish list for many, many years. Seems he had achieved a perfect balance of R & B and jazz in the tradition of Hawk and Webster. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 On 21.8.2020 at 2:28 PM, Dan Gould said: I noticed he did a two-tenor album with David Murray: https://www.discogs.com/Hal-Singer-Featuring-David-Murray-Challenge/release/4577162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 RIP, Hal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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