sgcim Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 One of the greats. Loved his group with Dick Morrissey, Perfect Pitch. Another great loss for jazz. RIP, Mr. King. https://londonjazznews.com/2020/08/24/rip-peter-king-1940-2020/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 RIP Peter King! I have a couple of albums he made with Georgie Fame. He appeared to me to be a musician who was highly respected by his peers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 ah dang, yeah he was an excellent player. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 I only have Speed Trap, on which Peter King absolutely burns. Thank you for the music, Mr. King, and rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 This is a very sad one for me. Followed his career from Scott's "old place" c.1960 to Wigan and Southport in the 2000s. Sensational alto player - world class! Strongly recommend his autobiography, Flying High. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 This is very sad news, although I was aware that he had been ill for some time. Last time I saw him was at Swanage - about 3 or 4 years ago. His playing as usual was sensational, not putting a foot wrong and as BillF says - truly world class. Not only was he a world-class saxophonist but he was also world-class in the area of model aeronautics, I believe. RIP - irreplaceable on our local scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Sorry to hear this. RIP, Mr. King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Last of the gang - Ronnie, Tubby, Deuchar, Seamen - to go, but then he was their junior by a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 RIP, Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) Just recalled that the first time I saw him must have been circa 1980 at Ronnie Scott’s, when he was a member of Bill Le Sage’s ‘Bebop Preservation Society’, sharing the front line with trumpeter Hank Shaw. Some lovely tribute comments on that London Jazz News site. If I remember correctly he also demonstrated Bird’s Grafton sax when it was sold by Sotheby’s. Totally fitting. Edited August 25, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, sidewinder said: If I remember correctly he also demonstrated Bird’s Grafton sax when it was sold by Sotheby’s. Totally fitting. Yes, indeed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjY1NPUUp9U The last two times I saw him were at Wigan and Southport respectively, the first about 12 years ago in a scorching quintet with Alan Skidmore, the second about 4 years later with the Tubby Hayes Memorial Big Band, again with Skidmore. The second was one of the most swinging gigs I've ever attended, which is saying something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Peter King was a fine British jazz musician . Just pulled off the shelf the CD titled" Tippin' The Scales" by a group called Perfect Pitch. The front line has Dick Morrissey on tenor, and Peter King on alto. Will play it later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: Peter King was a fine British jazz musician . Just pulled off the shelf the CD titled" Tippin' The Scales" by a group called Perfect Pitch. The front line has Dick Morrissey on tenor, and Peter King on alto. Will play it later today. Great album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 That aligns with my own recollections - he didn’t look too well at Swanage but he played a blinding set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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