clifford_thornton Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 sad news from his colleagues -- the great pianist Bobby Few has died in Paris at age 85. I was just thinking about him the other day as I went back through a tape of an interview I did with him, wherein he played as we chatted over the phone. Really nice guy and an amazing player -- saw him twice, once in duo with Avram Fefer and once in a quartet led by Noah Howard. The Frank Wright/Center of the World recordings he participated in are desert island discs for me. Ditto his work with Steve Lacy. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 That's a great shame. Love the Center of the World recordings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Indeed - great. And this is a great loss, a voice stilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Even played with Booker Ervin. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 That is sad news. Great piano player. Love his playing with Noah Howard and Frank Wright. And of course with Lacy. Rest In Peace mr Few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Created great music .... R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 Those Frank Wright and Noah Howard discs are some of my absolute favourites because of Bobby Few's playing. His melodic sensibility was pretty unique in the free jazz world at that time. It made those records sweet as well as salty. R.I.P. Very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverM Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) Sad! I will be looking out for obituaries in the French Press tomorrow (will be getting Libé). Loved his playing. I would be very interested in reading more about his path. Very lucky to have seen him twice in Paris, once with the Arkestra and another time, with Rasul Siddik, Harry Swift and William Hooker. Both memorable moments! Good article and playlist by Pierre Crépon on The Wire, Steve Lacy is to be trusted on Few: https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-playlist-from-cleveland-to-paris-the-many-sides-of-bobby-few Edited January 7, 2021 by OliverM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 I always liked his playing and saw him once with Steve Lacy and another time with Avram Fefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 RIP. I really like the solo "Continental Jazz Express" as well as much of his sideman work. Way too much by him that I have never heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 4 hours ago, jlhoots said: Even played with Booker Ervin. R.I.P. That was his recording debut! R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 RIP, Bobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bivins Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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