Sorry to hear this, he was a great contributor to this board since it's inception.  Rest in Peace, Brownie.

My set arrived yesterday and I listened to several tracks.  Interesting and good and the sound was pretty good too.  I keep getting distracted by the Paul Chambers and Wynton Kelly Veejay set which arrived the other day but will get back to this soon.

And apparently regarded equally highly as an AP photographer!

Very sad news. I once met him shortly during a stay in Paris. A very nice and knowledgeable man, who has seen the performances of practically everybody passing through the town. A loss for the jazz world. R.I.P.