I recall listening to an interview with him and he seemed like the nicest guy imaginable; always hoped I'd get the chance to hear &/or interview him someday myself but it was not to be. Fucking sucks.
Gutted to learn that Keith Tippett, English pianist and one of the music's leading lights, has passed at age 72.
This has been confirmed by Moonjune Records as well as his wife Julie Tippetts (née Driscoll) via social media.
What a goddamn year.
yeah, I don't even have enough room for any more boxed sets, but this seems essential. The other Japanese Verve set I have, the Bird one, is dead silent indeed.
almost grabbed that (Japanese version) earlier this year from a local shop, and am kicking myself that I didn't. Maybe it'll still be there when they reopen this fall.
I guess that's the only one I really know, chiefly because it was in the movie Beverly Hills Cop, which I had on VHS as a kid in the 80s and must've watched about 500 times.