Ivor Cutler RIP

[sidewinder]

Just heard that poet, wit and all-round maverick Ivor Cutler has sadly passed away at the age of 83.

Ivor Cutler RIP

Of particular interest to UK jazz fans thanks to his collaborations with Neil Ardley and Robert Wyatt. Notably with Ardley on 'Symphony of Amaranths'. A classic.

[fent99]

Sad news indeed. Life in a Scotch Sitting Room makes me laugh out loud and Jammy Smears has a big enough place in my life to make it to avatar (left)

He'll be sorely missed

[rostasi]

I was dreading this news...knew it was bound to happen soon.

The past couple of days I'd just happened to have been

listening to Velvet Donkey and Flat Man.

I've thought that he may have been a difficult man in real life,

but this never came across thru his recordings and live performances.

A strong part of my adolescent years that's continued since.

I will miss him.

Now...to tell my sweetie (who's seen him with the Balanescu Quartet)...