Those that left us in 2006

[Hardbopjazz]

With the year coming to a close, there has been a slue of artists leaving this Earth for the big jam session in the sky. So who has left us this year?

Some names that come to mine.

Jay McShann

Duke Jordan

Walter Booker

We just have to remeber the music and they will live on forever.

[Bright Moments]

hilton ruiz

[Free For All]

Jackie McLean

Maynard Ferguson

Don Alias

Don Lusher

Arif Mardin

Edited December 10, 2006 by Free For All

[White Lightning]

Malachi Thompson

Rufus Harley

Dewey Redman

Raphe Malik

Ray Barretto

Jack Montrose

Hamza El-Din

Elton Dean

Ruth Brown

Rober Lockwood Jr.

[brownie]

Too many

Aaron Bell

William Gottlieb

Dodo Greene

Ian Hammer

Claude Luter

[sidewinder]

Sonny Cohn

[Tony Pusey]

Arthur Lee.

[GA Russell]

Pip Pyle

Moacir Santos

[HolyStitt]

Thank you for posting these month by month lists. I didn't even know some of these people had passed away.

[paul secor]

Thanks for posting Rod. I didn't know that Bonnie Owens and Johnny Paris had passed. Both were part of my musical life at different times.

[Chuck Nessa]

Do we need another thread for "wish lists"?

[Joe G]

Chuck! I was about to send out an email to make sure you hadn't "left" us. :rsmile:

[JSngry]

Do we need another thread for "wish lists"?

He's BACK!

[AllenLowe]

boy, this is depressing - and I'm not feeling so well myself -

[Bright Moments]

August:

• Moses Khumalo (South African jazz saxophonist)

damn! i just recently "found" moses - a terrific talent.

[Big Beat Steve]

September:

• Al Casey (session guitarist. Had early career in Fats Waller's band)

Uh oh ... are you sure?

There were TWO Al Caseys who played guitar. The "session" guitarist you are talking about is the one born in 1936 who worked mostly in the country, surf and rockabilly idoms.

The one with Fats Waller has been dead since Sept. 2005 (he died at age 90!).

Edited December 14, 2006 by Big Beat Steve

[frank m]

Don't forget Georgia Gibbs who just left us this week

[brownie]

Brownie, I don't have a date of death for Ian Hammer.

Also, didn't Aaron Bell die 3 years ago or am I thinking of another one (again)?

Rod

That was Ian Hamer. He died on Sept. 23 in Brighton. He was 73.

Ian Hamer

Correct about Aaron Bell. He died in 2003.

[brownie]

I'm all confused

[Chalupa]

Pluto, 1930 - 2006 R.I.P.

[BruceH]

Jackie McLean

[GA Russell]

I didn't know about Freddie Marsden. I've got a couple of Gerry & the Pacemakers CDs, as well as the soundtrack LP of Ferry Cross the Mersey. RIP

[umum_cypher]

Hadn't heard about Malachi Thompson. He was a lovely bloke with a lot to say. And a pleasingly raw way of saying it.

[nemo7]

• Sivuca moved on, eh?

well, shitdamn, there goes the scat accordian.

[birdanddizzy]

Emmanuel Soudieux, a French double bass player who performed and recorded with Django and many visiting Americans in France (among them Kenny Clarke & Art Simmons) died the 23th of October.

Edited January 7, 2007 by Steven