randyhersom Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Multiple Facebook sources report the passing of bassist Bob Cunningham this weekend. Listening to Impressions of A Patch of Blue as we speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) RIP, to a great bassist. I still remember seeing him dancing around with that percussion instrument he used to wear on his feet when he played with Clark Terry. Whose album is "Impressions of a Patch of Blue"? Oh, I just googled it. It was Walt Dickerson. Too bad he used Sun Ra on it. With the right pianist, it could've been a great LP. Edited April 2, 2017 by sgcim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted April 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 We shall agree to disagree on that point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Sad news, RIP. Always liked his rock solid playing on 'Patch of Blue'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 RIP, always dependably good, liked his work on Freddie Hubbard's Backlash album. Wonder why his discography wasn't bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 11 hours ago, randyhersom said: Multiple Facebook sources report the passing of bassist Bob Cunningham this weekend. Listening to Impressions of A Patch of Blue as we speak. That is a great record. Perfect pianist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Thats sad news. I´ll always remember him, since I was very impressed by his playing when I saw and heard him with Archie Shepp in about 1979 (78 or 79). That was a helluva band, Shepp, Kessler, Cunningham and Clifford Jarvis......, the best he ever had. I too wondered why I didn´t see him more, just that one gig with Shepp, but never forgot it. Really solid bass work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Bob Cunningham played on Dizzy's An Electrifying Evening, one of the first jazz records I bought, and still one of my favorite Dizzy's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I first noticed him when he was in Yusef Lateef's quartet around 1970 - great bass player. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Ah, too bad. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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