Mike Hennessey 1928-2017

[brownie]

British journalist and pianist Mike Hennessey died last week in Durchhausen, Germany, it was annonced today. He was 89. He had retired in Durchhausen in1989.

Edited August 24, 2017 by brownie

[Cyril]

RIP

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7941002/mike-hennessey-dead-billboard-editor-dies-obit

[soulpope]

A true authority .... R.I.P ...

 

[soulpope]

A great read ....

[sidewinder]

Sad news. I was just reading some of the notes he did for the Rearward/Schema CBBB reissues - a good read, as per usual. Enjoyed the Kenny Clarke book and also his earlier contributions to Jazz Journal over the years. RIP.

He's also interviewed on that 'Jazzin The Black Forest' DVD, as something of an authority on MPS.

Edited August 24, 2017 by sidewinder

[Big Beat Steve]

6 hours ago, soulpope said:

A great read ....

I read the German version (published by Hannibal) a couple of years ago. Interesting contents but the translation makes it often sound a bit pedestrian. Pity ...

Edited August 24, 2017 by Big Beat Steve

[Gheorghe]

Mike Hennessey indeed was a great journalist and I associate him with all those great Americans in Europe, since he wrote about them. That was the great times, when all those heros visited Europe or even settled there for some time. The book about Klook is the best one, but I think I read a lot of other things, festival revues I think.....

What exactly was his role at MPS ?

[sidewinder]

I don't think it was anything official but he's shown in the film seated in the invited audience in the HGBS studio and wrote lots of sleeve notes for them over the years.

[Gheorghe]

I forgot to mention, he also wrote the book about Johnny Griffin "The Little Giant".

[BillF]

Certainly a name I've known over many years.