mjzee Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Charnett Moffett, a bassist and composer whose virtuosity on both electric (often fretless) and acoustic instruments was matched by his versatility, died April 11 at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, Calif. The cause was a heart attack. Moffett’s death was confirmed by his publicist, Lydia Liebman, who issued an official announcement on April 13. https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/charnett-moffett-1967-2022/?fbclid=IwAR3SJxk_030Eb0AI-sW_ox63SDwis_lTkbV1PvpTP536B4gImLcyCzj6goA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Very saddened to hear this, way too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) Very sad news, may he RIP. Sad that he was troubled with the pain of trimegial neuralgia in latter years, that is an awful condition. Seems like only yesterday that as a youngster he was making those albums with Tony Williams. Edited April 14, 2022 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 RIP. I saw him in Atlanta in '85 with Stanley Jordan, and really enjoyed his work. Sometime later, I saw Courtney Pine with Cyrus Chestnut on piano, and Moffett may have been on bass for that one too. But I can't say for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 He was a creative bundle of energy whomever he played with. RIP .Much too young to die. I loved his big sound on hhe acoustic bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 2 hours ago, GA Russell said: RIP. Sometime later, I saw Courtney Pine with Cyrus Chestnut on piano, and Moffett may have been on bass for that one too. But I can't say for sure. If that Courtney Pine concert you mentioned was in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, just off Peachtree, I was there, too. Cyrus Chestnut, Charnette & Cody Moffett made up Courtney Pine’s rhythm section. He died far too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Heartbreaking .... what a talent lost .... R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hardbopjazz Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Very sad news. Too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Terrible, terrible news. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 He played acoustic bass on Sonny Sharrock's Ask the Ages. Tremendous player. Far too young. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 14, 2022 Report Share Posted April 14, 2022 Damn! Terrible news. He was incredible. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 17 hours ago, Ken Dryden said: If that Courtney Pine concert you mentioned was in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, just off Peachtree, I was there, too. Cyrus Chestnut, Charnette & Cody Moffett made up Courtney Pine’s rhythm section. He died far too young. Yes! Thanks, Ken. What year was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Thanks for sharing that video, soulpope. My 14 year-old watched it with me! (Her friend plays bass.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 7 hours ago, GA Russell said: Yes! Thanks, Ken. What year was that? I want to say 1988 or 1989, but I can’t say with certainty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 He came to play. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Who among the Moffett children is still active as a musician? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Codaryl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Here is Mondre, the trumpet playing son. https://mondremoffett.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Great -- Cody hasn't recorded in a long, long time though he may still be playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 He was their mascot, right? #backofsavoyrecord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Yup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 11 hours ago, Ken Dryden said: I want to say 1988 or 1989, but I can’t say with certainty. I trust you. I would have said '86, but I don't remember years any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted April 15, 2022 Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 I am pretty sure it was after I got started in jazz radio and journalism. Rob Gibson, later of Lincoln Center, comped our tickets. Two pieces that stand out in my memory were Pine’s version of “Giant Steps,” where he soloed on tenor first, than soprano, along with “Zaire.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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