sidewinder Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 Very sad news to start the day - saxophonist/composer Barbara Thompson passed away yesterday. https://www.temple-music.com/ She will be missed, such a fine legacy. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, sidewinder said: Very sad news to start the day - saxophonist/composer Barbara Thompson passed away yesterday. https://www.temple-music.com/ She will be missed, such a fine legacy. RIP. RIP. Sad, I was aware of her struggle with Parkinson's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 That's too bad. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 RIP. I got the big BBC box, haven't listened to it yet. Only passingly familiar with her work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 Isn't Thompson on the unreleased Wayne Shorter/McCoy Tyner Blue Note session? Or am I thinking of someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Late said: Isn't Thompson on the unreleased Wayne Shorter/McCoy Tyner Blue Note session? Or am I thinking of someone else. Wayne Shorter Quintet Wayne Shorter (ts) Barbara Burton (vib, bells, per) McCoy Tyner (p) Miroslav Vitous (b) Alphonse Mouzon (d, per) A&R Studios, NYC, October 13, 1970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Late said: Isn't Thompson on the unreleased Wayne Shorter/McCoy Tyner Blue Note session? Or am I thinking of someone else. #BurtonThompsonDonaldMcNairEdenBachBushBoxerPerkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, JSngry said: #BurtonThompsonDonaldMcNairEdenBachBushBoxerPerkins The Barbara Song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 Big hairy cough syrup spiders, yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 9 hours ago, felser said: Wayne Shorter Quintet Wayne Shorter (ts) Barbara Burton (vib, bells, per) McCoy Tyner (p) Miroslav Vitous (b) Alphonse Mouzon (d, per) A&R Studios, NYC, October 13, 1970 I am friends with Barbara Burton on Facebook. One day I will get the nerve to ask her about the session, and her brief stint with Weather Report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 This is sad news indeed. She was one of the few Jazz musicians I knew in the days when I didn't listen to Jazz, I think because of her fairly regular appearances on the BBC - do I remember a 'Rock Goes To College' or similar broadcast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Not forgetting either that early German TV appearances by herself, Jon Hiseman, Wolfgang Dauner et al (on a youth show no less) led to the formation of the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble. I think her following in Germany might have been even bigger than the UK. Strangely no mention of this sad passing at the UK jazz festival I attended over the weekend. 51 minutes ago, mjazzg said: This is sad news indeed. She was one of the few Jazz musicians I knew in the days when I didn't listen to Jazz, I think because of her fairly regular appearances on the BBC - do I remember a 'Rock Goes To College' or similar broadcast Don’t remember that but it might be possible. She certainly had a high profile in UK jazz in the 70s/80s in particular. We must also not forget her fantastic work on saxophones and flute with Neil Ardley’s New Jazz Orchestra. Classically trained flautist, superb technique. Edited July 11, 2022 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 Sorry to hear this news. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 11.7.2022 at 11:41 AM, sidewinder said: Not forgetting either that early German TV appearances by herself, Jon Hiseman, Wolfgang Dauner et al (on a youth show no less) led to the formation of the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble. I think her following in Germany might have been even bigger than the UK. Yes, she was very high-profile in Germany back in the 70s/80s (and even later in the space that the UJRE occupied) and was considered a fixture of the German jazz scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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