randyhersom Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Wikipedia reports the passing Sunday of Philadelphia guitarist Monnette Sudler, who made several good albums for Steeplechase and other labels as a leader and also supporting Khan Jamal. Her debut, Time For a Change was a WRTI "hit" and I saw her perform in North Philly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 I saw her at the Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square in the 70's, one of the great concerts Leo Gadson presented. Forget who she opened for, may have been Juju or else Carlos Garnett. Performances there were always good. She could play, did a fair amount of singing at that concert, and was a very commanding presence. I couldn't fully comprehend her at that point (I was about 21, she was in he early-mid 20's). Agreed some of the Steeplechase music is really good. RIP. 70 is young to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Damn, that's sad news. Was lucky to see her in more recent years and she sounded great... didn't have an easy life, but seemed like a genuine person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Nate Chinen’s obit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) That’s sad news. Great guitar player. I love her contributions to the Sounds of Liberation records. Edited August 23, 2022 by Pim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 11 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Nate Chinen’s obit Really good bio, thanks for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 This is sad news, I was just listening to her new Steeplechase release the other day and also to BBCs repeat of her feature on ‘JtoZ’ selecting favourite tracks, from last January, She sounded in good form - RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 good piece here too -- http://www.nycjazzrecord.com/issues/tnycjr201802.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Sad news. I still have her first two LPs, will give them a spin tomorrow. Somehow she was a part of my way into jazz at the time. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 20 hours ago, mikeweil said: Sad news. I still have her first two LPs, will give them a spin tomorrow. Somehow she was a part of my way into jazz at the time. R.I.P. ‘Brighter Day’s For You’ was recently reissued on 180g vinyl and I have been enjoying it of late. It got very good reviews ‘back in the day’ and always regret not buying it at the time. Her LPs always seemed to be elusive over here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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