colinmce Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 Bill Crow has shared news of Dave Bailey’s passing at age 97. A wonderful drummer and bandleader who can be heard on a murderer’s row of classic dates from the 50s and 60s, perhaps most notably those of Gerry Mulligan. A blessing that he was able to have such a long and full life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 What a wonderful player. Hard stomp but with a supple loose gait. One of my favourites in a hard bop context for the level of excitement he always brought. Those leader records are all excellent and will be played today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 He sure did some playing! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Love his albums One Foot in the Gutter and Two Feet in the Gutter, along with his Gerry Mulligan records. Edited December 30, 2023 by Ken Dryden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 I had no idea he was still with us. I haven't spun one of his Epic dates in a while. I'll try to do that today in his memory. I seem to remember liking "Gettin' Into Somethin'" the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 Anybody know how he spent his last few decades? 97 is a long time to live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 There's some information in Bill Crow's Facebook post... Apparently Bailey gave up drumming and became a flight instructor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 Whoa!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 Love the Epic recordings as a leader (and also Reaching Out that got turned into a Grant Green leader date). Grateful he hired Frank Haynes on some of those records, too ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 I didn't know Dave had been around all these years. I recall him being on several records by (and with) Grant Green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Milestones said: I didn't know Dave had been around all these years. Same here. When he was called, he delivered. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 Someone is saying that he was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen of WWII fame. If that's true, I'm somewhat surprised that this isn't making the news. He would have to be one of the last of them that fought in WWII by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 RIP, great grooving drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 Yes, R.I.P. I've enjoyed every session he's on that I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 A very good drummer. He plays on many many recordings on my shelves. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 30, 2023 Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 A true swingin' gentleman of jazz!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted December 31, 2023 Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) My guess is that Dexter Gordon was a fan. Dexter did "Lady Iris B," which first appeared on Bailey's "Two Feet In The Gutter," and "A Flick Of A Trick," which first appeared on Bailey's "Reaching Out." Edited December 31, 2023 by mjzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted December 31, 2023 Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Just played recently the only Item I have with Dave as leader Edited December 31, 2023 by jazzcorner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted December 31, 2023 Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 More on Dave Bailey from my DB archive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted December 31, 2023 Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 RIP. A great drummer he was. Makes me aware that Bill Crow is still alive too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 On 12/31/2023 at 9:52 AM, Pim said: RIP. A great drummer he was. Makes me aware that Bill Crow is still alive too! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 On 12/31/2023 at 3:52 PM, Pim said: RIP. A great drummer he was. Makes me aware that Bill Crow is still alive too! made me aware that Bill Crow is still delivering his columns, I read a few this weekend https://www.local802afm.org/allegro/articles/band-room-december-2023/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 I suppose Arthur Edgehill is one of a few in that generation of drummers (aside from Roy) still alive. Last I heard (pre-pandemic) he was chilling out in an assisted living facility in Florida. He too was born in 1926. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Aside from the numerous recordings he made with Mulligan, here are some of my favorite sessions with Dave Bailey as a sideman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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