Death By Jazz

[Sir Creep 7,082]

On 01/06/2021 at 22:04, alt obits guy said:

Johnny Trudell, a trumpet player for Motown who performed on the landmark Marvin Gaye album "What's Goin' On" and who co-founded the Michigan Jazz Festival, has died. He was 82.

 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/obituaries/2021/06/01/johnny-trudell-trumpet-player-and-bandleader-has-died/5289230001/

Damn.  He was a friend to my uncle (who played trombone) and my mother.  I met him a couple times.  RIP

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[maryportfuncity 10,708]

Hard to know where else to put this but Jon Hassel (trumpeter) has died aged 84. 

 

Hard to pin down style wise because one of his most obvious talents was to record entire albums of trumpet music in which he could perform without making his instrument sound like a trumpet. Big mates with Brian Eno which explains a lot. 

 

Some sites paying tribute by way of offering his most ambitious recordings for free download, like this one: https://allerlei2013riffmaster.wordpress.com/

[ObakeFilter 971]

Unconfirmed word is coming in that Burton Greene has passed away. 

 

Greene played during the 1960s on New York’s free jazz scene, gigging with well-known musicians which included Alan Silva and Marion Brown, among a host of others. With Alan Silva he formed the Free Form Improvisation Ensemble in 1963. He joined Bill Dixon’s and Cecil Taylor’s Jazz Composers Guild in 1964, and also played with a number of other artists, including Rashied Ali, Albert Ayler, Gato Barbieri, Byard Lancaster, Sam Rivers, Patty Waters, and others. During this time, he recorded two albums under his own name for ESP-Disk.

[Ulitzer95 12,946]

17 hours ago, ObakeFilter said:

Unconfirmed word is coming in that Burton Greene has passed away. 

 

Greene played during the 1960s on New York’s free jazz scene, gigging with well-known musicians which included Alan Silva and Marion Brown, among a host of others. With Alan Silva he formed the Free Form Improvisation Ensemble in 1963. He joined Bill Dixon’s and Cecil Taylor’s Jazz Composers Guild in 1964, and also played with a number of other artists, including Rashied Ali, Albert Ayler, Gato Barbieri, Byard Lancaster, Sam Rivers, Patty Waters, and others. During this time, he recorded two albums under his own name for ESP-Disk.

Confirmation.

[TomTomTelekom 3,731]

Free jazz artist Burton Greene, who became popular in the 1960s and later experimented with the Klezmer medium and avant-garde jazz, died at 84 years:

https://www.wbgo.org/music/2021-06-29/burton-greene-pioneering-free-jazz-pianist-dies-at-84

[JQW 289]

Bassist Rick Laird has died at the age of 80. 

 

Rick Laird, Bassist for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dead at 80 • MUSICFESTNEWS

[ObakeFilter 971]

Juini Booth, who plied his bass with some of the grandest figures in jazz history, has died at 73.

Over his six decade career, Booth was a member of Sun Ra Arkestra and accompanied such legends as Art Blakey, Pharoah Sanders, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, and Coleman Hawkins. He passed away July 11th, according to Buffalo News, after a six-week decline in health preceded by breaking his hip in a fall at home.

 

https://consequence.net/2021/07/juini-booth-dead/?fbclid=IwAR1B_rE9WbQ8rVclUzXxLoQ8foZCkU0-uInNwBYKyBkrD9a9yGQmVi73vrc

[YoungWillz 21,293]

On 31/10/2015 at 15:55, Sir Creep said:

1. Growing up in Detroit, we had this awesome thing the night before Halloween called 'Devil's Night', where we would walk around our neighborhood wreaking havoc (minor). I grew up doing this every year and had NO idea that no one else in the world did this. Throwing an egg at someone's house or soaping thier car windows or toilet papering their tree or if you were particularly bad kicking in a pumpkin on the porch, well those were all a right of passage for a 10-yr old.

 

2. Just sat w my daughter watching Charlie Brown & the Great Pumpkin, and it got to thinking about who was behind the theme song "Linus & Lucy". It was composed by Vince Guaraldi and played by his Trio, of which the only remaining member is drummer Jerry Granelli (http://www.jerrygranelli.com/site/) who turns 75 on 30-12-2015. Probably a few years before we need to think about him again, but now his name is in our search thanks to this post.

If I have time I may research the production team and voice actors, as it would be timely for today.

 

3. Happy Halloween everyone.

 

SirC

Jerry Granelli dead: https://www.caledonenterprise.com/whatson-story/10440446-halifax-jazz-drummer-jerry-granelli-dies-at-age-80/

[time 8,692]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Jerry Granelli dead: https://www.caledonenterprise.com/whatson-story/10440446-halifax-jazz-drummer-jerry-granelli-dies-at-age-80/

Is he the one who never actually sang on his records?

[Sir Creep 7,082]

Sam Reed, 85, the jazz saxophone player whose decades-long career included leading the band at the Uptown Theater in the 1960s when it was Philadelphia’s premier Black music showplace and serving as music director for Teddy Pendergrass in the 1970s, has died.

Mr. Reed died in his sleep at home in North Philadelphia on July 7. The cause of death is not known.

The musician last performed his regular Sunday gig at the Top Shelf Lounge in West Philadelphia on July 4, the Sunday afternoon before his death.

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[ObakeFilter 971]

British bassist Peter Ind passed away last night, 20 August 2021, at the age of 93.

 

https://londonjazznews.com/2021/08/21/rip-peter-ind-1928-2021/

[Ulitzer95 12,946]

FB post reporting the death of Hollywood jazz singer Ruth Olay (wiki), aged 97:

"Sad to learn Ruth Olay has passed. She was a big-band singer/nightclub chanteuse in the 40s, and her oldest groupie Conrad has been following her career for decades, first as an avid fan, then as a life-long friend. I had the honor of meeting her in Palm Springs. Now she's standing by the grand piano serenading the angels. RIP songbird. "The best is yet to come, and babe, won't that be fine?" "
 

[ObakeFilter 971]

Free Jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc who collaborated with Cecil Taylor and William Parker on many occasions has passed away recently.

 

https://mailchi.mp/artsforart/jemeel-moondoc-1946-2021

[JQW 289]

George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, dead at 95.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/arts/music/george-wein-dead.html

[gcreptile 11,129]

11 minutes ago, JQW said:

George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, dead at 95.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/arts/music/george-wein-dead.html

Ah damn, he was on the decline for a while. And he couldn't attend the recent festival. 

[Ulitzer95 12,946]

On 06/09/2021 at 10:18, Ulitzer95 said:

FB post reporting the death of Hollywood jazz singer Ruth Olay (wiki), aged 97:

"Sad to learn Ruth Olay has passed. She was a big-band singer/nightclub chanteuse in the 40s, and her oldest groupie Conrad has been following her career for decades, first as an avid fan, then as a life-long friend. I had the honor of meeting her in Palm Springs. Now she's standing by the grand piano serenading the angels. RIP songbird. "The best is yet to come, and babe, won't that be fine?" "
 

Hollywood Reporter obit for Ruth Olay.

[alt obits guy 3,386]

Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs, a highly sought after percussionist and former member of Locksmith, backup band of Grover Washington Jr., has died. He was 73.

 

https://www.wrti.org/arts-desk/2021-09-17/doc-gibbs-philly-born-afro-cuban-percussionist-and-past-music-director-for-emeril-live-has-died

 

 

[ObakeFilter 971]

Dr. Lonnie Smith, the Hammond B-3 organ virtuoso who was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2017, died today at his home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Blue Note Records confirmed the news, saying the cause of death was pulmonary fibrosis. He was 79.

 

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1041372956/dr-lonnie-smith-master-of-the-hammond-organ-dies-at-79

[YoungWillz 21,293]

Mike Renzi, musical director and composer, reportedly dead aged 80: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Composer-and-Musical-Director-Mike-Renzi-Dies-at-80-20210929

 

Worked with Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, the list goes on in the link above. Seemingly most recently with Tony Bennett/Lady Gaga on Cheek To Cheek.

 

Also provided musical direction on Sesame Street for several seasons.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719966/

[arghton 6,931]

On 13/03/2021 at 20:17, arghton said:

The current band members of Four Cats are:

Kai Lind (born 1937) since 1960

Esa Nieminen (born 1952) since 1990

Timo Turpeinen (born 1959) since 2014

https://www.is.fi/musiikki/art-2000008328887.html

Kai Lind was widowed last year, says that after this he suffered two falls and can barely walk.

"Everything became meaningless. Nothing mattered anymore"

 

Good news is that now he's going on a tour with a couple of other octogenarians including Lasse Liemola who mostly retired in 1966.

[maryportfuncity 10,708]

9 hours ago, arghton said:

https://www.is.fi/musiikki/art-2000008328887.html

Kai Lind was widowed last year, says that after this he suffered two falls and can barely walk.

"Everything became meaningless. Nothing mattered anymore"

 

Good news is that now he's going on a tour with a couple of other octogenarians including Lasse Liemola who mostly retired in 1966.

 

 

If "everything became meaningless" and that, has anyone tapped him up about getting another perspective and joining the Deathlist?

[time 8,692]

René Langel, co-founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, has died aged 96. The last of the three co-founders to go.

[maryportfuncity 10,708]

1 hour ago, time said:

René Langel, co-founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, has died aged 96. The last of the three co-founders to go.

 

I have a mate who constantly refers to jazz as "wank" music. So I'll tell him the three pillars of jizz-dom are all dead, then!

[YoungWillz 21,293]

On 31/05/2020 at 13:10, YoungWillz said:

Saxophone solo on Bowie's #2 UK hit Absolute Beginners:

 

 

Following on from Don Weller's demise, another saxophonist from the Absolute Beginners number Willie Garnett now reportedly dead: https://londonjazznews.com/2021/10/16/rip-willie-garnett-1936-2021/

 

Had his own big band, as well as playing with such illustrious company as Alexis Korner and the Charlie Watts Orchestra.

[Ulitzer95 12,946]

Lionel Ferbos (1911–2014)
Herb Jeffries (1913–2014)
Walter Buchanan (1914–1988!)
Coleridge Goode (1914–2015)
Frances Klein (1915–2012)
Svend Asmussen (1916–2017)
Joe Evans (1916–2014)
Howard Rumsey (1917–2015)
Shep Shepherd (1917–2018)
Dave Bartholomew (1918–2019)

Bill Graham (1918–1975!)
Louise Tobin (1918–2022)
Gerald Wilson (1918–2014)
Eleanor Collins (1919–2024)
Hal Singer (1919–2020)
Irv Williams (1919–2019)
Charles Burrell (b. 1920)

Candido Camero (1921–2020)
Vincent DeRosa (1920–2022)
Enrico Gentile (b. 1921) dead?
Jon Hendricks (1921–2017)
Iacopo Jacomelli (b. 1921) dead?
Mary Lee (1921–2022)
Boomie Richman (1921–2016)
Ray Anthony (b. 1922)
Bob Carter (1922–1993)
Kay Starr (1922–2016)
Toots Thielemans (1922–2016)
Annette Warren (b. 1922)
Joe Wilder (1922–2014)
Sol Yaged (1922–2019)
Paul Bacon (1923–2015)
Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)
Bob Dorough (1923–2018)
Orrin Keepnews (1923–2015)
Phil Nimmons (1923–2024)
Johnny Pate (b. 1923)
Ralph Sharon (1923–2015)
Eugene Wright (1923–2020)
Marcel Zanini (1923–2023)
Marshall Allen (b. 1924)
Wally Fawkes (1924–2023)
Terry Gibbs (b. 1924)
Sonny Lester (1924–2018)
Armando Peraza (1924–2014)
Vojislav Simić (b. 1924)
Rudy Van Gelder (1924–2016)
Peter Badie (1925–2023)
Roy Haynes (1925–2024)
Emil Mangelsdorff (1925–2022)
Little Jimmy Scott (1925–2014)
George Wein (1925–2021)
Dave Bailey (1926–2024)
Tony Bennett (1926–2023)
Lou Donaldson (1926–2024)
Arthur Edgehill (1926–2024)
Dave Lee (b. 1926)
Joe Negri (b. 1926)
Ernie Andrews (1927–2022)
Bill Crow (b. 1927)
Barbara Dane (1927–2024)
George Freeman (b. 1927)
Bill Holman (1927–2024)
Dick Hyman (b. 1927)
Tony Kinsey (b. 1927)
Dame Cleo Laine (b. 1927)
Doc Severinsen (b. 1927)

Updated my 95+ jazz list. Wein and Wright were the only deaths in the last 12 months.

I've also added 28 more names: Walter Buchanan, Louise Tobin, Eleanor Collins, Charles Burrell, Vincent DeRosa, Boomie Richman, Enrico Gentile, Iacopo Jacomelli, Mary Lee, Annette Warren, Phil Nimmons, Sonny Lester, Terry Gibbs, Vojislav Simić, Wally Fawkes, Emil Mangelsdorff, Arthur Edgehill, Dave Bailey, Dave Lee, Lou Donaldson, Dick Hyman, George Freeman, Barbara Dane, Bill Holman, Tony Kinsey, Dame Cleo Laine, Ernie Andrews and Bill Crow.