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Drummer Albert 'Tootie' Heath reportedly died yesterday aged 88. He was brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath, and was still touring last year.

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Jazz elders are incredibly tough. Ray Anthony, Marshall Allen and Roy Haynes are doing extremely well despite their age and lifestyle.

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34 minutes ago, drol said:

Jazz elders are incredibly tough. Ray Anthony, Marshall Allen and Roy Haynes are doing extremely well despite their age and lifestyle.

Martial Solal is another one of them, don’t know if he’s famous enough outside of France but here he’s an A lister

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2 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Martial Solal is another one of them, don’t know if he’s famous enough outside of France but here he’s an A lister

For one second, I thought that you would say he was dead.

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On 21/10/2021 at 12:25, Ulitzer95 said:

Ernie Andrews (1927–2022)
Bill Crow (b. 1927)
Barbara Dane (b. 1927)
George Freeman (b. 1927)
Bill Holman (b. 1927)
Dick Hyman (b. 1927)
Tony Kinsey (b. 1927)
Dame Cleo Laine (b. 1927)
Doc Severinsen (b. 1927)

 

American composer Bill Holman (Wikidead at 96

 

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On 13/05/2024 at 13:45, TomTomTelekom said:

Grammy Award-winning alto saxophonist David Sanborn died at 78 years:

https://mbc.mw/jazz-maestro-david-sanborn-no-more/


He had actually been scheduled to perform at a local club in my area tomorrow. They sent out an announcement about a week ago that the show was postponed because David had just undergone back surgery to repair two spinal stress fractures. I know the announcement said cause of death was cancer, but I can’t help wondering if that contributed to it.

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Patty Waters has reportedly passed away on June 29, as shared on social media. She was a jazz vocalist who recorded two records for New York’s original avant-garde label ESP-Disk in the mid-60s.

https://www.facebook.com/thurstonjosephmichaelmoore/posts/pfbid0yEWwDcrtuBZump35N79PEFDPpP8QQWDR4YtL6HwMW7X2Hk81RQEwhnHuNUVDYpWDl

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Toumani Diabate, kora player known for his collaborations with artists in the styles of flamenco, blues, jazz, and others, has passed away on Friday at the age of 58 following a brief illness, according to an announcement from his family on social media.

 

https://www.africanews.com/2024/07/20/malis-king-of-kora-toumani-diabate-dies-at-58/

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SA jazz drummer Makaya Ntshoko dead at 84.

 

His death leaves Abdullah Ibrahim (wiki), formerly known as Dollar Brand, as the last survivor from The Jazz Epistles, the first SA bebop group, founded in 1959.

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Jazz writer Dan Morgenstern dead at 94. He won 8 Grammy Awards for 'Best Album Notes' between 1973 and 2010.

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On 21/10/2021 at 11:25, Ulitzer95 said:

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Arthur Edgehill (b. 1926)
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American jazz drummer Arthur Edgehill (wiki) dead at 98 according to this Facebook tribute.

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On 21/08/2013 at 17:44, Death Impends said:

 

And with her demise the survivor count from the photo A Great Day in Harlem goes down to three: Benny Golson, Sonny Rollins, and Horace Silver.

Benny Golson being reported dead aged 95: 

Nothing on his website so might be true, might not.

 

Awaiting the usual confirmations - a DDP pick.

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3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Benny Golson being reported dead aged 95: 

Nothing on his website so might be true, might not.

 

Awaiting the usual confirmations - a DDP pick.


Confirmation from the Washington Post.

Sonny Rollins now the last survivor from some old photo blah blah blah...

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On 21/10/2021 at 12:25, Ulitzer95 said:

Ernie Andrews (1927–2022)
Bill Crow (b. 1927)
Barbara Dane (b. 1927)
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)

 

American singer Barbara Dane (Wikidead at 97

 

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Other names to perhaps add to this list:

 

Terry Gibbs (b.1924) vibraphonist

Dick Nash (b.1928) trombonist

Mindy Carson (b.1927) jazz and pop vocalist, originally  with Johnny Messner Orchestra

Marjorie Hughes (b.1925) vocalist with Frankie Carle and His Orchestra, aka Marjorie Carle

Judy Johnson, aka Betty Bonney (b.1924) jazz and pop vocalist, originally with the Les Brown Orchestra

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13 minutes ago, Imhotep said:

Other names to perhaps add to this list:

 

Terry Gibbs (b.1924) vibraphonist

Dick Nash (b.1928) trombonist

Mindy Carson (b.1927) jazz and pop vocalist, originally  with Johnny Messner Orchestra

Marjorie Hughes (b.1925) vocalist with Frankie Carle and His Orchestra, aka Marjorie Carle

Judy Johnson, aka Betty Bonney (b.1924) jazz and pop vocalist, originally with the Les Brown Orchestra


Terry Gibbs is already on the list.

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16 minutes ago, Imhotep said:

Other names to perhaps add to this list:

 

Terry Gibbs (b.1924) vibraphonist

Dick Nash (b.1928) trombonist

Mindy Carson (b.1927) jazz and pop vocalist, originally  with Johnny Messner Orchestra

Marjorie Hughes (b.1925) vocalist with Frankie Carle and His Orchestra, aka Marjorie Carle

Judy Johnson, aka Betty Bonney (b.1924) jazz and pop vocalist, originally with the Les Brown Orchestra

A French famous name to the list : Martial Solal (1927)

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