YoungWillz 18,967 Posted February 12, 2017 Al Jarreau retires: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-al-jarreau-cancelled-st-0208-20170208-story.html Exhaustion, shortness of breath - heart attack incoming? Dead according to TMZ: http://www.tmz.com/2017/02/12/al-jarreau-dead-at-76/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,361 Posted February 12, 2017 Morley Safer all over again... Different fields and all, but still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,967 Posted February 12, 2017 He didn't make the UK top 30 in 1981, so technically not a miss for me. RIP though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,035 Posted February 12, 2017 God, that's big news! RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted February 12, 2017 So... was it a heart attack? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,595 Posted February 12, 2017 R.I.P. to Al Jarreau, a legend of Jazz 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 820 Posted February 12, 2017 R.I.P. to Al Jarreau, a legend of Jazz Dooobaa dooo aaaarghh!@!!! (*) (*) (which was the subtext of this topic if I'm not mistaken.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,642 Posted February 12, 2017 R.I.P. to Al Jarreau, a legend of Jazz Dooobaa dooo aaaarghh!@!!! (*) (*) (which was the subtext of this topic if I'm not mistaken.) Updated. Thanks Whitehouse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted February 12, 2017 Hope he enjoyed his one day of retirement. SC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 475 Posted February 18, 2017 Not sure if anyone posted this, but Barbara Carroll, jazz pianist and singer, died at 92 on the 12th of Feb (the same day as Al Jarreau). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 778 Posted February 20, 2017 Guitarist Larry Coryell, Godfather Of Fusion (so they say), Dies At 73 http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/02/20/516245069/guitarist-larry-coryell-godfather-of-fusion-dies-at-73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted February 24, 2017 Pianist Horace Parlan, who is perhaps most famous for his contributions to a couple of Charles Mingus records but also an esteemed band leader in his own right, has died, according to some tweets, at the age of 86. Edit: Reputable news source: http://www.jv.dk/indland/Jazzlegenden-Horace-Parlan-er-doed/artikel/2482290 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,123 Posted March 3, 2017 Misha Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist and a founder of the ICP, has died aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 778 Posted March 22, 2017 http://dcist.com/2017/03/local_jazz_legend_buck_hill_dead_at.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 228 Posted March 22, 2017 10 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said: http://dcist.com/2017/03/local_jazz_legend_buck_hill_dead_at.php I own hundreds of jazz albums, and I've never heard of him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,740 Posted March 27, 2017 Aloysius "Lucky" Gordon, of Profumo Affair fame, gets a Guardian obit. If he were mentioned on here before, the search engines not bringing it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted March 29, 2017 Saxophonist Arthur Blythe, dead at 76: http://www.factmag.com/2017/03/29/jazz-saxophonist-arthur-blythe-died-aged-76/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 778 Posted April 16, 2017 Well, he played some jazz fusion. https://demonszone.com/2017/04/16/allan-holdsworth-died/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weebl 216 Posted April 17, 2017 15 hours ago, ObakeFilter said: Well, he played some jazz fusion. https://demonszone.com/2017/04/16/allan-holdsworth-died/ That really sucks, I'm away to properly discuss him more in the prog thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 778 Posted April 17, 2017 8 hours ago, Weebl said: That really sucks, I'm away to properly discuss him more in the prog thread. I've searched for it and didn't know there was one, the title was very subtle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 778 Posted May 25, 2017 Jazz trio The Three Sounds are now wiped out with the death of drummer Bill Dowdy. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/battlecreek/obituary.aspx?n=william-dowdy&pid=185437874&fhid=13736 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 778 Posted June 2, 2017 Bern Nix, a thoughtfully expressive guitarist in the jazz avant-garde, died aged 69. https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/rip-bern-nix-jazz-guitarist-who-performed-ornette-coleman-james-chance?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tmt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted June 6, 2017 Skipp Pearson, "Columbia Jazz Legend", dead at 79: http://www.free-times.com/music/columbia-jazz-legend-skipp-pearson-has-died/article_1fcd9828-4ac4-11e7-a38b-2f55e719d50b.html Was in my Deathlist Cup shortlist for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 778 Posted June 6, 2017 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Skipp Pearson, "Columbia Jazz Legend", dead at 79: http://www.free-times.com/music/columbia-jazz-legend-skipp-pearson-has-died/article_1fcd9828-4ac4-11e7-a38b-2f55e719d50b.html Was in my Deathlist Cup shortlist for a while. I just love how in everyone of those local news/obscure sites they all become giants and legends. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,214 Posted June 6, 2017 47 minutes ago, ObakeFilter said: I just love how in everyone of those local news/obscure sites they all become giants and legends. "Legendary pitmaster of Black's Barbecue Fame" Edgar Clarence Black Jr. dead at 91: http://austin.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/06-05-17-blacks-barbecue-pitmaster-edgar-black-jr-obituary/ Jim Liggett, Carlmont softball "legend" dead at 76: http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/bnews/2017-06-06/jim-liggett-carlmont-softball-legend-passes-away-at-76/1776425181386.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
