AndreyHenkin

Closest thing to jazz would be Centipede's Septober Energy but that is too sprawling to have any chance of hearing him, even at the end of side three where he listed as a featured soloist.

Seeing him in Sweden in a solo concert, during which he played pieces of cardboard and sliced cucumbers on his cymbals, is one of my fondest live memories.

According to his wife, who posted on his Facebook account, he passed away on Friday. " Dear All, this is Joe's wife, Brooke. I brought Joe to ER on Wednesday, May 28 with breathing difficulties. He was admitted to ICU and found to have interstitial lung disease. While the excellent medical teams at Mt Sinai were looking for treatment approaches, Joe was on oxygen and meds, but could eat, talk, play guitar and be present with all of us. We are fortunate for that time. This past Thursday early am he needed a breathing tube, which we agreed to while he was being assessed for lung transplantation. He was not a candidate, and his own wishes were part of that determination. Joe died on Friday, and is an organ donor so he was able to save three lives. Last night I performed in a dance piece I have been in rehearsals for all month, "Still: We Fly". My dance teacher dedicated our performance to Joe. The songs are by Pete Josef: "Move On"; and "Live Your Life". Take a listen, the lyrics are really something. I will post more later. Right now I need some time to catch my breath and take care of the business of death, which too many of you know all too well. We will have a celebration of life at some point, and will give plenty of notice and those of you who knew him best will be part of creating it for sure. I have amazing support of his and my friends and family, some of you are those people. There are parts of this journey of grieving I have to travel alone, but for all the other parts, I have good company with me. Honestly, I still can't believe it's real."

Having been in touch with his son, I know Jimmy Johnson died the day after Christmas 1979. The Benson credit is from 1968. The Lorber is someone playing congas so unlikely to be him. As far as the Ellington, I can ask the people I know at Ellingtonia about whether it is the same person.

It had a few issues in terms of formatting and accuracy but it was useful. You can still access an archived version from June 2024 here: https://web.archive.org/web/20240616224949/henrybebop.co.uk/

And she and late bassist husband Eddie de haas are/were nearby in New Jersey.

And with Ratledge on the 5th, that is the passing of three very different strains of British music. And I just heard that Denis Wick died yesterday.

https://elephant9band.bandcamp.com/album/catching-fire Angles 9/10 The Thing

Also, not both jazz musicians but British bassist and former Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland.

Deceased South African bassist and current American pianist Harry Miller

Also Bennie Maupin: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-maupin-family-recover-from-eaton-canyon-wild-fire And apparently Steve Lehman and John Clayton as well.

Here is my comprehensive list as of this morning: https://jazzpassings.com/2024

I write advance obits for The New York Times. Most are done long before the person dies—some updating done as needed—so the fact an author of one may die first is not unusual.

If anyone is interested, I did a piece last year in the Finnish WeJazz Magazine about 12 obscure jazz Christmas albums. Pgs. 68-71 at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bXBfRnph7l8qIVEX27df_mOT9wQE5q1e/view

With the recent inclusion of "Alexander The Great" in Iron Maiden's setlists, which represented a 37-year gap between its studio release and first live performance, I was thinking about other such feats. I was at the show when the Grateful Dead" busted out "Unbroken Chain", but that is paltry in comparison at only 21 years. I have compiled a list, generated from longest touring bands. One caveat is that the tune has to be a band original, not a cover. Another is that the band at the relevant point had to be made up substantially of original members. Am I missing any? Not sure this would work in jazz contexts (unless Pat Martino played tunes from Baiyina in the new millennium?) GAP BAND-SONG STUDIO RECORDING-LIVE DEBUT 56 Rolling Stones - “Out of Time” (1966 - 2022) 41 Def Leppard - “Comin' Under Fire” (1983 - 2024) 37 Iron Maiden - “Alexander The Great” (1986 - 2023) 37 Judas Priest - “Take These Chains” (1982 - 2019) 36 Phish - “And So To Bed” (1985 - 2021) 34 Aerosmith - “You See Me Crying” (1975 - 2009) 33 Rush - “Losing It” (1982 - 2015) 30 U2 - “Red Hill Mining Town” (1987 - 2017) 28 Bob Dylan - “Oxford Town” (1962 - 1990) 28 Metallica - “Escape” (1984 - 2012) 27 Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Sikamikanico” (1992 - 2019) 21 Grateful Dead - “Unbroken Chain” (1974 - 1995) 19 The Cure - “Burn” (1994 - 2013)