Guest youmustbe Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I was told by a neighbor of Michael Brecker that Mike passed last night. Making calls to hear if it is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 That would suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest youmustbe Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Yes..Michael Brecker died last night at NY Hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Thanks for the music, Mike. And for raising awareness of MDS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) Words fail me, this is absolutely tragic news. May he Rest In Peace. Saw him live just the once back in about 1980, firing on 6 cylinders in a London Jazz Festival tribute to Charlie Parker, one of the best performances on a stage full of jazz greats. A fitting memory. Edited January 13, 2007 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Rest in Peace, Mr. Brecker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Damn! I had read the encouraging news this summer on the Jazz Corner boards and I assumed he would be around a lot longer. RIP Michael. I have some fond memories of some great blowing. The show he put on with Lovano & Leibman... wow. That's one that will never be forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Wow. As with many serious cases of cancer, it's hard to call this completely unexpected, but it's still a blow when it happens. My thoughts are with his family during this trying time. I remember when my aunt passed away of cancer several years ago. We were sad, but we were also glad that she was out of pain. I imagine that his family must be having similar feelings right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 RIP, Mike. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGUD missile Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Holding out for a scintilla of hope: Has this report been confirmed by any outside source ? If its true, we've lost yet another major talent at an age where he should just be coming into his best work. This is a real tragedy ..RIP Mike you will be missed, but in no way ever forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) From AP via Newsday. Saxophonist Michael Brecker dies at age 57 NEW YORK -- Michael Brecker, a jazz saxophonist who won 11 Grammys over a career that spanned more than three decades, died Saturday at age 57. His death was confirmed by Bruce Bobbins, a public relations specialist who had been working with Brecker's family. No further details, including the cause of death, were immediately available. But Brecker had been struggling with a blood disorder known as myelodysplastic syndrome, a cancer in which the bone marrow stops producing enough healthy blood cells. Becker, who had a home in Hastings-on-the-Hudson, was born in 1949 in Philadelphia and had won 11 Grammys for his work as a tenor saxophonist. He was inspired to study the tenor saxophone by the work of jazz legend John Coltrane, according to his web site. He and his brothers led a successful jazz-rock fusion group called the Brecker Brothers. Throughout his career, he recorded and performed with numerous jazz and pop music leaders, including Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell, according to the web site. His technique on the saxophone was widely emulated and taught. Edited January 13, 2007 by brownie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 wow. Terrible and shocking news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 very sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trane_fanatic Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 (edited) Holding out for a scintilla of hope: Has this report been confirmed by any outside source ? If its true, we've lost yet another major talent at an age where he should just be coming into his best work. This is a real tragedy ..RIP Mike you will be missed, but in no way ever forgotten. Mr. Brecker's death is confirmed. Still no official word on Ms. Coltrane yet. Edited January 14, 2007 by trane_fanatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Can't help but remember selling him records in Bloomington. He was the "hip" jazz student on campus at the time. His reputation at the time was connected to his brother being on the first BS&T record. Very sorry to hear of his departure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest youmustbe Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Michael was doomed from the start....I know he wanted to give up several times but modern medecine, for various reasons keeps you 'alive' longer than the body, especially the heart, can stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Can't help but remember selling him records in Bloomington. He was the "hip" jazz student on campus at the time. His reputation at the time was connected to his brother being on the first BS&T record. Very sorry to hear of his departure. He was still quite highly thought of around these parts. There are going to be some very sad members of the B-town jazz veteran community this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 I am very sad. He has beeen my fav. tenor the last several years and I think I will spin "80/81" by Pat Metheny in a bit, which has some of his very best playing IMO. His first album is a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 His first album is a classic. I dig that one a lot, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clifford_thornton Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 RIP indeed. Though my experience with his playing is limited, heard many kind words from his peers. He will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 I'll miss him a lot. For the past couple of years I have opened up one of his albums for Mardi Gras weekend. I was planning to do it again this year with his Ballads album, but maybe I'll get to that one now. When I was a senior in college, I had the first Dreams album (self-titled), which included Mike, Randy and John Abercrombie. I liked it a lot and persuaded a friend to buy it as well. I'm not sure if that was his first recording, but I'm not aware of an earlier one. One of my favorite albums, I've said this many times, is Mike Nock's In Out & Around, which was a quartet date with Mike B, George Mraz and Al Foster. I felt that his first album on Impulse! was a pale imitation of that one. Too bad it didn't get more promotion (It was on Timeless as I recall). RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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