brownie Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 (edited) Le Monde newspaper announces in its paper edition today (nothing about it in its online edition) that pianist Siegfried Kessler died. Kessler drowned last Monday in La Grande Motte, southern France, where ha indulged in his passion for sailing. He was one of the most interesting musician on the French scene. Kessler was born in 1935 in Sarrebrucken. He had played with Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Archie Shepp among others. One of his most recent album was this collaboration with Archie Shepp: Story - in French - in today's 'Liberation' newspaper: http://www.liberation.fr/culture/musique/230994.FR.php Edited January 27, 2007 by brownie Quote
catesta Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Drowning has got to be a terrible way to go. R.I.P. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 27, 2007 Report Posted January 27, 2007 Wow, that is terrible news! His trio sides on Futura are really wonderful, too... RIP Quote
brownie Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Posted January 28, 2007 Recommended Siegfried Kessler album (might be hard to find) on Impro. With Jean-François Jenny-Clark and Clifford Jarvis, plus Archie Shepp! Quote
jlhoots Posted January 28, 2007 Report Posted January 28, 2007 Recommended Siegfried Kessler album (might be hard to find) on Impro. With Jean-François Jenny-Clark and Clifford Jarvis, plus Archie Shepp! Cadence lists it. Quote
gslade Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 Recommended Siegfried Kessler album (might be hard to find) on Impro. With Jean-François Jenny-Clark and Clifford Jarvis, plus Archie Shepp! did not see this thread very sad I putting on this disc right now Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 Sad indeed. I think my introduction was the Dizzy Reece / John Gilmore record. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 A great introduction, indeed... Quote
king ubu Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 Oh, that's very sad news I'll have to put Invitation on, too - my only Kessler so far, and indeed a very good one. Quote
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