Those WHO left us in the world of jazz in 2009.

[Hardbopjazz]

These pop into my mine. Sadly there were many more.

Blossom Dearie

Les Paul

Dick Katz

Rashied Ali

Soupy Sales ( not a jazz musician, but a long supporter of jazz).

Edited December 3, 2009 by Hardbopjazz

[Cyril]

Charlie Mariano

Joe Maneri

Chris Connor

Jeff Clyne

Stacy Rowles

Gianni Basso

Jack Nimitz

Jerry van Rooyen

Eddie Locke

Billy James

Pia Beck

Edited December 3, 2009 by Cyril

[ejp626]

David "Fathead" Newman - way back in Jan.

Hank Crawford basically a week later

I was so sorry to find out about David Newman; I was supposed to see him that Dec. but obviously his health forced him to cancel the gig.

[carnivore]

let's not forget Bud Shank!

[Cyril]

And

Ian Carr (probably the greatest jazz trumpet player that the UK has produced)

[clifford_thornton]

Sirone.

[White Lightning]

George Russell

Hugh Hopper

Eddie Higgins

Buddy Montgomery

R.I.P.

[sidewinder]

And

Ian Carr (probably the greatest jazz trumpet player that the UK has produced)

For sure, one of the best - and very much missed.

I'll add also Vic Lewis - stalwart UK impressario for West Coast Jazz.

and Gerry Niewood in that Bufallo plane crash.

Edited December 3, 2009 by sidewinder

[rpklich]

Manny Oquendo, co-founder and leader of Libre one of the most influencial salsa bands.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Leroy "Hog" Cooper - same month as Hank and Fathead.

MG

[Steve Reynolds]

The *great* Papa Joe Maneri

[medjuck]

David "Fathead" Newman - way back in Jan.

Hank Crawford basically a week later

I was so sorry to find out about David Newman; I was supposed to see him that Dec. but obviously his health forced him to cancel the gig.

Didn't a 3rd member of the Charles band die around that time?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Jimmy McGriff

MG

[Cyril]

Let's not forget drumming legend Louie Bellson!

[paul secor]

David "Fathead" Newman - way back in Jan.

Hank Crawford basically a week later

I was so sorry to find out about David Newman; I was supposed to see him that Dec. but obviously his health forced him to cancel the gig.

Didn't a 3rd member of the Charles band die around that time?

Leroy "Hog" Cooper - same month as Hank and Fathead.

MG

[Bright Moments]

michael jackson

really

MJ and jazz

[sonnymax]

multi-reedist David Young

trumpeter Dick Hawdon

multi-reedist Johnny Almond

trumpeter and vocalist Stacy Rowles, daughter of Jimmy Rowles

Art D'Lugoff, owner of the Village Gate

Edited December 4, 2009 by sonnymax

[sidewinder]

Not strictly jazz but Eric Woolfson, best known as the driving force behind the Alan Parsons Project, has just passed. RIP.

[Swinging Swede]

Guitarists Lawrence Lucie, 101, and Huey Long, 105. Both played with Fletcher Henderson!

[7/4]

Again, not Jazz, but Betty Freeman died in January.

.

[brownie]

'Fats' Sadi

[Cyril]

Pete King

[Big Al]

Not strictly jazz but Eric Woolfson, best known as the driving force behind the Alan Parsons Project, has just passed. RIP.

Aw man!!! I didn't know that! He's always been my favorite of the APP vocalists, especially "Prime Time." Man, that's a bummer.....

[stevebop]

Here is the playlist from my show on last Friday night.

Couldn't fit everyone in but did my best.

The list is always much too long:

Jazz on WGBH with Steve Schwartz

Dec 18, 2009

8:00PM - 12:00AM

FINAL BARS: JAZZ MUSICIANS WHO DIED IN 2009

8:00:00PM

As Time Goes By

Name: David Fathead Newman

Name of CD: The Blessing

Composer: Hupfeld

Track Label: HighNote

Catalog Number: HCD7195

8:00:00PM

Stolen Moments/Israel

Name: Eddie Higgins

Name of CD: Haunted Heart

Composer: O. Nelson/J. Carisi

Track Label: Sunnyside

Catalog Number: SSC10800

Expoobident

Name: Lee Morgan

Name of CD: Expoobident

Composer: Eddie Higgins

Track Label: Vee-Jay

Notes: featuring Eddie Higgins

Catalog Number: NVJ2-901

Wayning Moments

Name: Wayne Shorter

Name of CD: Wayning Moments

Composer: Eddie Higgins

Track Label: Vee-Jay/Koch

Notes: featuring Eddie Higgins

Catalog Number: KOCCD8549

Moon Dreams

Name: Meredith d'Ambrosio

Name of CD: Beware of Spring!

Composer: McGregor; Mercer

Track Label: Sunnyside

Notes: featuring Eddie Higgins

Catalog Number: SSC1069

8:34:40PM

I Fall in Love Too Easily

Name: Stacy Rowles

Name of CD: Looking Back

Composer: Styne

Track Label: Delos

Catalog Number: 4009

Skane's Refrain

Name: Rashied Ali

Name of CD: Judgement Day

Composer: Greg Murphy

Track Label: Survival Records

Catalog Number: SR122

Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-lues-Are

Name: Dick Katz

Name of CD: The Line Forms Here

Composer: T. Monk

Track Label: Reservoir

Catalog Number: RSR141

8:45:28PM

I'm Hip

Name: Blossom Dearie

Name of CD: The Diva Series

Composer: Frishberg; Dorough

Track Label: Verve

Catalog Number: 440065

All About Ronnie

Name: Chris Conner

Name of CD: Chris

Composer: Greene

Track Label: Bethleham

Catalog Number: R275988

What Is There To Say

Name: Chris Conner

Name of CD: Lullabys of Birdland

Composer: Harburg; Duke

Track Label: Bethleham

Catalog Number: 70851

It Amazes Me

Name: Blossom Dearie

Name of CD: The Diva Series

Composer: C. Coleman; M. Leigh

Track Label: Verve

Catalog Number: 440065

9:13:25PM

Moment's Notice

Name: George Russell

Name of CD: At The Five Spot

Composer: John Coltrane

Track Label: Decca

Notes: featuring Dave Young (d. 2/6/09)

Catalog Number: 0881112287

Concerto For Billy The Kid

Name: George Russell

Name of CD: Smalltet Jazz Workshop

Composer: George Russell

Track Label: RCA Bluebird

Catalog Number: 6467

Ezz-thetic

Name: George Russell

Name of CD: Ezz-thetics

Composer: George Russell

Track Label: Riverside

Catalog Number: OJCCD070

9:23:32PM

If I Should Lose You

Name: Buddy Montgomery

Name of CD: The Mastersounds/Water's Edge

Composer: Rainger; Robin

Track Label: Fresh Sounds

Catalog Number: 500

Far Wes

Name: Wes Montgomery

Name of CD: Far Wes

Composer: Wes Montgomery

Track Label: Pacific Jazz

Notes: featuring Buddy Montgomery

Catalog Number: CDP 794475

Invitation

Name: Buddy Montgomery

Name of CD: Here Again

Composer: Kaper; Webster

Track Label: Sharp 9

Catalog Number: CD1008

Since I Fell For You

Name: Buddy Montgomery

Name of CD: Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol 15

Composer: Buddy Johnson

Track Label: Concord

Catalog Number: 4494

9:53:22PM

You Better Go Now

Name: Charlie Mariano

Name of CD: Deep in A Dream

Composer: Graham; Reichner

Track Label: Enja/Justin Time

Catalog Number: 3302

The Very Thought of you

Name: Charlie Mariano

Name of CD: Swingin' with Mariano

Composer: Noble

Track Label: Affinity

Catalog Number: AFF767

The Opener

Name: Stan Kenton

Name of CD: Kenton Showcase

Composer: Bill Holman

Track Label: Capitol

Notes: featuring Charlie Mariano

Catalog Number: 25244

Children Steps

Name: Charlie Mariano

Name of CD: Savannah Samurai

Composer: C. Mariano

Track Label: Jazzline

Catalog Number: JL1115

10:31:00PM

Four, Five, Six

Name: Hank Crawford

Name of CD: More Soul

Composer: H. Crawford

Track Label: 32 Jazz

Notes: featuring Leroy 'Hog' Cooper

Catalog Number: 32054

Angel Eyes

Name: Hank Crawford

Name of CD: More Soul

Composer: M. Dennis

Track Label: 32 Jazz

Notes: featuring Hank Crawford

Catalog Number: 32054

Sister Sadie

Name: Hank Crawford

Name of CD: More Soul

Composer: Horace Silver

Track Label: 32 Jazz

Notes: featuring David "Fathead' Newman

Catalog Number: 32054

Misty

Name: Hank Crawford

Name of CD: More Soul

Composer: E. garner

Track Label: 32 Jazz

Notes: featuring Hank Crawford

Catalog Number: 32054

10:58:21PM

Brownie

Name: Helen Merrill / Torri Zito

Name of CD: Brownie

Composer: T. Zito

Track Label: Verve

Catalog Number: 314522363

Baby Ain't I Good To You

Name: Helen Merrill / Stan Getz

Name of CD: Just Friends

Composer: Don Redman

Track Label: Polygram

Notes: featuring Torri Zito

Catalog Number: 842007

Wave

Name: Helen Merrill

Name of CD: Casa Forte

Composer: Jobim

Track Label: Gitanes

Notes: featuring Torri Zito

Catalog Number: 88482

11:10:42PM

Skin Deep

Name: Duke Ellington

Name of CD: Uptown

Composer: L. Bellson

Track Label: Columbia

Notes: featuring Louis Bellson

Catalog Number: 40836

Cottontail

Name: Louis Bellson

Name of CD: \Prime Toime

Composer: Duke Ellington

Track Label: Concord

Catalog Number: 4064

It Don't Mean A Thing

Name: Louis Bellson

Name of CD: Jazz Orchestra

Composer: Duke Ellington

Track Label: Musicmasters

Catalog Number: 60120

11:33:35PM

Emily

Name: Bud Shank

Name of CD: I Told You So

Composer: J. Mandel

Track Label: Candid

Catalog Number: 79533

Manteca

Name: Bud Shank

Name of CD: Fascinating Rhythms

Composer: Gillespie; Fuller

Track Label: Jazzed Media

Catalog Number: 1045

11:54:01PM

Someone to Watch Over Me

Name: David Fathead Newman

Name of CD: The Blessing

Composer: Gershwin

Track Label: HighNote

Catalog Number: 7195

[Shrdlu]

Charlie Mariano

Charlie was one of my favorite altos. He is particularly effective on Elvin's Impulse album "Dear John C". (A fantastic album. Check it out.) In particular, in an era when there were several altoists recording with intonation that ranged from mediocre to absolutely terrible, he played in tune. (Blue Note was a particularly bad culprit when it came to that.) I don't really know what the problem was; it's not exactly difficult to play the alto in tune.