Danny Bank 1922-2010

[brownie]

Danny Bank's passing away was reported in a couple of jazz forums but his death remains unmentioned in the general media.

A shame!

And more shame since Bank who too part in hundreds of sessions never recorded under his own name

When one was starting to get interested in jazz in the '50s, he was one of the omni present musician in so many important albums.

We are very lucky that Bank was interviewed by Marc Meyers for his remarkable Jazz Wax blog:

Danny Bank on Bird

Danny Bank on Billie

Danny Bank's Bands 1944-1950

Danny Bank on BG

[BillF]

A name I know so well from the personnel lists on some of the finest records!

[sidewinder]

Sad news. An early stalwart of the Gil Evans Orchestra, for sure.

[king ubu]

I think I first heard his jazz chops on that George Wallington ten-inch album on Blue Note (paired with the Frank Foster album in that short-lived CD series). Great player, whenever he was allowed to blow!

r.i.p.

[CJ Shearn]

I think he is on the Jimmy and Wes albums too. RIP

[flat5]

Oh well, death is going around. Thanks for the interview links! A very nice read.

Hope he had been comfortable till then.

[sonnymax]

Oh well, death is going around...

Intended or not, your comment sounds rather flippant to me.

[Hardbopjazz]

RIP.

[flat5]

So many of the jazz people I care about were born in the 1920s. Flippant or not, the inevitable is happening. I, for one, don't like it.

[Shrdlu]

Very sad to hear. Many of us have known his name for years, as Gil Evans used him such a lot.

Who could ever forget his bass clarinet work on "Miles Ahead"?

That Marc Meyers blogsite is very interesting! There are a large number of musician interviews, and Meyers includes many excellent pics and links to recordings.