SGUD missile Posted January 8, 2004 Report Posted January 8, 2004 Bad news .. I've recieved several e-amils ( as has had DEEP , I guess ) that the veteran LA studio /jazz drummer died this weekend from complications from pneumonia .. I'll add more details if I fnad more out. John was a great drummer and a friend as well .. way too young to be gone .. RIP John .. Phil Kelly Quote
patricia Posted January 8, 2004 Report Posted January 8, 2004 Bad news .. I've recieved several e-amils ( as has had DEEP , I guess ) that the veteran LA studio /jazz drummer died this weekend from complications from pneumonia .. I'll add more details if I fnad more out. John was a great drummer and a friend as well .. way too young to be gone .. RIP John .. Phil Kelly Yes, way too young. When people who are around our age die, no matter what that age is, it reminds us of our own mortality. RIP John, too soon gone. Quote
Harold_Z Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 Yeah...I'm shocked. You don't expect this in someone's John Guerin's age. Quote
patricia Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 Harold, I thought the same thing. These days, pneumonia only seems to be the complication that is the final blow that kills someone already weakened by a more serious, terminal disease. By itself, it's curable. Makes me wonder if John was already sick. Quote
SGUD missile Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Posted January 9, 2004 (edited) I just recieved a conformation of this from LA ..apparently he'd been in ill healthfor some time , and kidney failure was involved as well .. really really sad ..he was 2 years younger than I am BTW: my tagline below is really inappropriate in this situation ..John was the antethesis of a wimpy drummer throughout his career. Edited January 9, 2004 by SGUD missile Quote
patricia Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 (edited) I just recieved a conformation of this from LA ..apparently he'd been in ill healthfor some time , and kidney failure was involved as well .. really really sad ..he was 2 years younger than I am BTW: my tagline below is really inappropriate in this situation ..John was the antethesis of a wimpy drummer throughout his career. We all put off things that we should do, assuming that we will have time. When something like this happens, we are reminded that we are not even guaranteed tomorrow. So sad. And no, John was certainly not a wimpy drummer. He also was talented, beyond "just" being a drummer. He was also a composer and totally devoted to bringing joy and passion to those who heard him. I first heard his work in the late sixties, early seventies, when he was associated with The Guess Who?, a phenominally successful Canadian Band and of course, Joni Mitchell. I was facinated by the fact that he never allowed himself to be pidgeonholed in one genre and so was well known by anyone who listens to good music. He will be missed. Edited January 9, 2004 by patricia Quote
patricia Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 (edited) Patricia, you mean The Guess Who, don't you? Yes. I'll edit. I got it right in the short bio I posted on the "Olive Branch" thread. Edited January 9, 2004 by patricia Quote
mikeweil Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 R.I.P. I always liked his playing very very much - first heard him on some Tom Scott Quartet albums. The 2nd, "Rural Still Life" on Impulse! deserves a reissue in the Universal mini LP series. He had it all down, and a very nice sound for rock-type things. Very sorry to hear this. Quote
JSngry Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 Bummer. In the true sense of the word. Quote
JSngry Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 AGE OF STEAM desperately needs to be reissued. Some of my favorite Guerin, on top of everything else. Quote
chris olivarez Posted January 9, 2004 Report Posted January 9, 2004 He appeared on several of Blue Mitchell's mainstream dates. A great drummer. Quote
randissimo Posted January 11, 2004 Report Posted January 11, 2004 He appeared on several of Blue Mitchell's mainstream dates. A great drummer. I first became aware of his creative approach to drums upon purchasing and listening to the Frank Zappa/ Jon Luc Ponty album "Music For Electric Violin & Low Budget Orchestra". Then I heard him on a couple of Joni Mitchell albums. In the late 70's I saw him at Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, Mi with Stan Getz. Great drummer! How old was he when he passed away? Quote
SGUD missile Posted January 11, 2004 Author Report Posted January 11, 2004 John was 64 I think .. about two years younger than I ( gleep! ) As a friend of mine, Colin Bailey said yesterday when we were disscusing the latest depressing news: "we'd best make the best of what time we've got here ..and enjoy it while we can " very true words .. Quote
patricia Posted January 11, 2004 Report Posted January 11, 2004 John was 64 years old. There is now a new website, www.johnguerin.com which has a lot of interesting biographical information on this fine drummer. Sixty-four may not seem young to someone who is thirty, but it is. Quote
Ron Thorne Posted January 15, 2004 Report Posted January 15, 2004 R.I.P. I always liked his playing very very much - first heard him on some Tom Scott Quartet albums. The 2nd, "Rural Still Life" on Impulse! deserves a reissue in the Universal mini LP series. He had it all down, and a very nice sound for rock-type things. Very sorry to hear this. Me too, Mike. My first exposure to John was on Rural Still Life #26 with Tom Scott, many years ago, and he was superb. RIP, John Guerin~ Quote
randissimo Posted January 15, 2004 Report Posted January 15, 2004 R.I.P. I always liked his playing very very much - first heard him on some Tom Scott Quartet albums. The 2nd, "Rural Still Life" on Impulse! deserves a reissue in the Universal mini LP series. He had it all down, and a very nice sound for rock-type things. Very sorry to hear this. Me too, Mike. My first exposure to John was on Rural Still Life #26 with Tom Scott, many years ago, and he was superb. RIP, John Guerin~ ...that was a great album! Quote
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