Hardbopjazz Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) There so many that end up on this discussion. I hope we remember all of the great musicians that moved on to the next realm. Here are two that I stand out in my mind. Paul Motian George Shearing Edited December 12, 2011 by Hardbopjazz Quote
HolgerFreimutSchrick Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 and don't forget * Snooky Young * Billy Bang * Ray Bryant * Frank Foster * Graham Collier * Walter Norris * Gordon Beck RIP Quote
sidewinder Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 Michael Garrick Dave McMurdo Quote
Free For All Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 This inevitable annual thread is always depressing. Quote
paul secor Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 Don Ferrara Dave Burns Eddie Kirkland Lacy Gibson Snook Young Quote
clifford_thornton Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 Piet Noordijk Tony LevinHans Reichel Quote
J.A.W. Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Dave Burns As far as I know Dave Burns died in November 2009. Edited December 12, 2011 by J.A.W. Quote
J.A.W. Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 Joe Morello Pete Rugolo Russ Garcia Eddie Marshall Quote
epistrophy007 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 Lesser known perhaps, but a great pianist and occasional singer is Detroit's Bess Bonnier... Who debuted in 1958 with a fine album on Argo! - as one of the few female leaders on that label - Quote
David Ayers Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 How do you guys remember? They always do great obituaries for jazz musicians in the London newspapers - I should keep them as a record. Quote
jeffcrom Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 We lost some great blues guys this year: Big Jack Johnson Honeyboy Edwards Pinetop Perkins Hubert Sumlin Quote
paul secor Posted December 12, 2011 Report Posted December 12, 2011 Dave Burns As far as I know Dave Burns died in November 2009. My bad. Dave Burns did pass in 2009 - I see two dates listed. Don't know where I came up with a 2011 passing. Quote
paul secor Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 Joe Lee Wilson People in the blues/r&b world: Jerry Lieber Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Lil Greenwood George "Mojo" Buford Howard Tate Cornell Dupree Non Musicians: Brian Rust Bruce Ricker Quote
Chalupa Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 George "Butch" Ballard Trudie Pitts Charles Fambrough Quote
brownie Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 Frank Driggs Raymond Fonsèque André Hodeir Al Vega Quote
HolgerFreimutSchrick Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 Don Ferrara Dave Burns Eddie Kirkland Lacy Gibson Snook Young do you have more biographical informations about trumpeter DON FERRARA? Had he own bands? Quote
J.A.W. Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) Don Ferrara Dave Burns Eddie Kirkland Lacy Gibson Snook Young do you have more biographical informations about trumpeter DON FERRARA? Had he own bands? He never made any recordings as a leader and I don't think he led any bands. Edited December 13, 2011 by J.A.W. Quote
Niko Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 there is a brief oral history by ferrara in Fifties Jazz Talk by Gordon Jack, see here Quote
HolgerFreimutSchrick Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 Lesser known perhaps, but a great pianist and occasional singer is Detroit's Bess Bonnier... Who debuted in 1958 with a fine album on Argo! - as one of the few female leaders on that label - I wrote her an obit in the German wikipedia please see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_Bonnier Quote
paul secor Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 Don Ferrara Dave Burns Eddie Kirkland Lacy Gibson Snook Young do you have more biographical informations about trumpeter DON FERRARA? Had he own bands? There is some discussion about Don Ferrara here. Quote
epistrophy007 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Posted December 13, 2011 Lesser known perhaps, but a great pianist and occasional singer is Detroit's Bess Bonnier... Who debuted in 1958 with a fine album on Argo! - as one of the few female leaders on that label - I wrote her an obit in the German wikipedia please see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_Bonnier @Holger - that's really nice of you! This for certain will lead to new fans... Vielen dank! j. Quote
brownie Posted December 14, 2011 Report Posted December 14, 2011 Lucy Ann Polk Was this ever confirmed? Wikipedia does not have a date for this in the note for her! Quote
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