Bernard Vitet 1934-2013

[HolgerFreimutSchrick]

The French trumpet player and composer has died

http://www.drame.org/blog/index.php?2013%2F07%2F04%2F2626-bernard-vitet-ne-souffle-plus

[king ubu]

Sad news.

Just found this lengthy interview (in French) - seems like a very fun read:

http://www.allumesdujazz.eu/~blog/index.php?2007/01/15/13-bernard-vitet-memoires-dun-dilettante

[clifford_thornton]

Oh No!!!

What a shame. La Guêpe is a great album.

[Homefromtheforest]

Sad news indeed.

[brownie]

Another good one gone...

Heard him on numerous occasions (with Michel Portal, Sonny Murray, Alan Silva, François Tusques and others).

He will be missed!

[brownie]

Obituary (in French) in today's edition of Le Monde:

http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2013/07/06/mort-de-bernard-vitet-compositeur-trompettiste-multi-instrumentiste_3443483_3382.html

[king ubu]

Thanks brownie.

This one (partly quoted and linked at the end of the Monde obit) is a good read, too:

http://www.drame.org/blog/index.php?2013/07/04/2626-bernard-vitet-ne-souffle-plus

[Hardbopjazz]

RIP Bernard

[clifford_thornton]

Another good one gone...

Heard him on numerous occasions (with Michel Portal, Sonny Murray, Alan Silva, François Tusques and others).

He will be missed!

That would've been something.

[Homefromtheforest]

Another good one gone...

Heard him on numerous occasions (with Michel Portal, Sonny Murray, Alan Silva, François Tusques and others).

He will be missed!

That would've been something.

Yeah I'm always in awe when I hear stories from older people about seeing all these greats "back in the day"! I've talked to people who've seen Albert Ayler, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and also people who have been to the German free jazz festivals in the early 70s and saw all the European greats (arguably) in their prime...