Ronald Shannon Jackson has passed away

[alocispepraluger102]

fine pianist-fine drummer

Edited October 21, 2013 by alocispepraluger102

[colinmce]

Very sad.

[7/4]

Oh no!

[JSngry]

dammit

[J.A.W.]

Source?

[B. Clugston]

"Ronald Shannon Jackson, a drummer and composer who worked largely within the realms of free jazz, funk and fusion, died this morning, Oct. 19, in Ft. Worth, Tex. Jackson’s passing was confirmed by his cousin, Tobi Hero, on Jackson’s Facebook page. No cause of death was cited, however, Jackson was suffering from leukemia and had been living in a hospice. He was 73...."

http://jazztimes.com/articles/108150-drummer-composer-ronald-shannon-jackson-dies-at-73

[Steve Reynolds]

One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye

RSD at his finest

Last Exit, indeed

RIP, sir!!

[king ubu]

very sad news - r.i.p., thanks for a lot of great music

[Blue Train]

I somehow missed this. I.M Terrell might have had the most jazz superstar high school band(s) in history.

Fort Worth, Texas

Be well!

One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye

RSD at his finest

First thing I thought of....

Edited October 20, 2013 by Blue Train

[ATR]

I saw him play many times, worked with him on the Eye On You record. A great drummer, bandleader, and gentleman. I wish I had seen him with Ayler, but you can't have everything. Bless you, Ronald Shannon Jackson.

[brownie]

A great drummer goes away...

obituary in his hometown newspaper!

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/10/19/5260632/legendary-jazz-drummer-ronald.html

[JohnS]

Very sad news.

[BeBop]

I considered him to be one of the more individual/distinctive voices out there in "modern times". I'm pretty sure he was on the one Organissimo "blindfold test" CD I received (years ago, perhaps Jsngry?) and it was immediately obvious who was playing. I'll cherish his legacy and be saddened that he didn't survive to create more.

[Cyril]

RIP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-zcBARA5I

Edited October 20, 2013 by Cyril

[clifford_thornton]

What unfortunate news.

I'll repost what I mentioned on facebook:

I encountered Ronald Shannon Jackson in person once, in 2001 at the Vision Festival. I was standing and talking to the great bassist Juini Booth, and Jackson came up and embraced his old friend. Mr. Jackson was wearing black jeans, boots, a black shirt and sport coat; his long braids flowing out from underneath a wide-brimmed black hat. He had on super-sharp shades (we were inside) and he seemed like he came from an alternate Texas-related universe. What an amazing dude. May he rest in peace.

[danasgoodstuff]

Special drummer, very special bandleader, unique career tragetory, definitely will be missed by me.

[robertoart]

Thanks for the life changing music.

And the beautiful melodies too.

[Mike Schwartz]

RIP Ronald Shannon Jackson

I'm probably showing my age, but posting the man's demise ( and peoples names) in lower case is disrespectful and in this case a little creepy .

I hope someone fixes it...thanks

[alocispepraluger102]

Ronald Shannon Jackson Broadcast:
Monday Oct 21st at 3pm- Tuesday Oct 22nd 8:20am
Listen! wkcr.com

[Mike Schwartz]

RIP Ronald Shannon Jackson

I'm probably showing my age, but posting the man's demise ( and peoples names) in lower case is disrespectful and in this case a little creepy .

I hope someone fixes it...thanks

Thanks for changing the header....

[ATR]

My own personal preferences for listening to RSJ on record would be

Decoding Society: Eye On You, Street Priest, What Spirit Say

With Cecil Taylor: Live in the Black Forest

With Blood Ulmer: No Wave

With Akira Sakata: Mooko

With Albert Ayler: Live at Slugs Saloon

Not to slight One Too Many, Power Tools, the first Last Exit, or the Leo Smith Golden Quartet which are also well worth hearing. I like Dancing in Your Head and Body Meta but more for Ornette and the concept than for anything particularly noteworthy that Ron is playing. There are several youtube videos of him with Prime Time that showcase his work much better. Too bad they took down the Saturday Night Live performance, because that one was heavy. If he ever played piano I don't remember it. He liked to play a variety of small horns and other wind instruments.

Edited October 21, 2013 by ATR

[David Ayers]

Maybe not a typical one of his but When Colors Play is a lovely warm record that I keep coming back to.

[sgcim]

Ronald Shannon Jackson Broadcast:

Monday Oct 21st at 3pm- Tuesday Oct 22nd 8:20am

Listen! wkcr.com

I'm listening!

I like Ornette's "Free Funk" stuff a lot more than his free jazz.

[ATR]

Maybe not a typical one of his but When Colors Play is a lovely warm record that I keep coming back to.

Outstanding record. I should have recommended it along with the other Decoding Society albums I mentioned.

[kh1958]

Seeing When Colors Play performed live was among the most thrilling live music experiences I've had. He's one of the greatest musicians I've ever seen. A great drummer who almost never soloed. I'm lucky to have seen five different editions of the Decoding Society live. A lesser known Decoding Society recording that is wonderful on close examination is Shannon's House, featuring the otherwise unrecorded (?) Fort Worth saxophonist Rachella Parks.