LarryCurleyMoe Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 R.I.P. Mr. Soloff. Thanks for all the great trumpet work! Fortunate to hear him live with Paquito in the '80's. Quote
BillF Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Very sorry to hear that. Saw him in 1978 in the Gil Evans Orchestra ..... Must have been around that time that I saw him perform with Evans in a Frankfurt club ... I saw him in Feb 1978 with a 13 piece Evans orchestra (Ernie Royal, Hannibal Peterson, Pete Levin, John Clark, Dave Sanborn, Arthur Blythe, George Adams, Bob Stewart, Masambumi Kikuchi, Herb Bushler and Sue Evans). Perhaps you saw him with this smaller group in Oct 1978: Edited March 9, 2015 by BillF Quote
soulpope Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) With the Gil Evans Orchestra was the only time I ever saw him live I think and I agree, he was the dominant lead voice in that ensemble. saw him with Gil Evans (i believe in 1984) joined in the trumpet section by Hannibal Marvin Peterson, resulting in some fierce still joyfull playing by both artists all evening long... Edited March 9, 2015 by soulpope Quote
corto maltese Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 Although I don't have many (if any) "straight" jazz records featuring Mr. Soloff, I've enjoyed his playing on a lot of salsa records. Sad news indeed. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 In addition to BS&T and Gil, I heard him with George Russell. Quite a career. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 I saw Lew at The Paradise Valley Jazz Party a couple of years ago.He played well. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Very sorry to hear that. Saw him in 1978 in the Gil Evans Orchestra ..... Must have been around that time that I saw him perform with Evans in a Frankfurt club ... I saw him in Feb 1978 with a 13 piece Evans orchestra (Ernie Royal, Hannibal Peterson, Pete Levin, John Clark, Dave Sanborn, Arthur Blythe, George Adams, Bob Stewart, Masambumi Kikuchi, Herb Bushler and Sue Evans). Perhaps you saw him with this smaller group in Oct 1978: Yes that was the band! George Adams and Don Pate were late, so Pete Levin played bass on his MiniMoog until Pate was ready to plug in. Very loose gig, Evans tinkling along at the piano, while Soloff made numerous jokes and grimaces with the other horn players. But Gerry Niewood was the man of the evening, he played his heart out. Thanks for bringing back the memories by posting that cover! Quote
BillF Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Very sorry to hear that. Saw him in 1978 in the Gil Evans Orchestra ..... Must have been around that time that I saw him perform with Evans in a Frankfurt club ... I saw him in Feb 1978 with a 13 piece Evans orchestra (Ernie Royal, Hannibal Peterson, Pete Levin, John Clark, Dave Sanborn, Arthur Blythe, George Adams, Bob Stewart, Masambumi Kikuchi, Herb Bushler and Sue Evans). Perhaps you saw him with this smaller group in Oct 1978: Yes that was the band! George Adams and Don Pate were late, so Pete Levin played bass on his MiniMoog until Pate was ready to plug in. Very loose gig, Evans tinkling along at the piano, while Soloff made numerous jokes and grimaces with the other horn players. But Gerry Niewood was the man of the evening, he played his heart out. Thanks for bringing back the memories by posting that cover! They seemed very loose too in the large Evans orchestra in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, in contrast with far more disciplined outfits like the Basie New Testament band which I also saw there. Similarly, you can hear an Evans band getting going bit by bit in various places on the Live at Sweet Basil sessions. Edited March 10, 2015 by BillF Quote
GA Russell Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/arts/music/lew-soloff-trumpeter-for-blood-sweat-and-tears-dies-at-71.html?_r=0 Quote
BFrank Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Paul Shaffer and the band did a Lew tribute on Letterman during a commercial break, which Paul made a point of mentioning when programming resumed. Quote
Balladeer Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 "With a song in my heart" was one of his latets solo efforts - and a mighty good one. Great trumpeter - another excellent artist gone. RIP, Lew Soloff! Quote
JSngry Posted June 25, 2022 Report Posted June 25, 2022 Up, checking him out from his many(!) Carla Bley records and realizing what a gas it must have been to have him on your gig. Business was always handled and handled with joy. Quote
soulpope Posted June 25, 2022 Report Posted June 25, 2022 Helen Merrill "Pierre" (Universal France) 2003 .... Quote
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