Mark Stryker Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Multiple reports say that journalist Ira Gitler has died at age 90. Quote
Dan Gould Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Sad news to start the day but 90 is a pretty big number. RIP. Quote
J.A.W. Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2977243/Jazz_writer_Ira_Gitler_has_pas https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=ira gitler&epa=SEARCH_BOX Edited February 24, 2019 by J.A.W. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks for a HUGE amount of extremely instructive and at the same time entertaining jazz reading. RIP Quote
sidewinder Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Huge debt owed in terms of imparting jazz knowledge and some very insightful sleevenotes and articles. RIP. Quote
jlhoots Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 One of my "go to" writers back in the day. RIP Quote
J.A.W. Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 29 minutes ago, jlhoots said: One of my "go to" writers back in the day. RIP Same here. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 One of my all time favourite jazz books: R.I.P., and thanks for the excellent work. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Just looked up what I could find on Amazon, to refresh my memory about his books -- and a few on Ice Hockey came up as well. I figured it was by a different author with the same name, but according to his Wikipedia entry, hockey was his other passion (literally how Wikipedia termed it)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Gitler RIP. Quote
Joe Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 39 minutes ago, mikeweil said: One of my all time favourite jazz books: R.I.P., and thanks for the excellent work. Seconding that motion! Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, Joe said: Seconding that motion! Thirding it. Quote
JSngry Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Mark Stryker said: Multiple reports say that journalist Ira Gitler has died at age 90. 4 hours ago, Dan Gould said: Sad news to start the day but 90 is a pretty big number. RIP. 3 hours ago, J.A.W. said: http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2977243/Jazz_writer_Ira_Gitler_has_pas https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=ira gitler&epa=SEARCH_BOX 3 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: Thanks for a HUGE amount of extremely instructive and at the same time entertaining jazz reading. RIP 3 hours ago, sidewinder said: Huge debt owed in terms of imparting jazz knowledge and some very insightful sleevenotes and articles. RIP. 3 hours ago, jlhoots said: One of my "go to" writers back in the day. RIP 2 hours ago, J.A.W. said: Same here. 2 hours ago, mjzee said: Sad day. RIP. 1 hour ago, Hardbopjazz said: Sad news. RIP, Ira. 1 hour ago, soulpope said: R.I.P .... 1 hour ago, mikeweil said: One of my all time favourite jazz books: R.I.P., and thanks for the excellent work. 38 minutes ago, Rooster_Ties said: Just looked up what I could find on Amazon, to refresh my memory about his books -- and a few on Ice Hockey came up as well. I figured it was by a different author with the same name, but according to his Wikipedia entry, hockey was his other passion (literally how Wikipedia termed it)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Gitler RIP. 25 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said: What a life. RIP. 23 minutes ago, Joe said: Seconding that motion! 1 minute ago, Big Beat Steve said: Thirding it. Quote
gmonahan Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 He vastly improved and revitalized this essential reference work. I always enjoyed his writing, including a LOT of liners! gregmo Quote
Brad Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 3 hours ago, mikeweil said: One of my all time favourite jazz books: R.I.P., and thanks for the excellent work. A fantastic book and RIP. A phenomenal writer. Quote
brownie Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Learned so much from him. He will be missed... Quote
Dmitry Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 At times I've wondered why he never changed his last name. For a Jew to be just one letter off Adolph..and in Russian Hitler is pronounced and written 'Gitler'. Weird. Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Knowing Ira, I can't imagine he would have changed his last name for that reason; let that momser Adolph change his, he might have said. In addition to all his other virtues and achievements, Ira had a great sense of humor and the absurd, more or less in the Mel Brooks vein. I remember an evening at a Chicago restaurant with Barry Harris and Eddie Jefferson where he left us weeping with laughter. Quote
Justin V Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 I am very sorry to hear this. I was born 26 years after Bird's death and Gitler's writing made an era come alive. Thank you, Mr. Gitler, and rest in peace. Quote
king ubu Posted February 25, 2019 Report Posted February 25, 2019 Very sorry to hear this. Me too, I learned an awful lot from him ... and both the "Swing to Bop" and this bosk are favourites: Quote
JohnS Posted February 25, 2019 Report Posted February 25, 2019 18 hours ago, sidewinder said: Huge debt owed in terms of imparting jazz knowledge and some very insightful sleevenotes and articles. RIP. My views too. Sad news,an important chronicler from the 50s on/ Quote
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