Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Several musicians on Facebook are reporting that Curtis Fuller has died. Curtis was the leader at the first Jazz show I ever attended. I was big into Coltrane's "Blue Trane" then and Curtis was the last living member of that band so I had to see him. I was lucky to have caught him live many times over the years. One of the best times was when an edition of the Jazztet came to town. Him & Benny in the frontline was something special. Edited May 9, 2021 by bresna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Sad to hear this. RIP, Mr. Fuller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Very sad news. I'll listen to his BN recordings today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 That’s too bad. By coincidence I was listening to his Mosaic last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 RIP, a giant on his instrument. 86 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Sorry to hear this. Always enjoyed his playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Very sorry to hear this sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Very sad to hear; RIP. I was fortunate enough to hear him with a group put together by Don Sickler; also in the group were Billy Higgins, John Ore, James Spaulding, and maybe a tenor player. A friend told me that Fuller only had one lung; true? Anyway, another of the greats gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Now spinning "Blues-ette" on Savoy. The bass is very high in the mix, the way I like it! Edited May 9, 2021 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Rip Mr Fuller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 R.I.P. to a wonderful musician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: The bass is very high in the mix, the way I like it! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 R.I.P. To me, the ultimate hard bop trombonist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Very sad. One of the real greats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWayne Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Very unfortunate. The legends are dying out. Glad I have fond memories of hearing him live. LWayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 I was just talking to a trumpet player friend of mine who went on the road with Lionel Hampton ("Gates") back when Curtis was playing with the band. Gates would play all the well known crowd pleasing stuff on most gigs, but when they played Detroit, he wouldn't use any of the white players,except my friend, who had an Afro back then. Gates figured the people wouldn't know what the hell he was! They'd change their repertoire, and play stuff like "Moment's Notice", and my friend would have to play it with Curtis, scared as hell! He said Curtis paid him a compliment (kind of) by saying he had a weird way of playing, but it works. RIP, Curtis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 R.I.P. I always enjoyed Curtis Fuller's playing. A wonderful trombonist. One of the very best. The only time I saw him live was with the Basie Band. I really enjoy this record which is now part of the Beehive Mosaic box set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 7 hours ago, LWayne said: Very unfortunate. The legends are dying out. Glad I have fond memories of hearing him live. LWayne The last time I saw him live, a few years ago, he signed me this album "Bone and Bari". He was really very very nice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 RIP Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 RIP Curtis always loved listening to his opening dialogue on the enhanced section of the "Ultimate" Blue Train CD (1997) " Trane should Live......" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark13 Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 Work with Coltrane, Sonny Clark, Mobley/Morgan, The Jazztet, The Messengers - his resume is staggering. And then all those little hardbop-gems that were released under his own name (I especially have a soft spot for the Savoys). What an amazing career... And supposedly, he was fun to be around with also. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 14 hours ago, LWayne said: Glad I have fond memories of hearing him live. Sad news indeed; I wish my memory of hearing him live was more fond than it is; it was at a Blakey tribute at Lincoln Center, his soloing was lackluster and at one point I caught him checking his wristwatch. Nevertheless a giant with many fine moments captured on record. I'll be pulling some out today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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