Chuck Nessa Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 Dennis Gonzalez reports that Brackeen passed in November. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 So sad. I was invited to interview him a number of years ago; Brackeen was at that time living in LA and apparently houseless -- and I soon discovered a phone was not easily accessible for him either. Wish it could have happened but I am grateful for the music he left. Quote
romualdo Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 That's awful - RIP Charles I was communicating with Dennis only last month (December 2021) & mentioned Charles - here's his response Another musician whom you’ve collaborated with & I am very fond of is Charles Brackeen - do you still keep in touch with him. I presume he’s still with us though due to his health issues (mental) he has not been able to play for some time now. He was declared dead by one of the owners of Silkheart Records, Lars-Olof Gustafsson maybe 15 years ago. After I had mourned his death, one evening my phone rang, and a familiar voice said, "You thought I was dead, didn't you?". I jumped out of my skin! So anyway, after that I tried to keep up with him, but his life was a mess and I could not keep up. I don't think anyone, except maybe the L.A. County coroner knows if he is still alive, which I doubt he is. One day I'll write about him and about his state of mind, which was a really different kind of mind than I've ever encountered. Let's just say that he was interesting and magical. Quote
JSngry Posted January 9, 2022 Report Posted January 9, 2022 Sorry that he has passed (apparently?). What a great player! Quote
Gheorghe Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 His album Rhythm X or how it was titled, was one of my favourites when I got deeply into 60´s avantgarde as a teenager. During that time it was rare and completly unknown to me but the guy who had a lot of "Free Jazz records" let me make a cassete, together with Don Cherry´s album "Complete Communion". I was a fan of Don Cherry and had asked him to give me as much Don Cherry stuff as possible. I later bought the Mosaic Box of Cliff Jordan mostly for the including of Charles Brackeen´s album. Quote
mjazzg Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 Damn, that's a sad story that his death goes unheralded (if it is so) Those Silkhearts, the ECM. Important early Jazz listening for me. Quote
John L Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 RIP. It is getting to the point that I dread looking at the Organissimo board in the morning. So many deaths. Quote
JSngry Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, John L said: RIP. It is getting to the point that I dread looking at the Organissimo board in the morning. So many deaths. But they are not yet yours, so...be thankful for that, right? Now having said that....2020 is getting off to a rough start...I hope it stops doing that pretty soon, please. Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 Very sad one of the great ones - too bad he had such a rough ending over the past 20 years the silkhearts should be legendary thank you Dennis RIP, sir Worshippers Come Nigh, baby Quote
Holy Ghost Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 12 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said: Very sad one of the great ones - too bad he had such a rough ending over the past 20 years the silkhearts should be legendary thank you Dennis RIP, sir Worshippers Come Nigh, baby Yup. Yessss. Quote
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