Allen Blairman (1940-2022)

[clifford_thornton]

Sad to say that the great Pittsburgh-born drummer Allen Blairman has passed at 81:

https://jazzpages.de/allen-blairman-rip-1940-2022-2205011/

I've really been enjoying going through the Fondation Maeght Ayler recordings in their entirety and his playing on them is fantastic. He will be missed.

[Pim]

RIP

I mostly know him for his excellent contributions to some Mal Waldron sessions (Hard Talk, Touch of the Blues). 

[romualdo]

RIP Allen

looking forward to listening to the Ayler 5LP set - arrived today (Australia)

[mikeweil]

Very sorry to hear this. Saw him with Mal Waldron many years ago which was excellent. He had a monthly gig in Heidelberg with his trio and I regret I never made up my mind to go there. Then there was the pandemic and that was it.

RIP

Edited May 2, 2022 by mikeweil

[mhatta]

RIP.  His work on Mal's Hard Talk is memorable, but personally I'm impressed most by Joe Haider's Cafe Des Pyrennees.  Blairman has very distinctive rhythmic sense.

 

[hgweber]

That's terrible news. Hung around and played with him in Heidelberg in the 80s. RIP.

[HutchFan]

R.I.P.