brownie Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Very sad news. Tremendously underrated player.. Saw him when he was playing with Archie Shepp back in the 60’s. Love the sessions he recorded for BN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Damn, this is a sad day. RIP Grachan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 I saw him once with Jackie McLean, Rene McLean, Bobby Hutcherson and others at the Iridium back in 2004. It was incredible to see the three veterans of Blue Note Records playing tunes like "Love and Hate." This Molde footage is something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Anyone hear him interviewed on Princeton's station in the 1990s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 I still can’t believe I got to hear Andrew Hill, Sam Rivers, and Grachan — not all at the same time, mind you. Back when I was in Kansas City, I heard Andrew up in Iowa City — and Sam in Topeka. And then Grachan here in DC in late 2011. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 I was unable to see Sam in Topeka, sadly -- can't remember the exact reason but I had to miss it. I did see Andrew in Chicago, great concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 RIP. A friend of mine did Borscht Belt gigs with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 I knew Roswell Rudd did that circuit, but not Grachan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 44 minutes ago, sgcim said: RIP. A friend of mine did Borscht Belt gigs with him! What timeframe? — if you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: I still can’t believe I got to hear Andrew Hill, Sam Rivers, and Grachan — not all at the same time, mind you. Back when I was in Kansas City, I heard Andrew up in Iowa City — and Sam in Topeka. And then Grachan here in DC in late 2011. RIP Same here. Saw Moncur in the late 90's where he was a fill-in for Charles Tolliver with one of those all-star groups (Timeless All-Stars maybe?) at the Painted Bride. Saw Rivers in the mid-late 70's at the Empty Foxhole Cafe and Hill in the mid-late 70's at the Walnut Street Theatre, and less than 20 people attended. Solo piano performance, it was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Anyone hear him interviewed on Princeton's station in the 1990s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 21 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: What timeframe? — if you know. Had to be the mid 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 10:11 AM, clifford_thornton said: I saw him once with Jackie McLean, Rene McLean, Bobby Hutcherson and others at the Iridium back in 2004. It was incredible to see the three veterans of Blue Note Records playing tunes like "Love and Hate." I was at that engagement too. A unique and innovative musical mind who contributed to some classic albums. RIP GM3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 1:11 PM, clifford_thornton said: I saw him once with Jackie McLean, Rene McLean, Bobby Hutcherson and others at the Iridium back in 2004. It was incredible to see the three veterans of Blue Note Records playing tunes like "Love and Hate." This Molde footage is something else. I was there for two nights!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 If only someone had recorded audio/video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyles Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 A private recording of at least one set exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 4 hours ago, relyles said: A private recording of at least one set exists. Would be nice if it were made semi-public! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Ghost Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 7:28 AM, soulpope said: R.I.P .... On 6/4/2022 at 10:45 PM, Rooster_Ties said: Some rare live footage to enjoy — over 48 minutes worth, from 1970! — as we think back on this unique voice in the music… This seems to have just been uploaded a couple months ago. I’m copying over the particulars, in case the video disappears later… Upload title: The 360 Degrees Music Experience - Live @ Molde Jazz Festival 1970 Description: Beaver Harris drums, Grachan Moncour III trombon, Roland Alexander sax, Dave Burell piano, Jymie Merrit bass, Buzzy vocals 00:00 Part 1 - New Africa 15:40 Part 2 32:25 Part 3 46:44 Presenting musicians... The 360 Degree Music Experience was an American band that performed both traditional and experimental jazz. Active during the 1970s and '80s, the group was initially co-led by drummer Beaver Harris and the pianist Dave Burrell. After Burell left the group, pianist Don Pullen replaced him. Several other notable musicians were members of the band at one time or another, including Hamiet Bluiett, Cameron Brown, Ron Carter, Ricky Ford, Jimmy Garrison, Grachan Moncur III, Titos Sompa, and Buster Williams among others. The group released two albums for BMG: From Ragtime to No Time and A Well Kept Secret - from Wikipedia Man, this thread is getting to me. RIP! If it wasn't for Jackie's Destination...Out!!! I would've never known about GMIII! Like how I discovered Grant Green on Lee's Search for the New Land, who would've known what a gem was tucked in there. Man, this hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 News of his death still remain unreported in the NY Times or the Washington Post. Or did I miss these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, brownie said: News of his death still remain unreported in the NY Times or the Washington Post. Or did I miss these? NYT… (Thanks for asking, because I had missed this myself) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/09/arts/music/grachan-moncur-iii-dead.amp.html Edit: Nothing from the WashPo (at least not yet) — but here’s one from The Guardian… https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/06/grachan-moncur-iii-obituary Edited June 9, 2022 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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