Dub Modal Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 RIP. Much respect to him and condolences to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Sorry to hear this, Rest in Peace, Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 BillF and me at the train station in Manchester, June 2016: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 So sorry to hear this. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Kate and I stayed with Bill and his wife Angela for three days in Manchester. Each morning he gave me a quick saxophonist blindfold test when we came downstairs for breakfast. I guessed Tubby Hayes and Sonny Rollins correctly, but bombed the other one. I *think* that’s what we were up to in this particular photo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 I am very sad ... R.I.P., Bill ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 6 minutes ago, ghost of miles said: Kate and I stayed with Bill and his wife Angela for three days in Manchester. Each morning he gave me a quick saxophonist blindfold test when we came downstairs for breakfast. I guessed Tubby Hayes and Sonny Rollins correctly, but bombed the other one. I *think* that’s what we were up to in this particular photo: Two observations: I thought you were going to say he administered the blindfold test, with the understanding you wouldn't get any breakfast if you missed, and, Bill was a consistent commenter on BFTs but almost exclusively for naming tunes, IIRC, and never for compiling himself. So kinda funny he did his own on you, David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 So sad to hear. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 8 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: Two observations: I thought you were going to say he administered the blindfold test, with the understanding you wouldn't get any breakfast if you missed, and, Bill was a consistent commenter on BFTs but almost exclusively for naming tunes, IIRC, and never for compiling himself. So kinda funny he did his own on you, David. 😂 Fortunately it was a very casual, friendly blindfold test and breakfast was served regardless! He was a joy to hang out with and certainly enhanced my appreciation of British jazz history, among other things. I wish Kate and I had been able to pay a return visit. I also noticed that his last post was on January 19, just three days before he passed away. He died of lung cancer (apparently from exposure to asbestos at some point, according to Angela--he had never been a smoker) and must have known that he didn't have much time left. Not surprised that he didn't mention anything about his illness on the board... but I think he did know that he was much appreciated here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) Damn - I wonder if it was a problem with school buildings e.g. ceilings or pipe lagging at some stage of his teaching career? That is such a cruel illness, very sad to read that. Great picture ghost - that's as I remember Bill from my visit. He seemed young to me for his age. Edited March 13 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Thanks for posting the photos, good to put a face to the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 That's very sad to hear. I met Bill a few times between 2016 and 2018 - he dropped some CDs at my house once, and I visited his house two or three times when I bought a lot of his vinyl and CDs. He was certainly a very spry fellow in those days, and seemed to be enjoying his retirement, making full use of his free OAP travel pass as I recall. Though I hadn't spoken to him in a while, I did think about him, reminded by the fact that many of my LPs and CDs contain Bill's elegant signature hidden unobtrusively about the covers. Ghost - please pass on my condolences, if you are in touch with his wife again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 RIP, missing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) I will miss him. He was a good friend on this Board. I had several long Skype calls with him over the past few years. He was a very interesting and intelligent fellow whose tastes in jazz often coincided with mine. R.I.P. my friend. Edited March 13 by John Tapscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 36 minutes ago, rdavenport said: Ghost - please pass on my condolences, if you are in touch with his wife again. I think if she's interested, his widow should be directed to this thread, perhaps in a few days, to see how many post here. I didn't interact with Bill too much and not at all off--board but he was so active and also a supremely nice presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 I'm sorry to hear of this news. He will be missed. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 20 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: I think if she's interested, his widow should be directed to this thread, perhaps in a few days, to see how many post here. I didn't interact with Bill too much and not at all off--board but he was so active and also a supremely nice presence. Yes, good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Rest in Peace, Bill! Bill was one of the members whom I followed. Every day I would receive an email stating that Bill had given his thumbs up approval to a record someone else was listening to. I remember the time he was tickled to announce that he had been mentioned in Marc Myers' Jazzwax column! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Gosh that’s sorry to hear, and with my dad almost 97 now — I have to confess I don’t think of 84 as being “that old” — even if I do realize otherwise. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stompin at the Savoy Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Sorry to hear about Bill's passing. As the years fly by, it seems like they get shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Sorry to hear this, RIP.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 RIP - Also very sorry to hear this. Mostly interacted with him on the What are you reading? thread, where he was working his way through Graham Greene and had just started in on Eric Ambler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasimado Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Thanks Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 RIP Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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