sgcim Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Very sad to hear. He was a part of the Chico Hamilton Quintet for years, and that was his playing in one of the greatest films ever made, "The Sweet Smell of Success" in all the club scenes. He was a sideman on many jazz albums, and, brought jazz guitar to many clubs on the West Coast with his Guitar Nights. RIP, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 RIP. When I was in high school, my favorite song was Constant Rain by Brasil '66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 I bet he made a nice piece of change for this one! Rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Summer Nights is my favourite Joe Pass album because Pass plays it so freely (even more so than the famous For Django), but that's also because of John Pisano's solid backing. A great artisan. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 7 hours ago, JSngry said: I bet he made a nice piece of change for this one! Rip Did he write something on it? Otherwise I don 't think he gets anything except his session fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Yes, he wrote that tune. "Slick". It was on the TV special and on that album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 (edited) 9 hours ago, JSngry said: Yes, he wrote that tune. "Slick". It was on the TV special and on that album. Then you're right: he probably did make a nice piece of change from the record. IIRC Russ Freeman made enough money to retire after Mariah Carey recorded her version of The Wind. (The retirement part isn't mentioned but here's a good story about it: https://jazzresearch.com/russ-freeman-the-wind/.) Edited May 5 by medjuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreyHenkin Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 John Pisano's death reminded me of a question I have had for a long time. Why is the Fred Katz/Hal Gaylor/Johnny Pisano Decca album 4-5-6 Trio named that way? Obviously cello = 4 and guitar = 6 but did Gaylor play a 5-string bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Nice obit in LA TIMES: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-05-10/john-pisano-dean-of-l-a-jazz-guitar-dies-at-93#:~:text=John was a consummate gentleman,John was a master craftsman.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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