RIP Alex Riel

[EKE BBB]

https://www.bt.dk/musik/alex-riel-er-doed?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3aiiTFyPjax83g-UUORpGt5KL75NWLvsQa1-RW0SBrRlCDBCFsAuWEwF0_aem_AUWZqikuxHAy34ghic9CByvwYTG8WdK4t7yWEayxBz4GYwucDq14siTC-9fJohzgxhr-6nU9d3Q-_5-nwrPhC4rz

[soulpope]

R.I.P    ....

[Gheorghe]

Oh he was a wonderful drummer. 

I know him from record only from the Steeplecheese sessions of Dex in Denmark, there are many of them but I think I have "Cheesecake" and "I Want More" or so, and it´s a very good drumming and you can HEAR it. 

I like Dexter´s announcements, when he says "our trommelschlager: Alex.......Reeeeeeeeeeel ! REALLY !" 😃

[BFrank]

I never knew much about him, but his playing was always excellent

RIP😪

[mhatta]

Kenny Drew(and Tete Montoliu), NHOP and Alex Riel was one of the best rhythm sections in jazz history.  RIP.

[EKE BBB]

2 minutes ago, mhatta said:

Kenny Drew(and Tete Montoliu), NHOP and Alex Riel was one of the best rhythm sections in jazz history.  RIP.

Amen to that! 👌

 

[soulpope]

44 minutes ago, mhatta said:

Kenny Drew(and Tete Montoliu), NHOP and Alex Riel was one of the best rhythm sections in jazz history. 

No question ....

[Rabshakeh]

Oh no! RIP

[JSngry]

RIP to a true player.

[optatio]

Very sad ... R.I.P.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

He was quite the drummer on those Dexter Gordon recordings.

[Dan Gould]

and with Ben Webster, and Jackie Mac and many others.

[mikeweil]

IIRC I once saw him live with Dexter. Anyway, he was good! R.I.P.

[clifford_thornton]

Damn, that's too bad. He was superb.

[John L]

RIP to a truly fine musician.

I recall him coming on one of the jazz boards once.  Probably it wasn't Organissimo.  

[Ed S]

4 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

He was quite the drummer on those Dexter Gordon recordings.

As Dex would say - "Keeping it Real.......Alex Riel"

 

[mjzee]

 

Like a freight train.  RIP.

[felser]

6 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

He was quite the drummer on those Dexter Gordon recordings.

This.  R.I.P.

[Peter Friedman]

One of my very favorite European drummers. He plays on numerous very good recordings.

R.I.P.