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Shirley Scott: Leading Lady of Soul Jazz

Shirley Scott was a leading figure in one of the most popular of all jazz movements, the off-shoot of hard bop known as soul jazz. The style was led by Hammond organ players like Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff, and although her initial ambition was to succeed on piano, Scott established her reputation on the Hammond ...

Jazz Vibist, Ray Alexander Dead From Complications of Surgery

Jazz Vibist Ray Alexander died on Saturday, June 8th, 2002 at 7:05 A.M. after suffering from complications of surgery. There also will be a memorial event at Five Towns College on July 21, 2002 at 1:00P.M. to 6:00P.M. where he taught music. Five Towns College is located on Long Island, New York. Photo and tribute to ...

Gwen Cleveland Jazz/Gospel Vocalist Dead

Gwen Cleveland (vocalist) who was known for her hard driving blues died on June 7th, 2002 after suffering illness. Funeral Services were held at Quinn-Fogarty Funeral Home in Flushing, New York on Wednesday, June 12th, 2002. Reverend Dale. R. Lind, conducted services. Many top musicians showed up to pay their respects some of which included Walter ...

Billboard Editor In Chief Timothy White Dies

Timothy White, Billboard's editor in chief and a giant of music journalism, died suddenly today in New York. He was 50. White apparently suffered a heart attack after returning to the Billboard offices from lunch with a long-time friend. He was unable to be revived after being rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he was pronounced ...

Russ Freeman: Important West Coast Pianist Dies at 76

Born May 28, 1926, Pianist Russ Freeman (full name Russell Donald Freeman) was best known for his work with trumpeter Chet Baker and drummer Shelly Manne in the 1950s. Although born in Chicago, he did most of his playign and recording in Los Angeles (although he did record with Serge Chaloff in Boston in 1954). He ...

Bassist Bobby Rodr

Panamanian Flutist Mauricio Smith Dies

Panamanian flutist Mauricio Smith passed away Saturday, August 3 at 11 p.m. Mauricio Smith emerged briefly as a solo star in the mid- to late '60s after a long association with Vincentico Valdes, the La Plata Sextet, Joe Valle, and the Joe Cuba Sextet. The son of a flautist who played with the Panama Symphony, he ...

Pianist Frank Hewitt Passes Sept. 5, 2002

With deep sadness, I have to report that pianist Frank Hewitt succumbed to cancer yesterday (9/5) at 9:30 AM at the age of 66. Since the mid 1950s, Frank had been one of the mainstays of the New York jazz scene. Born Oct 23, 1935 in Queens, he grew up in Harlem in Sugar Hill. In ...

Noted NY Pianist Frank Hewitt Passes

Pianist Frank Hewitt, born October 23, 1935, died Thursday 9/5/02 of complications from cancer. Frank Hewitt was a mainstay on the NY jazz scene from the mid-1950s until his passing. He played as a sideman with many notable musicians, including Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, John Coltrane, Howard McGhee, Cecil Payne, Arthur Prysock, and appeared frequently with ...

Savoy Jazz Mourns the Passing of Paul "Huckle-Buck" Williams, July 13, 1915 - September 14, 2002

Saxophonist and bandleader Paul Williams, who scored one of the first big hits of the R&B era in 1949 with “The Huckle-Buck," based on Charlie Parker's “Now's the Time," died of cardiac arrest on Saturday, September 14. His funeral service was held on Friday, September 20, at Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 W. 138th Street, in Harlem, ...