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Jim Hall (1930-2013)
Jim Hall, a soft-spoken and sophisticated postmodernist jazz guitarist who recorded as a leader and with many of the most visionary artists on the East and West coasts, offering swinging rhythmic support and piercing melodic solos, died on December 10. He was 83. Thanks to early friendships with prolific artists and a reputation for being a ...
Jazz guitarist Jim Hall dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Hall, one of the leading jazz guitarists of the modern era, whose subtle technique, lyrical sound and introspective approach strongly influenced younger proteges such as Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, died early Tuesday at age 83, his wife said. Hall died in his sleep after a short illness at his Greenwich ...
Jim Hall, Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 83
Jim Hall, a jazz guitarist who for more than 50 years was admired by critics, aficionados and especially his fellow musicians for his impeccable technique and the warmth and subtlety of his playing, died on Tuesday at his home in Greenwich Village. He was 83. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Jane, said. The list ...
Jack Reardon (1934-2013)
Songwriter Jack Reardon, who wrote the lyrics to The Good Life in 1962 (music by Sacha Distel), died Dec. 3. He was 79. Jack wrote the lyrics to dozens of great songs, but The Good Life stands out. It was one of those songs that any artist in any music genre could pick up and knock ...
Stan Tracey dies aged 86
Stan Tracey, a prime mover in British jazz for more than half a century, has died at the age of 86. The jazz pianist and composer had a keen musical intelligence and was renowned for Under Milk Wood, his 1968 suite based around Dylan Thomas's radio play. Tracey was born on December 30, 1926, in Denmark ...
Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton’s drumming with the original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and his own small groups helped introduce many young listeners to jazz in the 1950s. His death last week in New York brought a reaction from Don Conner that may strike a chord with other Rifftides readers. R.I.P. Chico Hamilton! Chico died recently at 92. This was ...
NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton Dead At 92
Jazz Legend Chico Hamilton Dead at 92 “I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white- they're just human beings. I don't dig staying in one groove. At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want ...
West Coast jazz great Chico Hamilton dies at 92
Bandleader, drummer and NEA jazz master Chico Hamilton has died. He was 92 years old. Born Foreststorn Hamilton in Los Angeles in 1921, Hamilton's music career began with some notable high school classmates including future legends in their own right, Dexter Gordon and Charles Mingus. He eventually went on to perform and tour with Lester Young, ...
Chico Hamilton, a California Cool Jazzman, Dies at 92
Chico Hamilton, a drummer and bandleader who helped put California on the jazz map in the 1950s and remained active into the 21st century, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 92. His death was announced by April Thibeault, his publicist. Never among the flashiest or most muscular of jazz drummers, Mr. Hamilton had a subtle ...
Father John D'Amico, jazz piano player, composer and teacher
If his smile was like a warm hug, as a fan put it, his piano playing was like a mellow caress. Father John D'Amico was not only an outstanding jazz pianist who gathered fans wherever he played throughout the city, but he was also a warm and fuzzy friend and a man devoted to social causes. ...
