Some Jazzmen

Sir Charles Thompson ~ 98 ~ American Jazz pianist from the 1940's onwards w/Coleman Hawkins/Howard McGhee, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, Lucky Millinder, Illinois Jacquet, Buck Clayton

COLEMAN HAWKINS w/ SIR CHARLES THOMPSON ~ "CENTERPIECE";


Don Francks ~ 84 ~ Canadian jazz vocalist w/Lenny Breau and actor ("La Femme Nikita", "Inspector Gadget", "I'm Not There")

TORONTO JAZZ;


Mike Pedicin ~ 98 ~ American Big Band Jazz bandleader from the 1940's on, had a hit with "Shake A Hand"

MIKE PEDICAN BAND ~ "SHAKE A HAND";


Gato Barbieri ~ 83 ~ Argentine Jazz Fusion saxophonist from the 1970's on

GATO BARBIERI ~ "EUROPA";


Buster Cooper ~ 87 ~ American trombonist at the Apollo Club & w/Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman & Duke Ellington

BUSTER COOPER & LIONEL HAMPTON;


BUSTER COOPER & LIONEL HAMPTON;


Hannes Bauer ~ 61 ~ German Free Jazz trumpet and trombone player w/Peter Brotzman

PETER BROTZMAN QUARTET;


PETER BROTZMAN QUARTET;


Victor Bailey ~ 56 ~ American Bassist w/Weather Report and Sonny Rollins, Pharaoh Sanders, Micheal Brecker, Miriam Makeba, LL Cool J, Sting
WEATHER REPORT ~ "VOLCANO FOR HIRE";


Alphonse Mouzon ~ 68 ~ American jazz drummer w/Weather Report, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Patrick Moraz, Betty Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Chubby Checker, Robert Plant and solo bandleader on Blue Note Records, later started his own Tenacious Records

ALPHONSE MOUZON & JACO PASTORIUS;


Paul Smoker ~ 75 ~ American jazz trumpeter w/Anthony Braxton

ANTHONY BRAXTON;


Fredrik Norén ~ 75 ~ Swedish jazz drummer w/Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon and many Scandinavian jazzmen from the 1960's on

FREDRICK NOREN ~ "DON'T DROP THE BOP";


Joe Temperley ~ 86 ~ Scottish Jazz saxophonist w/Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Joe Henderson, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orch and Clark Terry. Played on soundtracks for "Cotton Club", "Biloxi Blues", "Brighton Beach Memoirs", "When Harry Met Sally", and "Tune In Tomorrow"

JOE TEMPERELEY ~ "TRY A LITTLE TENDERENESS";


Bobby Hutcherson ~ 75 ~ American jazz vibe player from the 1960's on. Recorded with Blue Note, Landmark Atlantic and Verve Records, played with Joe Henderson, Lee Morgan, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Joey Defrancesco, David Sanborn

BOBBY HUTCHERSON & HAROLD LAND HERZOG;


Bobby Wellins ~ 80 ~ Scottish Jazz saxophonist from the 1950's onward

BOBBY WELLINS ~ "MOON RAY";


King Bhumibol Adulyadej ~ King of Thailand from 1946 to his death in 2016, making him at the time the world longest serving monarch (Queen Elizabeth did not take the throne until 1952). The normally quiet and retiring King was a huge fan of Dixieland and Big Band Jazz and played the saxophone including sitting in with visiting players like Benny Goodman, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton, and Benny Carter. He also composed over 40 songs (not all of them Jazz) and did some recordings. Being a King probably helped but unlike some other royal musicians he was actually considered a good player and some of his compositions have been recorded by the likes of Claude Bolling, Les Brown and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. His brother and predecessor King Ananada also played the clarinet and the two did much to encourage a Jazz scene in Thailand which would also lead to a rock and soul scene in the late 60's which was second in Asia only to Japan's.

KING BHUMBIBOL ~ "HOW HIGH THE MOON";