Some Jazz & Blues Guys

Charles Bradley ~ 68 ~ American R&B singer from the 1970's on, best known for his comeback cover versions of Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold' and Black Sabbath's "Changes"
CHARLES BRADLEY ~ "CHANGES";


Bill Dowdy ~ 84 ~ American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds) and w/Lester Young, Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderley, Anita O'Day, Bucky Pizzarelli

THE THREE SOUNDS ~ "NOW'S THE TIME";


Tom McClung ~ 60 ~ American jazz pianist and composer w/Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, and Marion Brown

ARCHIE SHEPP ~ "CRY ME A RIVER";


Casey Jones ~ 77 ~ American blues drummer w/ Earl Hooker, Muddy Waters. Lou Rawls, Otis Rush and Johnny Winter

MUDDY WATERS ~ "LONG DISTANCE PHONECALL";


Melvin "Deacon" Jones ~ 73 ~ Chicago based blues and R&B keyboard player from the 1960's onward w/Baby Huey & Babysitters (w/Johnny Ross & Jimmy Ramey) and Curtis Mayfield, Freddie King, John Lee Hooker, Gregg Allman, Elvin Bishop, Lester Chambers, Albert Collins, Pappo, and Buddy Miles

BABY HUEY & THE BABYSITTERS ~ "HARD TIMES";


Dave Pell ~ 92 ~ American Big Band Jazz saxophonist w/Bob Crosby, Tony Pastor, Pepper Adams, Benny Carter, Mel Lewis, Red Mitchell, Art Pepper, John Williams, Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Benny Goodman, and Gene Krupa. Also producer w/ Gerry Lewis & The Playboys

BOB CROSBY;



TONY PASTOR ~ "MARGIE";


Mickey Roker ~ 84 ~ American jazz drummer w/Modern Jazz Quartet, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Duke Pearson, Tommy Flanagan, Ella Fitzgerald, Zoot Sims, Horace Silver, Junior Mance, Sarah Vaughan, Milt Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Phil Woods, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Bucky Pizzarelli, Stanley Turrentine, Hank Jones

MODERN JAZZ QUARTET;


Phil Cohran ~ 90 ~ American jazz trumpeter w/Sun Ra, Jay McShann, Earth, Wind & Fire

SUN RA ARKESTRA ~ "SHADOW WORLD";


Sunny Murray ~ 81 ~ American jazz drummer w/Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler

ALBERT AYLER ~ "GHOSTS";


Geri Allen ~ 60 ~ American Jazz pianist and composer w/Ornette Coleman, Charley Haden, Paul Motian
GERI ALLEN ~ "LUSH LIFE";


Larry Elgart ~ 95 ~ American Big Band sax player and band leader from the 1950's & 60's, brother of bandleader Les Elgart. Played with Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Red Novaro, hits with "Bandstand Swing" (also the theme for "American Bandstand", had a comeback hit in 1982 with "Hooked On Swing"

LES & LARRY ELGART ~ "BLUES IN THE NIGHT";


Bea Wain ~ 100 ~ American Big Band singer from the 1940's & 50's w/Artie Shaw, Larry Clinton & Fred Waring


John Abercrombie ~ 72 ~ American jazz guitarist w/Ralph Towner, Jack DeJohnette, Charles Lloyd, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker

ABERCROMBIE, DEJOHNETTE & HOLLAND ~ "HOMECOMING";


CeDell Davis ~ 90 ~ American blues guitarist

CEDELL DAVIS ~ "BIG BOSS MAN";


CEDELL DAVIS ~ "DUST MY BROOM";


Muhal Richard Abrams ~ 87 ~ American jazz pianist w/Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, Ruth Brown, Woody Shaw, Henry Threadgrill, George Lewis.

MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS BAND: