Some Jazz Cats

Richard Maloof - 84 - American Big Band bassist w/Les Brown, Lawrence Welk

LES BROWN & HIS BAND OF RENOWN ~ "DANCE OF RENOWN";


LES BROWN & HIS BAND OF RENOWN ~ "I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING";


Bill Holman - 96 - American jazz composer and saxophonist w/Stan Kenton, Charlie Barnett, Sarah Vaughan, Shorty Rodgers, Bobby Darin, Ertha Kitt, Les Brown, Four Freshmen, Steve Lawrence, Bobby Sherman, the Turtles, The Monkees, the Wrecking Crew, the 5th Dimension, Sandpipers

CHARLIE BARNETT ~ "SKYLINER";


STAN KENTON ~ "SWING HOUSE";


STAN KENTON ~ "MALAGUNA";


Benny Golson - 95 - American Jazz sax player & composer w/Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer & the Jazztet ("Killer Joe") and solo bandleader ("I Remember Clifford")

THE JAZZTET ~ "KILLER JOE";


BENNY GOLSON QUARTET - "I REMEMBER CLIFFORD";


Michel Hausser - 96 - French Jazz vibes player w/Stephane Grappelli, Lucky Thompson, Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Griffen and solo

MICHEL HAUSER ~ "NOW'S THE TIME";


MICHEL HAUSER ~ "THESE FOOLISH THINGS";


Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez - 78 - American Latin Jazz bongo player w/Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez, Ray Barretto, Tico All Stars, Fania All Stars

TITO PUENTE ~ "EL MAMBO DIABLO";


TITO PUENTE ~ "EL CUMBANCHERO";


Sérgio Mendes - 83 - Brazilian bossa nova pianist/arranger/bandleader ("The Look of Love", "The Fool on the Hill", "Never Gonna Let You Go")

SERGIO MENDES & BRAZIL 66 ~ "GOING OUT OF MY WAY";


SEGRIO MENDES & BRAZIL 66 ~ "MAS QUE NADA";


SEGRIO MENDES & DUSTY SPRINGFIELD & WES MONGOMERY ~ "THE LOOK OF LOVE";


SERGIO MENDES & BRAZIL 66 ~ "WICHITA LINEMAN";


Jewel Brown - 86 - American Jazz & Blues singer

JEWEL BROWN & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ "LOVER COME BACK TO ME" & "CAN'T HELP LOVIN THAT MAN OF MINE";


JEWEL BROWN & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ "I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO";


JEWEL BROWN & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ "JERRY";


Patty Waters - 78 - American Free Jazz singer

PATTY WATERS ~ "MOON DON'T COME UP TONIGHT";


Judi Pulver - 77 - Anglo-American 1970's Jazz Pop singer/pianist

JUDI PULVER ~ "DANCING ON THE MOON":


Albert Heath - 88 - Drummer with American Jazz group the Heath Brothers as well as John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Art Farmer, Kenny Clark, Herbie Hancock, Johnn Griffin, Wes Montgomery, Nina Simone

THE HEATH BROS ~ "BROTHERLY JAZZ";


John "Papa" DeFrancesco - 83 - American jazz organist, bandleader and singer, father of Jazz musicians Joey & John DeFrancesco

PAPA JOHN DEFRANCESCO ~ "COMING HOME";


PAPA JOHN DEFRANCESCO;


David Sanborn ~ 78 ~ American sax player. Best known as a Smooth Jazz guy and Letterman's band but he also played with Bowie, Springsteen, Butterfield, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Ferry, James Brown, James Taylor, Jeff Beck, Todd Rundgren, Paul Simon, Rolling Stones, Jaco Pastorious, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Dr John, Gil Evans, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, George Benson, Roger Waters, Nena, Patti Smyth. Also TV host in the 90's, mutiple Grammy winner.

DAVID SANBORN ~ "STRAIGHT TO THE HEART";


DAVID BOWIE ~ "YOUNG AMERICANS";


BRYAN FERRY ~ "DON'T STOP THE DANCE";


Osmar Milito - 83 - Brazilian Jazz & Bossa Nova pianist and composer

OSMAR MILITO QUARTET ~ "AMERICA LATINA":


Dean Brown - 68 - American Jazz Fusion guitarist w/Bill Evans, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack,

DEAN BROWN & THE BRECKER BROS;


DEAN BROWN ~ "TEEN TOWN";


Sylvain Luc - 58 - French Jazz guitarist

SYLVAIN LUC ~ "ALL OF ME";


SYLVAIN LUC ~ "ISN'T SHE LOVELY";


Christian Escoudé - 76 - French Gypsy Jazz guitarist

CHRISTIAN ESCOUDE & BIRELI LAGRENE;


John Pisano - 93 - American Jazz guitarist

JOHN PISANO ~ "OLEO";


Irène Schweizer - 83 - Swiss jazz and free improvising pianist

IRENE SCHWEITZER TRIO;


Casey Benjamin - 45 - American sax and keyboard player w/the Robert Glasper Experiment and with Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Heavy D, DJ Logic, Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Beyonce, Vernon Reid and Melvin Gibbs

THE ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT ~ "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT";