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Lew Soloff RIP






Lew Soloff RIP


This is from his daughter's facebook page: 



"Tonight I lost my dad. We flew to New York to spend the week with him and my sister, enjoyed the day together, had dinner at our favorite grub spot. On the way home, he suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed into my arms on the sidewalk in front of my husband and children. I performed CPR with the help of a passerby and continued to assist after EMTs arrived. He died at the scene, was resuscitated, made it through an angioplasty but couldn't stabilize afterward and passed away just before 1:00 AM. 



My dad was amazing. He could drive me f***ing crazy, but that didn't make him any less essential to my life. He loved his grandkids. He loved my sister and me. He was one of the greatest trumpet players in the world and I'm so proud to be his daughter. I'm so happy to carry on a fraction of his musicality in the now rare moments that I pick up my violin. 



Dad had more friends than anyone I know. He was always on the phone. Always. Even when it was totally inappropriate. He was so loved by so many. His life overflowed with people who cared for him. I am so thankful for you all. 



I am devastated. I can't picture my life or my kids' lives without him in it. It doesn't seem real. It's definitely not fair. But I am so grateful to have spent my dad's last day on Earth together in New York City. 



Please keep my family in your thoughts and respect our privacy during this awful time. We're hurting badly. 



We will release details about a Memorial as we're able to piece things together." 
 
https://www.facebook.com/lew.soloff?fref=nf

 

Fans, friends and colleagues have been paying tribute online to trumpeter Lew Soloff who has died at the age of 71.  Born in Brooklyn on 20 February 1944, Soloff was brought up in Lakewood, New Jersey and began on piano as a young boy taking up trumpet when he was 10 studying at Juilliard Preparatory and later the Eastman School of Music.  After graduating he played in practice bands with fellow students such as Chuck Mangione, and continued in graduate school at Juilliard before embarking on a full blown musical career playing latin-jazz with Machito, and jamming with the likes of Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, and Elvin Jones.  Performing with Maynard Ferguson and the Joe Henderson / Kenny Dorham Big Band he joined the Gil Evans Group and his other credits in the 60s included Clark Terry, Tito Puente, and Eddie Palmieri. With Blood, Sweat And Tears from 1968 to 1973, he racked up nine Gold records and a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1969. 

 

Lew Soloff (tp) 

Steve Richman (cond) Harmonie Ensemble New York 

 

 

 

 
 

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