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The passings I am aware of this year, mostly jazz & blues. Sadly, a long list but by no means complete, and I may have lost a few files earlier this year in a computer switch – or maybe I was hacked by the Russians. In any case, RIP all.
George Klein
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•Natalue Cole 1/1 Famed pop, r&b, jazz vocalist; 65
•Dal Richards 1/1 Vancouver-based bandleader; 97
•Paul Bley 1/3 Renowned pianist; 83
•Long John Hunter 1/4 Texas blues guitarist; 84
•Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros 1/6 Cuban trumprter; 87
•Pierre Boulez 1/6 French composer; 90
•Otis Clay 1/8 Blues vocalist; 73
•David Bowie 1/10 British rock star, actor; 69
•Mic Gillette 1/17 Trumpeter with Tower of Power Horns; 64
•Glenn Frey 1/19 Co-founder of the Eagles; 67
•Joe Harris 1/27 Longtime bop drummer; 89
•Maurice White 2/3 Founder of Earth, Wind & Fire; 74
•Bob Elliott 2/3 Half of the Bob & Ray comedy tram; 92
•Leon Henderson 2/5 Saxophonist with Contmporary Jazz
Quintet, brother of Joe Henderson; 75
•Dan Hicks 2/6 Leader of folk-rock band Hot Licks; 74
•John Chilton 2/25 British trunpeter & jazz researcher; 83
•George Martin 3/8 British music producer, “5th Beatle”; 90
•Nana Vasconcelos 3/8 Influential Brazilian percussionist; 71
•Claus Ogernan 3/8 Composer, arranger & bandleader; 85
•Ernestine Anderson 3/10 Lonttime jazz singer; 87
•Keith Emerson 3/11 Keyboardist of Emerson, Lake & Palmer; 71
•Frank Sinatra Jr. 3/16 In his father’s footsteps; 72
•David Baker 3/26 Renowned jazz educator; 84
•Merle Haggard 4/6 Country music legend, on his 79th birthday
•Jeremy Steig 4/13 Jazz-rock flutist; 73
•Prince 4/21 Innovative pop legend; 57
•Doug Raney 5/1 Guitarist, son of guitarist Jimmy Raney; 59
•Joe Temperley 5/11 Baritone saxophonist with JALC; 86
•Buster Cooper 5/13 Trombonist with Ellington, others; 87
•Sir Charles Thompson 6/16 Pianist from swing to bop; 98
•Ralph Stanley 6/23 High lonesome bluegrass; 89
•Bernie Worrell 6/24 Keyboardist w/Parluament Funk, Talking Heads; 72
•Scotty Moore 6/28 Guitarist for young Elvis Presley; 84
•Don Friedman 6/30 Versatile pianist; 81
•Charles Davis 7/15 Adventurous baritone saxophonist; 83
•Jo “Cool” Davis 8/5 New Orleans gospel singer’ 63
•Pete Fountain 8/6 Lefendary New Orleans clarinetist; 86
•Connie Crothers 8/13 Pianist and didciple of Lennie Tristano; 75
•Bobby Hutcherson 8/15 Premier vibraphonist; 75
•Louis Smith 8/20 Longtine bop trunorter & educator; 85
•Jean-Baptisre “Toots” Thielemans 8/22 Master of jazz harmonica; 94
•Rudy Van Gelder 8/25 THE recording engineer for Blue Note; 91
•Buckwheat Zydeco (Stanley Doral) 9/24 Zydeco master; 68
•Phil Chess 10/18 Co-foumder of Chess Records in Chicago; 91
•Bhumibol Adulyadej 11/20 Saxophonist & King og Thailand; 88
•Bob Cranshaw 11/2 Bassust on many Blue Note recordings; 83
•Al Caiola 11/9 Longtime guitarist; 96
•Victor Bailey 11/10 Bassist w/ Weather Report, others; 56
•Leonard Cohen 11/10 Influential singer-songwriter; 82
•Leon Russell 11/12 Soul-rock singer-instrumentalist; 74
•Mose Allison 11/15 Unique jazz-blues singer & pianist; 89
•Sharom Jones 11/17 Powerful soul singer; 60
•Hod O’Brien 11/20 Versatile pianist; 80
•Edgar “Dooky” Chase 11/22 New Orleans activist, trumpeter & chef; 88
•Herb Hardesty 12/5 Saxophonist with Fats Domino; 91
•George Michael 12/25 British pop star; 53
•Alphonse Mouzon 12/25 Composer, bandleader, drummer; 68
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