Allen Blairman was an American jazz drummer best known for his recording with Albert Ayler and Mal Waldron known. He is known for such recordings as Nuits de la Fondation Maeght (1970) with Albert Ayler.
Tag Archives: jazz
RIP Charnett Moffett (1967 – 2022)
Charnett Moffett (1967 – 2022) was an American musician playing bass in the jazz idiom on such albums as Ask the Ages (1991).
RIP Fred Van Hove (1937 – 2022)
Fred Van Hove was a Belgian jazz pianist known for his work in free jazz.
RIP Wah Wah Watson (1950 – 2018)
This happened in 2018, but I only found out today.
Wah Wah Watson was an American guitarist who was a member of The Funk Brothers, the studio band for Motown Records.
This track from Elementary (1976), his only solo album, reminds me somehow of “Rapper Dapper Snapper” (1980) by Edwin Birdsong.
RIP Rick Laird (1941 – 2021)
Rick Laird was an Irish bassist working in jazz and best-known for his work with Mahavishnu Orchestra.
He is featured on the oft-sampled “You Know You Know” (1971, above) by Mahavishnu Orchestra.
RIP Jimmy Scott (1925 – 2014)
This escaped my attention seven years ago.
Jimmy Scott was an American vocalist known for his high natural contralto voice and his sensitivity on ballads and love songs.
He covered “Nothing Compares 2 U” on his album Holding Back The Years (1998).
RIP Curtis Fuller (1934 – 2021)
Curtis Fuller was an American trombonist known for his work on the American jazz scene between the years 1957 and c. 1980.
Trombonists I admire include Rico Rodriguez, Peter Zummo, Vin Gordon, Don Drummond, Fred Wesley and Willie Colón.
RIP Paul Jackson (1947 – 2021)
Paul Jackson was an American bassist famous for his contributions to The Headhunters, Azteca and Santana.
RIP Chris Barber (1930 – 2021)
Chris Barber was an English jazz bandleader and trombonist best-known for his cover of “Petite Fleur”, a 1952 instrumental by Sidney Bechet.
That song, especially the version of Barber, reminds me of the music of Jacques Tati in his Oncle films. I mean songs such as “Quel temps fait-il à Paris” by Alain Romans and Henri Contet.
RIP Milford Graves (1941 – 2021)
Milford Graves was an American musician and artist known for such albums as Nommo (1967), an album featured in the “Top Ten Free Jazz Underground” (1995), a list by Thurston Moore.