linwood Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 What a loss.....RIP, Bob. http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2011/12/16/r-i-p-bob-brookmeyer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLights Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 That's an awful loss. His work with Gerry Mulligan was what got first me interested in jazz as a kid. _______________________________________________ Kurzweil PC4; Yamaha P515; EV ZXA1s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Tremendous influence on so many arrangers. Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Has anyone heard his last cd, "Standards"? Worth getting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm never sad when someone dies over 80. Would it of been less sad if he was 100? Of course, it's sad for his family. Long live his legacy for the rest of us. AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Well, I just got home from a friend's ( pupi campo) service. Pupi was 91 and passed away earlier this week. For me it was plenty sad. (Btw....That's Pupi's daughter, Cathi, singing that I'll be Home for Xmas that I posted in the other thread.....) Here's a taste of Bob's last one, Mark. http://www.artistshare.com/projects/project_experience.aspx?ProjectID=409&artistID=22&salesTypeID=6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 A great player who made a lasting compositional contribution to music. Rest in peace, Bob Brookmeyer. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm never sad when someone dies over 80. Would it of been less sad if he was 100? Of course, it's sad for his family. Long live his legacy for the rest of us. No, that's wrong. There are people who are creative to the last moment. Life is never too much for them. I get this as I grow older myself (now 43 y.o.).... Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm never sad when someone dies over 80. Would it of been less sad if he was 100? Of course, it's sad for his family. Long live his legacy for the rest of us. No, that's wrong. There are people who are creative to the last moment. Life is never too much for them. I get this as I grow older myself (now 43 y.o.).... Agree. I am always sad when people I know and respect pass away--regardless of age and my relationship to them. Everybody has their time to leave the living--some sooner than others. I want to be one of the creative ones that are active right up to the moment I pass away. Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm never sad when someone dies over 80. Would it of been less sad if he was 100? Of course, it's sad for his family. Long live his legacy for the rest of us. No, that's wrong. There are people who are creative to the last moment. Life is never too much for them. I get this as I grow older myself (now 43 y.o.).... Agree. I am always sad when people I know and respect pass away--regardless of age and my relationship to them. Everybody has their time to leave the living--some sooner than others. I want to be one of the creative ones that are active right up to the moment I pass away. Of course I wish them the longest life possible but if I know them only by their accomplishments and they're over 80, I'll say a prayer but I won't send a card. AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 That's a shame. RIP. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ferris Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Tremendous influence on so many arrangers. Sad news. Most definitely ! Bill Dobbins, Marie Schneider, Vince Mendoza, Bob Mintzer just to name a few that pop right into my head. Man drummer Michael Stephans is going to be devastated-they were tight. I had to privilege of playing many of BB's charts and compositions through the years. No matter how deep and complex the arrangements got, he always left space open in the blowing for the guys. He didn't like things to be too arranged in the solos. He told me one time he still wanted his stuff to have that "street feeling" and not sound too academic. VERY deep cat yet very humble...like most great Jazz artists. Here's a taste of Bob's last one, Mark. http://www.artistshare.com/projects/project_experience.aspx?ProjectID=409&artistID=22&salesTypeID=6 Thanks Linwood & Mark. Man that sounds beautiful ! https://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris 2005 NY Steinway D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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