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| RIP Clark Terry | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 23 2015, 11:11 AM (95 Views) | |
| AndyD | Feb 23 2015, 11:11 AM Post #1 |
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Died last Saturday. He could play trumpet upside down with the backs of the fingers of either hand...got half a page obit in The Guardian today. Great musician |
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Every morning the soul is once again as good as new, and again one offers it to one's brothers & sisters in life. | |
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| John D'Oh | Feb 23 2015, 11:27 AM Post #2 |
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RIP. 94 is a really, really good age for a jazz musician, not the most long-lived of creatures at the best of times - this guy predates bebop! |
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| big al | Feb 23 2015, 11:44 AM Post #3 |
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I heard him a few years ago at a Manchester Craftsmen's Guild concert here in Pittsburgh. He had someone assist him onto the stage where he used a stool for support, but when he put that trumpet to his lips, he blew the hell out of it. I'm sorry I won't be seeing him again. I'll be hearing him, but it won't be live anymore. Big Al |
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Location: Western PA "jesu, der simcha fun der man's farlangen." -bachophile | |
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| John D'Oh | Feb 23 2015, 01:29 PM Post #4 |
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You can really hear his influence in Wynton Marsalis' playing, but I think he also influenced Miles Davis a lot. He has that soft sound, unlike the more fiery Roy Eldridge/Dizzy Gillespie sound that most trumpeters in the 50's copied until Miles' became dominant. |
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