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August 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Charli Persip

Charli Persip the legendary jazz drummer and teacher has died. He was 91. Hell of an innings. And what a player. Persip, born Charles, called “Charlie” but he changed the spelling in the 1980s to “Charli”, was a bandleader and educator. He was also on some of the greatest jazz albums you now and love […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Archie Shepp, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Big Joe Turner, Blue Mitchell, Cannonball Adderley, Charli Persip, Charlie Persip, David “Fathead” Newman, Dinah Wasington, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Ellis, Donald Byrd, Drum, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Eulogy, George Benson, George Russell, Hank Mobley, Harry Edison, Jazz, Kai Winding, Kenny Burrell, Lee Morgan, Louis Jordan, Part Martino, Quincy Jones, R.I.P., R.I.P. Charli Persip, Ray Charles, Red Garland, Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, Zoot Sims ·

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May 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Mickey Roker

It was sad to hear of the passing of the great jazz drummer, Mickey Roker. He was 84, he died of natural causes, he played drums his entire adult life – Roker worked with so many of the greats. He was a force, as a progressive bop drummer, as a legendary sideman. I have records […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art Farmer, Bobby Hutcherson, Dizzy Gillespie, Drummer, Drums, Eulogy, Gene Ammons, Gene Harris, Hank Jones, Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Jazz, Joe Pass, Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Mickey Roker, Milt Jackson, MJQ, Modern Jazz Quartet, R.I.P., R.I.P. Mickey Roker, Ray Brown, Ray Bryant, Roy Ayers, Sonny Rollins, Stanley Turrentine ·

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