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MICHEL GRAILLIER p
b. Oct. 18, 1946 in Lens/Belgium
d. Feb. 18, 2003 in Paris/France
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| On apprend le décès à 56 ans
du pianiste Michel Graillier. Pianiste classique de formation,
il avait débuté en 1969 par un enregistrement
mémorable avec Steve Lacy, Jean-François Jenny-Clark et Aldo Romano, autour de la musique
de Monk. Dans les années 70, il participe au groupe Magma, forme
un duo avec Christian Escoudé. Il obtient le prix Django Reinhardt
en 1978. Ses collaborations seront innombrables et prestigieuses: Michel
Petru- cciani, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Barney Wilen, Chet Baker, Riccardo
del Fra, Fran- çois Jeanneau, Alain Jean-Marie, parmi de nombreux
autres. Il vouait une grande admiration à Bill Evans. A son actif
on peut citer 'Dreamdrops' en 1982, 'Chet Baker sings again' en 1985, 'Fairly'
piano solo, en 1991 et récemment 'Soft Talk' avec Riccardo del Fra.
Peu de références sur Internet le concernant, mais vous
pouvez lire avec intérêt le dossier que lui con- sacre Jazz
Magazine: http://www.jazzmagazine.com |
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OLIVER JOHNSON dr
b. December 5, 1944 in Oakland/ California (USA)
d. March 6, 2002 in Paris/France
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All Music Guide
The American drummer Oliver Johnson, who had lived in Paris for severalyears, was found dead on a public bench of the capital
on 14 March. Withouta residence for a rather long time, he became a victim of an aggression. Throughout his career he worked, among others,
with Dewey Redman, Jean-Luc Ponty, Gato Barbieri and especially Steve Lacy, from 1973 to 1989. His death caused
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sharp emotion in the Parisian jazz community and a
homage was paid to him at the ‘Salted Kiss’, on March 27, by many musicians
with whom he had the occasion to play in the past.
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Le batteur américain Oliver Johnson, qui vivait
à Paris depuis plusieurs années, a été retrouvé mort sur un banc public de la capitale le 14 mars. Sans domicile
fixe depuis assez longtemps, il aurait été victime
d'une agression. Tout au long de sa carrière il a travaillé
entre autres avec Dewey Redman, Jean-Luc Ponty, Gato Barbieri et surtout
Steve Lacy, de 1973 à 1989. Son décès a provoqué
une vive émotion dans le milieu du jazz parisien et un hommage lui
a été rendu au Baiser Salé, hier 27 mars, par de
nombreux musiciens avec lesquels il a eu l'occasion de jouer par le
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FATTY
GEORGE as, cl
real name: Franz Georg Pressler
b. April 24,
1927 in Vienna d. March 29, 1982 in Vienna
In his early teens he began playing alto saxophone, later studying
this and clarinet formally. At 20 he played bop, working in
Austria and Germany, often leading his own band, continuing
into the mid-50s when he opened a jazz club in Vienna ('Fatty´s
Saloon',1958-1963, re-opened in1982). Among the sidemen in his
bands was Joe Zawinul who played in the 'Two Sound' band, a
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traditional jazz. He continued to run clubs in Vienna but spent
part of the mid-60s playing in Berlin. He led bands regularly
on radio and television in Austria (since
1977 he had his own TV-show 'Fatty live'). A gifted and hugely
enthusiastic character, George moved smoothly between different
styles of jazz, usually playing clarinet in traditional and
mainstream swing-based settings and alto in more contemporary
mode. On both instruments he revealed a smooth lyricism and
was always harmonically interesting. |
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"DR. BLUES" CANDY GREEN p, voc
real name: Clarence "Galveston" Green
b. 1929 d.1988
[not to be confused with Clarence Green, Blues guitarist & vocalist, 1937-1997]
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born March 15, 1929, in Galveston, Texas/USA. A self-taught blues piano player, Clarence
'Candy' Green performed on radio and in the numerous clubs of Galveston, a naval town known as
the 'Playground of the South'. His first record was 'Green's |
| Bounce',
made in Houston for Eddie's in 1948. His brother Cal Green was a guitarist who also recorded. Clarence
recorded 'Hard Headed Woman' (Peacock) before starting army service
in 1951. Returning to Texas two years later, he remained a familiar
figure in local clubs throughout the 50ies, sometimes recording as Galveston
Green and working with Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown. In 1966 he recorded
'I Saw You Last Night' for Duke Records. Blues pianist Clarence (Candy)
Green recorded in Berlin, Czechoslovakia, London and Stockholm, and
ran a club in Mexico City in the early 50ies - all a long way from his
native Galveston. |
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CONNIE KAY dr
real name: Conrad Henry Kirnon
b. Apr. 27, 1927 in Tuckahoe/NY (USA)
d. Nov. 30, 1994 in New York City
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| Infos about RAYMOND GRÉGO(dr) and KEN HUNTER, with whom
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