Tag Archives: Obituary

Al Foster – No Wasted Notes

SKF NOTE: No wasted notes. Al Foster took the musical vocabulary of bebop, funk, and fusion, distilled each into its essentials and no more, and swung always with grace and power. Thank you, Mr. Foster. You will be missed.

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Paul Butterfield – End of an Era

SKF NOTE: Musician/bandleader Paul Butterfield was one of my musical heroes during my high school years. Starting with his East-West album, which was the Butterfield Blues Band’s second album, my high school music friends and I absorbed Butterfield’s albums through … Continue reading

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Jeff Beck – Music Master Goodbye

SKF NOTE: My earliest memory of Jeff Beck is when I was 14-years old. The British Invasion was underway, and one influential group, The Yardbirds, released their first two albums in the United States: “For Your Love” followed by “Having … Continue reading

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Honey Lantree – Drum Pioneer

SKF NOTE: My girlfriend’s musical tastes are predominantly “lost in the Sixties.” At home and in the car radio is most often tuned to a Sixties music satellite radio station. I often admire the ingenuity, the individuality, of Sixties rock … Continue reading

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Touched by Jimmy Cobb

SKF NOTE: It’s funny how musical energy and communication moves, travels invisibly. Two days ago, May 23, I came across my digital copy of Miles Davis’s In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete. My Macbook Pro had … Continue reading

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