Death Tributes
May 10th, 2008
Blues musicians create songs to acknowledge their recently passed friends and mentors.
Joe Pass
I watched a PBS special on Ella Fitzgerald the other night with Joe Pass accompanying her on a few tunes. Truly great performances & Joe's been one of my favorite guiatrists for years ever since I bought his 'Joe Pass Guitar Chords' book back in the 1970's. About JOE PASS: Born into a non-musical family, Joe started […]
Max Roach Dies At 83
- Max Roach, the master jazz drummer/ percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations defined bebop jazz during a wide-ranging career where he collaborated with artists from Duke Ellington to rapper Fab Five Freddy, has died after a long illness. He was 83. (from ap)
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