[78-L] Bob Brookmeyer

[Jeff Sultanof]

Bob was her mentor, friend and number one fan.

Jeff Sultanof

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

>
> I met Maria Schneider once - interviewed her for a radio show aoubt 16
> years ago and I recall her mentioning Brookmeyer. Like him, Maria was
> charming and intelligent.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:02:07 -0500
> > From: jeffsultanof at gmail.com
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Bob Brookmeyer
> >
> > I interviewed him when I was editor of an educational jazz magazine, but
> > the interview never ran because the magazine only printed one issue. I
> > found Bob to be a lovely man, passionate about his music, blessed because
> > he overcame addictions, and someone who had very good advice to share. I
> > told him that when I returned to composing, that I wanted to be part of
> one
> > of his workshops.
> >
> > His later music is not easy, but he never forgot his roots, and they can
> be
> > heard even in his most complex pieces. He was the teacher of two
> composers
> > who are highly regarded in the modern big band world, Maria Schneider and
> > James Darcy Argue. I will certainly miss him.
> >
> > Jeff Sultanof
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Here's an obit from Terry Teachout:
> > >
> > >
> http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2011/12/tt_bob_brookmeyer_rip.html
> > >
> > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Unconfirmed report that jazz valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer has
> died at
> > > > the age of 81. Brookmeyer replaced Chet Baker in Gerry Mulligan
> > > "pianoless"
> > > > quartet in the mid-1950s.
> > > >
> > > > Cary Ginell
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