[78-L] Sam Most

[Erwin Kluwer]

What a great way to go!


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

> I'm very sad to report that Jazz flutist Sam Most passed away this morning
> at 8:05 am. According to his nephew, "Before he left us, he was surrounded
> by friends and family and was in great spirits. He wasn't in pain, but
> although uncomfortable, he sang and entertained us all as he fell asleep
> for the last time. He even wrote a new song, called Morphine Blues, and we
> all sang it with him. He knew he was loved and will be missed greatly."
> Most recorded prolifically since his debut in the early 1950s. His
> "Undercurrent Blues," from 1953, was the first bebop record to feature the
> flute as a primary instrument (there were others that preceded him, but
> these, such as Lionel Hampton's "Kingfish," featuring Jerome Richardson,
> were merely cameo solos).
>
> Cary Ginell
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