passings
James Blood Ulmer, guitarist, singer, February 8, 1940 – June 3, 2026
With Amin Ali (bass), Cornell Rochester (drums), live, Berlin, 1981
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With Don Cherry (1936-1995, pocket trumpet), Rashied Ali (1933-2009, drums), New York, published 2008
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Jeff Parker ETA IVtet (Jeff Parker, electric guitar with electronics; Jay Bellerose, drums and percussion; Anna Butterss, bass; Josh Johnson, alto saxophone with electronics), live, Los Angeles, 2025 (published yesterday)
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passings
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist, September 7, 1930 – May 25, 2026
With Henry Grimes (bass), Joe Harris (drums), “Love Letters” (V. Young, E. Heyman), live, Sweden (Stockholm), 1959
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sounds of New York
Tomeka Reid Quartet (TR, cello; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums), “Hopscotch” (Joe Chambers), live, 2016
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sounds of Buenos Aires
Juana Molina (1961-, voice, guitar, keyboards, electronics, compositions) with Diego López de Arcaute (drums, percussion), live, Buenos Aires (CCK [Centro Cultural Kirchner]), live, Buenos Aires, 2022
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Josh Berman Trio (JB, cornet; Jason Roebke, bass; Chris Corsano, drums), “Observers,” 2026
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Chris Potter (tenor saxophone, composition) with Bill Frisell (guitar), Nate Smith (drums), Burniss Travis (bass), Rane Moore (clarinet), Zekkereya El-Magharbel (trombone), Sara Caswell (violin), “Into Africa,” published 4/23/26
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never enough
Miles Davis (1926-1991, trumpet) with Wayne Shorter (1933-2023, tenor saxophone), Herbie Hancock (1940-, keyboards), Ron Carter (1937-, bass), Tony Williams (1945-1997, drums), “Filles de Kilimanjaro” (M. Davis), 1968
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Happy (104th) Birthday, Charles!
Charles Mingus Sextet (CM, 4/22/1922–1/5/1979, bass, compositions; Eric Dolphy, 1928-1964, alto saxophone; Clifford Jordan, 1931-1993, tenor saxophone; Johnny Coles, 1925-1987, trumpet; Jaki Byard, 1922-1999, piano; Dannie Richmond, 1931-1988, drums), live, Belgium,* Norway,** Sweden,*** 1964
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radio
WKCR-FM (Columbia University): all Mingus, all day.
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* “So Long Eric,” “Peggy’s Blue Skylight,” “Meditations on Integration”
** “So Long Eric,” “Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk,” “Parkeriana,” “Take The ‘A’ Train”
*** “So Long Eric” (performance and rehearsal), “Meditations on Integration” (performance and rehearsal)
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like nobody else
Nina Simone ([1933-2003], vocals, piano), “Tomorrow Is My Turn” (Charles Aznavour, “L’amour c’est comme un jour”), live, Netherlands, 1965
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