NPR Jazz: Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz Vibraphone Modernist, Has Died

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Bobby Hutcherson, Jazz Vibraphone Modernist, Has Died Posted: 16 Aug 2016 01:43 PM PDT Bobby Hutcherson performs at the Monterey Jazz Festival, in Monterey, Calif. in 2013.Craig Lovell/Corbis via Getty Images Bobby Hutcherson, a vibraphonist whose improvising and composition helped to define modernity for jazz as a whole, has died. He had long struggled with emphysema. He was 75. MUSIC INTERVIEWS Interview: Bobby Hutcherson's Good Vibes For Fiery Times As a mallet percussionist, he expanded the scope of what was possible on his instrument. And the sound he created was widely influential. It was a far cry from his first public performance. Inspired by pioneering jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson, a teenaged Hutcherson formed a band with his friend from school, bassist Herbie Lewis. Hutcherson hadn't taken any lessons, but Lewis marked up the vibraphone with which notes to play and when. It was a system that worked great in practice — but then they entered a contest ... in front of people. Here's how Bobby Hutcherson told the story to NPR in 2001.

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER New Releases: Total Reggae Summer Vibes; Andre Solomko - Le Polaroid; Leah Williams - Run On

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1. New Releases: Total Reggae Summer Vibes; Andre Solomko - Le Polaroid; Leah Williams - Run On 
2. New Releases: Juliette Greco - Greco Chante Brel; Chuck Webb - No Smoke No Mirrors, Rod Tate - Love 
3. New Releases: Loleatta Holloway - Dreamin': The Loleatta Holloway Anthology 1976-1982; Willie Jones - Fire In My Soul; Bobby Hutcherson - Total Eclipse 
4. The Sweet Soul Music Series Featuring Top Tracks From 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975

New Releases: Total Reggae Summer Vibes; Andre Solomko - Le Polaroid; Leah Williams - Run On Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:27 PM PDT TOTAL REGGAE SUMMER VIBES (VARIOUS ARTISTS) This edition to the Total Reggae series delivers cool vibes for the hot summer nights. Forty tracks of pure Jamaican reggae and dancehall including classic hits and unsung gems. Total Reggae: Summer Vibes is packed with 40 proved and tested Summer Vibes, hits songs 'The Tide Is High', 'Oh Carolina', 'Mr Lover Man', hit artists Shaggy, Gregory Isaacs, John Holt, and many more. Includes Carl Malcolm 'Fattie Bum Bum' as featured in this year's Paddy Power TV advertising campaign plus Sister Nancy 'Bam Bam' as featured in the brand new Reebok campaign with Miranda Kerr. Very attractive priced double CD set with 40 big summer hits. Real value for money. Includes also 8-page booklet with comprehensive liner notes by reggae expert Harry Wise.  Includes: Everything I Own – Ken Boothe;. Money In My Pocket – Dennis Brown; Uptown Top Ranking – Althea & Donna; Fattie Bum Bum – Carl Malcolm; Dat – Pluto; O.K. Fred – Errol Dunkley; Pass The Kouchie  - The Mighty Diamonds; Cottage In Negril – Tyrone Taylor; Stop That Train – Clint Eastwood & General Saint; Hello Darling – Tippa Irie and many others. ~ Groove Attack

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER A PAIR OF GILLES PETERSON PROJECTS: SONZEIRA BRAZIL BAM BAM BAM & BRUNSWICK BUBBLERS

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1. A PAIR OF GILLES PETERSON PROJECTS: SONZEIRA BRAZIL BAM BAM BAM & BRUNSWICK BUBBLERS
2. NEW RELEASES: MONTY ALEXANDER - HARLEM-KINGSTON EXPRESS VOL. 2; CECILE VERNY QUARTET - FEAR & FAITH; ALYSA HAAS - SPASM
3. BOBBY HUTCHERSON TO RELEASE "ENJOY THE VIEW" FEATURING DAVID SANBORN, JOEY DEFRANCESCO, BILLY HART
4. JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN ADDED TO NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL LINEUP

A PAIR OF GILLES PETERSON PROJECTS: SONZEIRA BRAZIL BAM BAM BAM & BRUNSWICK BUBBLERS Posted: 08 Apr 2014 10:33 AM PDT GILLES PETERSON - SONZEIRA BRAZIL BAM BAM BAM (VARIOUS ARTISTS) Says Gilles Peterson  'Brazil's music culture is massive....Such a huge amount of stuff to fit in. I wanted to try and cover it all – to make a kind of Buena Vista meets club culture, but to keep it sonically very modern.' This record is the product of Gilles Peterson being a fan and a champion of Brasilian music in the clubs and on the radio for the last 25 years, culminating in him bringing together the country's finest artists all on one album for the very first time. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, they collaborated to create a collective called Sonzeira and an album that is Brasil Bam Bam Bam – a true expression of the real soul and authentic sound of Brasil, from its majestic heritage to its super-dynamic present. He has recorded all-new material with a stellar line-up of Brasilian talent, under the name Sonzeira. The result, is an inspirational portrait of a nation in sound. At its heart are mesmerising vocal performances from superstars young and old, including City of God actor and singer Seu Jorge, and the grande dame of samba, 76-year-old powerhouse Elza Soares.

LeFtO Show#579 @ Musique Non Stop

Opening with a classic from Bobby Hutcherson, into Hector Plimmer, again in the playlist this week; Erykah Badu's "You Loving Me", Vincent Staples, MED & JRocc as Axel F, grammy-nominated singer Emily King, new Chet Faker from his forthcoming album coming out this week. new JETS ft. Jamie Lidell, new Chesslo Junior on Kelpe's label, new 50Cent, few classics from Joe Bataan, Ruby & The Romantics and Billy Paul. New Mop Mop remixed by Soulparlor, some hiphop from Jonwayne, J Dilla, Biggie, an exclusive from Lone, some d&b from Calibre, great Booker T cover from Underground Vegetables, another Soulparlor exclusive from the upcoming EP, Detroit Swindle again, Drumtalk and of course Frankie Knuckles. May he Rest In Peace...

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THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER FREDDIE HUBBARD'S BACK TO BIRDLAND, SONNY CLARK'S COOL STRUTTIN', BOBBY HUTCHERSON'S HAPPENINGS REISSUED

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1. FREDDIE HUBBARD'S BACK TO BIRDLAND, SONNY CLARK'S COOL STRUTTIN', BOBBY HUTCHERSON'S HAPPENINGS REISSUED
2. NEW RELEASES - TEMPO DREAMS VOLUME 2, STRANGE JAZZ UNIVERSE FEATURING RON BRUNER SR, RONNIE BURRAGE
3. NEW RELEASES - GEORGE DUKE'S BRAZILIAN GROOVE, KIRK LIGHTSEY, JACOB SZEKELY TRIO
4. JEFF LORBER CLASSIC ALBUMS REISSUED - WATER SIGN, WIZARD ISLAND, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, IT'S A FACT AND GALAXIAN

FREDDIE HUBBARD'S BACK TO BIRDLAND, SONNY CLARK'S COOL STRUTTIN', BOBBY HUTCHERSON'S HAPPENINGS REISSUED Posted: 16 Oct 2013 12:52 PM PDT FREDDIE HUBBARD - BACK TO BIRDLAND Freddie Hubbard comes storming home to his bebop roots on this 1981, West Wind release. When Hubbard, Richie Cole on alto saxophone, Ashley Alexander on double trombone, George Cables on piano, Andy Simpkins on bass, and John Dentz on bass dive head first into the seminal Gillespie/Parker tune "Shaw Nuff," it's almost as though the '60s and '70s never happened. They swim straight back to the source-lightning fast and with unbridled energy. On "Lover Man" (Ramirez/Davis/Sherman), Cole's subtle, heartfelt soloing meshes seamlessly with Hubbard's velvet flugelhorn. It is great to hear these tunes and this kind of playing updated in an era of such superior recording techniques. On the final track, Hubbard's own "Byrdlike," the sparks fly off trombone, sax, and trumpet in ever growing spirals. This is real; blistering be-bop for those of us that can't get enough. Recorded in 1981. Personnel: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet). Recording information: 08/1982. Personnel includes: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Richie Cole (alto saxophone); George Cables (piano); Ashley Alexander, Andy Simpkins, John Dentz, Med Flory. Personnel includes: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Richie Cole (alto saxophone); Ashley Alexander (trombone); George Cables (piano); Andy Simkins (bass); John Dentz (drums). ~ cduniverse