Podcast 871: Noted in Passing 2021

We continue to lose talented jazz masters at an alarming rate.  All of the musicians featured in this podcast will be terribly missed. Take some time to listen to "Noted in Passing 2021" featuring the music of some of my favorite musicians who are now gone, but never forgotten so long as we can hear their music: Barry Harris - " Uno Dos Tres" Chick Corea (with the Akoustic Band) - "Humpty Dumpty" Chris Barber (with Eddie Durham +  Jazz & Blues Band) - "Jack Teagarden Blues" Curtis Fuller - "Be-Back Ta-Reckla" Mario Pavone (with Dialectic Trio +1) - "Philosophy Series" Pat Martino - "Dearborn Walk" Slide Hampton - "Little Sunflower" Dr. Lonnie Smith, - "Too Damn Hot" Pee Wee Ellis (with the WDR Big Band) - "The Prophet" Jerry Grannelli (with the Trio) - "Your Mind is On Vacation" Freddie Redd (with the Quartet) - "Time to Smile" Ralph Peterson Jr.,  - "I Want to Be There For You" Time and space prevent sharing more music and memories from George Mrasz, performer-critic Greg Tate, promoter and pianist George Wein, Milford Graves, Rick Laird (bass with Mahavishnu Orchestra), David Frishberg, Jon Hassell, Jeff Chambers, producer Bob Porter, and Sonny Simmons. Stephen Sondheim is rarely mentioned in a jazz context, but he was the greatest Broadway composer of the second half of the 20th century, if not the greatest composer in all genres during this time. I will miss his brilliance every day.