Bill Fitch

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Bill Fitch (born November 27, 1941 in New Haven , † 2010 ) was an American jazz percussionist ( congas ) and composer.

Fitch attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1958 . In the early 1960s he accompanied Cal Tjader ( Soña Libré ) for two years , for whom he wrote his best-known title Insight , which u. a. was covered by Bobby Shew . Then he moved to Los Angeles and worked in the West Coast jazz scene as a percussionist with the Rene Bloch Big Band, Charles Kynard / Buddy Collette ( Warm Winds 1964), Vince Guaraldi , Poncho Sanchez , but also with Hubert Laws ( Flute By Laws ) . After leaving the music scene for a while, he played around Berklee College with Chick Corea , Gary Burton , Don Alias, and Tony Williams in the 1970s . In his later years he lived in Hartford, Connecticut and was a mentor to young musicians. In the field of jazz, Fitch participated in six recording sessions between 1963 and 1965.

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  1. ↑ a b Information at My Conga Place
  2. ↑ http://news.jazzjournalists.org/2011/01/deaths-in-2010/
  3. ↑ Information at Congabop.com
  4. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Fitch, Bill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz percussionist (congas) and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH New Haven
DATE OF DEATH 2010