Jazz Nekrolog 2009

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Other events | General necrology 2009

David "Fathead" Newman
February 24, 1933 to January 20, 2009

This is a list of well-known personalities from the field of jazz who died in 2009 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data.

1st quarter

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age
January 1st Mike Mancini American pianist 82 [1]
January 7th Alex van Heerden South African jazz trumpeter and composer 34 [2]
January 8th Irving Bush American trumpeter 78 [3]
11th January Konrad Heidkamp German author 61 [4]
15. January Leroy Cooper American baritone saxophonist 80 [5]
January 16 Whitey Mitchell American bass player and writer 76 [6]
January 17th Günter Hörig German pianist 81 [7]
January 20th Ossi Aalto Finnish drummer and orchestra leader 98 [8th]
January 20th David "Fathead" Newman American saxophonist and flautist 79 [9]
January 23 Janet Cook British author and publisher [10]
January 24th Leonard Gaskin American bass player 88 [11]
January 29th Hank Crawford American saxophonist 74 [12]
January 30th Nick Jerret American clarinetist 90 [13]
February 1st Władysław Jagiełło Polish drummer 74 [14]
3 February Gary Carney American trombonist 70 [15]
February 5th Fred Rundquist Swedish-American guitarist 91 [16]
February 6th David Young American saxophonist 76 [17]
February 7th Blossom Dearie American singer 82 [18]
February 9 Ole Hanson American trombonist 76 [19]
February 9 Vic Lewis British guitarist, pianist and singer 89 [20]
February 9 Orlando "Cachaíto" López Cuban bass player 66 [21]
February 12th Mat Mathews Dutch accordionist 84 [22]
February 12th Gerry Niewood American flautist, clarinetist and saxophonist 65 [23]
14th of February Louie Bellson American drummer and composer 82 [24]
14th of February Verner Bramsen Danish banjoist 65 [25]
February 15th Joe Cuba American-Cuban percussionist 78 [26]
February 17th Tony Bauwens Belgian pianist 72 [27]
February 18 Snooks Eaglin American guitarist and singer 73 [28]
20. February Fats Sadi Belgian drummer, vibraphonist and composer 81 [29]
February 23 Agustin Caraballoso cuban trumpeter ≈80 [30]
February 24th Lyman Woodard American organist 66 [31]
February 25 Ian Carr British fusion musician, jazz trumpeter and jazz writer 75 [32]
February 25 Freddie Rundquist Swedish guitarist 91 [33]
February 25 Lyman Woodard American organist 66 [34]
February 26th Leppe Sundevall Swedish trumpeter 82 [35]
1st March Muriel Havenstein American pianist 81 [36]
1st March Tony Osborne British arranger, composer and orchestra leader 86 [37]
March 11 Lars Erstrand Swedish vibraphonist 72 [38]
March 18th Eddie Bo American pianist 78 [39]
March 10th Ralph Mercado American impresario 67 [40]
March 21st Ted Jarrett American music producer 83 [41]
March, 20th Mel Brown American guitarist 69 [42]
March 23 ole Brask Danish photographer 73 [43]
March 24th Manny Oquendo Cuban band leader and drummer 78 [44]
March 29 Mickey Scrima American percussionist and drummer 93 [45]
March 30 Jean Claude Fohrenbach French saxophonist 84 [46]
March 31 Beppe Quirici Italian guitarist and producer 55 [47]

2nd quarter

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age
2nd of April Bud Shank American flautist and saxophonist 82 [48]
3rd of April Charlie Kennedy American saxophonist 81 [49]
4. April Jack Fragomeni American guitarist 57 [50]
4. April Parry Knudsen Danish trumpeter 78 [51]
April 5th Jan "Tollarparn" Eriksson Swedish pianist 68 [52]
April 5th Gérard Hébert Canadian pianist [53]
April 8th Herbie Lovelle American drummer 84
11 April Zeke Zarchy American trumpeter 93 [54]
April 13th Pee Wee Moore American saxophonist 81 [55]
April 13th Ron Stallings American saxophonist 62 [56]
17th April Carmen Leggio American saxophonist 81 [57]
17th April Zeke Zarchy American trumpeter 93 [58]
April 22 Hans Otto Jung German bass player and pianist 88 [59]
April 23 Mike Serpas American trumpeter 77 [60]
April 27 Gugge Hedrenius Swedish pianist, band leader and composer 69 [61]
April 28 David Hill Phelps American pianist 72 [62]
April 29 Marl Young American pianist 92 [63]
May 3rd Alfred Appel Jr. American music critic 75 [64]
5th of May Michał Zduniak Polish drummer 55 [65]
10th of May Julie Coryell American singer 61 [66]
May 14th Buddy Montgomery American pianist and vibraphonist 79 [67]
May 15 Olof Grafström Swedish cornetist and pianist 82 [68]
May 15 Wayman Tisdale American bass guitarist and basketball player 44 [69]
May 16 Randy Purcell American trombonist 62 [70]
May 16 Jiří Urbánek Czech musician and band leader 65 [71]
17th of May Vicki Alexander American baritone saxophonist 55 [72]
17th of May Werner "Josh" Sellborn German musicologist and impresario 79 [73]
May 19th Butch Stone American saxophonist, singer and band leader 94 [74]
May 21 Uli Trepte German composer 67 [75]
May 24th Charly Höllering German clarinetist 65 [76]
2th of June Billy VerPlanck American trombonist and arranger 79 [77]
3rd of June Sam Butera American saxophonist and arranger 81 [78]
June 7th Hugh Hopper British bass player and composer 64
June 7th Kenny Rankin American singer 69 [79]
8th June Dickie Harris American trombonist 90 [80]
June 10th Huey Long American guitarist, singer and arranger 105 [81]
June 10th Jack Nimitz American flautist, clarinetist and saxophonist 79 [82]
June 11th Jarmo Savolainen Finnish pianist 48 [83]
June 16 Charlie Mariano American saxophonist 85 [84]
June 16 Tina Marsh American singer and composer 55 [85]
17th of June Werner Baumgart German saxophonist 82 [86]
20th June Joel Helleny American trombonist 52 [87]
June 22 Eddie Preston American trumpeter 80 [88]
June 22 Steve Race British television and radio presenter 88 [89]
23rd June Dickie Hawdon British musician, arranger and music teacher 81 [90]

3rd quarter

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age
3rd of July Sam Butera American saxophonist and band leader 81 [91]
July 4th Dee Dee Bellson American singer 49 [92]
July 4th Jim Chapin American drummer and music educator 89 [93]
8th of July Shep Meyers American pianist and arranger 72 [94]
8th of July Bobby Pring American trombonist [95]
July 9 Len Dobbin Canadian author, photographer and broadcaster 74 [96]
15th of July Ole Jørgensen Danish drummer 75 [97]
16th of July Earma Thompson American pianist 86 [98]
22nd of July Claude Sommier French pianist and composer ≈57 [99]
22nd of July Bob Thulman American saxophonist ≈79 [100]
22nd of July Teddy Washington American trumpeter 78 [101]
July 27th George Russell American pianist and composer 86 [102]
3rd August Lothar Scharf German drummer 67 [103]
August 9 Johnny Porrazzo American guitarist 94 [104]
August 11th Aubrey Simani South African saxophonist 59 [105]
August 11th Kitty White American singer 85 [106]
12. August Rashied Ali American drummer 74 [107]
13 August Les Paul American guitarist 94 [108]
13 August Jackie Tracey British music agent, wife of Stan Tracey 80 [109]
August 14th Lawrence Lucie American guitarist 97 [110]
17th August Gianni Basso Italian clarinetist, saxophonist and composer 78 [111]
August 22nd David Wilczewski American saxophonist 57 [112]
August 24th Ray Beckenstein American woodwind 86 [113]
August 24th Joe Maneri American clarinetist, pianist and saxophonist [114]
29th August Chris Connor American singer 81 [115]
August 31 Eddie Higgins American pianist 77 [116]
September 1 Per Nyhaug Norwegian drummer and vibraphonist 83 [117]
September 1 Viktor Plasil Austrian drummer 82
7th of September Eddie Locke American drummer 79 [118]
September 8th Luther Thomas American saxophonist 59 [119]
September 10 Juanita Brooks American singer 83 [120]
September 10 Seamus O'Brien British pianist 80 [121]
September 11 Ramiro Musotto Argentine percussionist 45 [122]
September 14th Jerry van Rooyen Dutch trumpeter and composer 80 [123]
September 15th Nunzio Rotondo Italian trumpeter 84 [124]
September 24th William Fielder American trumpeter and university professor 71 [125]
September 27th Freddie McCoy American vibraphonist 76 [126]
September 28th Norris Jones American bass player 69 [127]

4th quarter

Day Surname Origin / occupation Age
October 2nd Dieter Seelow German flautist and saxophonist 69 [128]
October 6th Raymond Federman American author 81 [129]
October 6th Bruce Grant American-French saxophonist, flautist 59 [130]
8th October Abu Talib American musician 70 [131]
9th October Ralf Sirén Finnish sound engineer 62 [132]
October 10th Sonny Bradshaw British trumpeter and band leader 83 [133]
October 12th Winston Mankunku South African saxophonist 66 [134]
October 13th Ted Williams American photographer 84 [135]
October 14th Artie Fields American trumpeter, writer, and producer 87 [136]
15th October Wilbert Fletcher American drummer 54 [137]
October, 16th José Cando French clarinetist 82 [138]
October 19th Paul Lagos American drummer [139]
October 21 Clinton Ford British singer 77 [140]
October 21 Siron American bassist, trombonist, composer 69 [141]
October 25 Kenneth Fisher American saxophonist [142]
October 27 Roy DeCarava American photographer 89 [143]
October 27 Stacy Rowles American singer, trumpeter 64 [144]
November 4th Art D'Lugoff American club owner ( The Village Gate ) 85 [145]
November 5th Matti Oiling Finnish drummer 66 [146]
November 6th Kjell Bartholdsen Norwegian saxophonist 72
November 8th Malcolm Laycock British broadcaster 73 [147]
November 10th Dick Katz American pianist and composer 84 [148]
14th November Ambrose Jackson American trumpeter and composer 69 [149]
15th of November Morris Nanton American pianist 80 [150]
15th of November Edwin "Rocky" Wynder American saxophonist 81 [151]
November 16 Kjell Bartholdsen Norwegian saxophonist 71 [152]
November 16 Jeff Clyne British bass player and composer 72 [153]
November 18 Sam (Leroy) Parkins American clarinetist 83 [154]
20th November Billy James American drummer 73 [155]
20th November Opal man American pianist 84 [156]
21st November Gerhard Aspheim Norwegian trombonist 79 [157]
November 23 Robert Degen American guitarist, banjo player and composer 104 [158]
November 26th Pia Beck Dutch pianist and singer 84 [159]
November 27th Al Alberts American singer (The Four Aces) 87 [160]
November 29th John Storm Roberts American musicologist 73 [161]
December 1 Willie "Face" Smith American saxophonist and arranger ≈83 [162]
December 1 Donald Washington American saxophonist 79 [163]
3rd of December Torrie Zito American pianist and composer 76 [164]
December 4th Paul Bryant American actor, organist and pianist 77 [165]
December 8th Charlie Banacos American pianist and music teacher 69 [166]
December 8th Luis "El Terror" Días Dominican rock and jazz musician 57 [167]
10th of December Pete Terrana American pianist 79 [168]
13th December Yvonne Burch American singer 89 [169]
13th December Joe Castro American pianist 82 [170]
December 14th Franz Thon German band leader 99 [171]
December 16 Terry Pollard American vibraphonist and pianist 78 [172]
December 18th Bob Willoughby American photographer 82 [173]
19. December Bill Betzler Canadian drummer 87 [174]
21st December Pete King British saxophonist 80 [175]
25 December Hal Malcolm American singer 83 [176]
25 December Ed Beach American broadcaster 86 [177]
25 December Rusty Dedrick American trumpeter and composer 91 [178]
December 26th Consuela Lee American pianist 83 [179]
December 29th Jimmy Takeuchi Japanese drummer 79 [180]

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Herbie Lovelle at Discogs (English)
  2. ^ Soft Machine icon Hugh Hopper dies ( Memento from 23 August 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ cf. no: Kjell Bartholdsen