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RIP Steve Reid

BeatnicholasBeatnicholas 1,004 Posts
edited April 2010 in Strut Central
legend.gutted.

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  • BeatnicholasBeatnicholas 1,004 Posts
    http://www.gigwise.com/news/55774/Steve-Reid-Dies-In-New-York-Aged-66

    feel so lucky to have seen him play.
  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
    Damn. The man seemed to be enjoying music as much as ever and releasing some interesting stuff with Four Tet. RIP.
  • el_sparkoel_sparko 884 Posts
    Ah, that's sad news.
  • BeatnicholasBeatnicholas 1,004 Posts
    there was a time when you'd regularly see him or bump into him around london, he was always at the parties, always up for sharing stories and chatting to fans. Incredible energy and a very genuine sort of person, particularly exceptional given the career he'd had. He'd played with all the greats, starting at 16 when he played drums for Martha and The Vandellas. It's amazing that he embraced the new as he always had done and continued to break musical boundaries well into his 60s. Cannot salute this gentleman enough.
  • triptoyourmindtriptoyourmind 294 Posts
    really sad to hear this - nova is one of my favourite jazz albums. RIP.
  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
    Really sad to hear about this. To be honest, it doesn't surprise me that he stayed open to new styles and forms into his twilight years. That was true of people like Miles or Lester Bowie, it's true of people like Ornette Coleman, and I'm sure it could be applied to any number of jazz musicians who don't approach the music as something to be handled with surgical gloves or preserved in amber. RIP.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,163 Posts
    dang. RIP. I remember my mind being blown hearing "Lions of Judah" for the first time on some soul-jazz comp years ago...
  • barjesusbarjesus 872 Posts
    legend.

    gutted.

    "Gutted"? Is that what the kids are saying these days?
  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts
    old school UK trench-R
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    RIP
  • LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
    That's sad news

    RIP
  • francozola0francozola0 129 Posts
    Loved his interviews on the Gilles Peterson show the mans passion for what he did was obvious and his music on the soul jazz comps and 4 tet collaborations blew me away will be missed very sad news.
  • Ayrotollah77Ayrotollah77 415 Posts
    RIP..too young
  • roistoroisto 880 Posts
    Sad news, RIP. Will be playing Kai off Rhythmatism tonight.
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