Captain Bacardi
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Man, I feel like I'm the Grim Reaper these past couple of weeks. 
Trumpet legend Benny Bailey died April 14th at the age of 79, but his death was just announced. From Yahoo news:
Trumpet Player Benny Bailey Dies at 79
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Trumpeter Benny Bailey, who played with Dizzy Gillespie and Lionel Hampton before he became a fixture on the European jazz scene, has died in his home in Amsterdam, friends said Tuesday. He was 79.
Bailey, who lived alone, died April 14 of unknown causes, but the death was announced only on Friday by city officials. U.S. authorities located and notified his family Saturday in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, and in Europe, said Rene van Beeck, a Dutch jazz impresario.
The funeral, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was delayed until May 10 to allow family members to arrive, said Van Beeck.
Bailey was still active and touring frequently. "I had a gig scheduled with him in two weeks. He was playing the whole time," said Van Beeck, a bassist. "He was still in great condition. He was doing a lot of tours in Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Norway."
Bailey's best work in recent years were his explosive solos on the 1970 album Swiss Movement with Eddie Harris and Les McCann.
Born in Cleveland on Aug. 13, 1925, Ernest Harold Bailey played R&B after studying at the Cleveland Conservatory of Music, but found his niche in bop. He joined Gillespie in 1947, then played five years with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra.
He left Hampton during a European tour in 1953 and decided to stay, spending many years in Sweden with Harry Arnold's big band. His two daughters still live in Sweden, Van Beeck said.
In the late 1950s, he recorded with Stan Getz and Quincy Jones, returning briefly with Jones to America in 1960. He returned to Europe and worked mainly in radio and recording studios in Germany, the Netherlands and elsewhere. He toured with many bands, and in 1986 became a member of the Paris Reunion Band.
In 2000, he recorded The Satchmo Legacy, an album that Van Beeck said was among Bailey's finest work.
Capt. Bacardi
Trumpet legend Benny Bailey died April 14th at the age of 79, but his death was just announced. From Yahoo news:Trumpet Player Benny Bailey Dies at 79
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Trumpeter Benny Bailey, who played with Dizzy Gillespie and Lionel Hampton before he became a fixture on the European jazz scene, has died in his home in Amsterdam, friends said Tuesday. He was 79.
Bailey, who lived alone, died April 14 of unknown causes, but the death was announced only on Friday by city officials. U.S. authorities located and notified his family Saturday in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, and in Europe, said Rene van Beeck, a Dutch jazz impresario.
The funeral, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was delayed until May 10 to allow family members to arrive, said Van Beeck.
Bailey was still active and touring frequently. "I had a gig scheduled with him in two weeks. He was playing the whole time," said Van Beeck, a bassist. "He was still in great condition. He was doing a lot of tours in Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Norway."
Bailey's best work in recent years were his explosive solos on the 1970 album Swiss Movement with Eddie Harris and Les McCann.
Born in Cleveland on Aug. 13, 1925, Ernest Harold Bailey played R&B after studying at the Cleveland Conservatory of Music, but found his niche in bop. He joined Gillespie in 1947, then played five years with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra.
He left Hampton during a European tour in 1953 and decided to stay, spending many years in Sweden with Harry Arnold's big band. His two daughters still live in Sweden, Van Beeck said.
In the late 1950s, he recorded with Stan Getz and Quincy Jones, returning briefly with Jones to America in 1960. He returned to Europe and worked mainly in radio and recording studios in Germany, the Netherlands and elsewhere. He toured with many bands, and in 1986 became a member of the Paris Reunion Band.
In 2000, he recorded The Satchmo Legacy, an album that Van Beeck said was among Bailey's finest work.
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