John Chilton RIP

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

"John Chilton, the Grammy-winning jazz writer who was also George Melly's musical partner for nearly four decades, died on 25 February, aged 83, following a brief illness.

Melly was one of Britain's greatest jazz stars and Chilton and his band, The Feetwarmers, were the resident Christmas act at Ronnie Scott's club in Soho for more than 30 years. They also had their own prime-time BBC series called Good Time George.

Chilton is also known as a writer and won a Grammy Award in 1983 for his album notes on Bunny Berigan (along with Richard M Sudhalter). Chilton was runner-up for a further Grammy in 2000 for his work on Lester Young. In the same year he won the British Jazz Award for 'Writer of the Year'." Obit in Telegraph, Independent etc.

Also the very fine saxophonist Leon Henderson has died. The youngest brother of Joe, and a standout on the two excellent Kenny Cox quintet albums on Bluenote. One day I must get around to requesting something from these.

BN.

[Jazzrook]

"John Chilton, the Grammy-winning jazz writer who was also George Melly's musical partner for nearly four decades, died on 25 February, aged 83, following a brief illness.

Melly was one of Britain's greatest jazz stars and Chilton and his band, The Feetwarmers, were the resident Christmas act at Ronnie Scott's club in Soho for more than 30 years. They also had their own prime-time BBC series called Good Time George.

Chilton is also known as a writer and won a Grammy Award in 1983 for his album notes on Bunny Berigan (along with Richard M Sudhalter). Chilton was runner-up for a further Grammy in 2000 for his work on Lester Young. In the same year he won the British Jazz Award for 'Writer of the Year'." Obit in Telegraph, Independent etc.

Also the very fine saxophonist Leon Henderson has died. The youngest brother of Joe, and a standout on the two excellent Kenny Cox quintet albums on Bluenote. One day I must get around to requesting something from these.

BN.

Sad news about John Chilton & Leon Henderson.
It's baffling why those Kenny Cox BLUE NOTE quintet albums aren't better known.
Tony Hall once described Kenny Cox as "one of the best kept secrets in the history of jazz"(Jazzwise, August 2007).
Long overdue for an appearance on JRR.

JR

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

I am going to request something. Two great albums, much influenced by Miles' second quintet maybe, but no worse for that, and with a great front line of Charles Moore and Leon. Kenny Cox said that Blue note had no idea as to what they (the quintet) wanted to do, and by all accounts the band were much more "out" and free playing live, something of a Detroit legend. There's a great late 60s Downbeat exchange of letters where Charles Moore rips into Don Ellis's critique of late Coltrane.

BN.

[burning dog]

RIP to both


Wayne might have come second to Leon Henderson in a Wayne Shorter sound-alike contest!

[Serial_Apologist]

I am going to request something. Two great albums, much influenced by Miles' second quintet maybe, but no worse for that, and with a great front line of Charles Moore and Leon. Kenny Cox said that Blue note had no idea as to what they (the quintet) wanted to do, and by all accounts the band were much more "out" and free playing live, something of a Detroit legend. There's a great late 60s Downbeat exchange of letters where Charles Moore rips into Don Ellis's critique of late Coltrane.

BN.

Could anything be? Mind - you've got to know what you're doing, entering that particular portal.