What a sad news...
https://jazz.fm/jerry-granelli-obituary-jazz-drummer/
https://jazz.fm/jerry-granelli-obituary-jazz-drummer/
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Jerry Granelli
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I saw him at a Clinic once I was very young. But I went.
around 1975)
And I have his album. The one with the White cover.
Visions:
www.discogs.com
1978
very exotic
may have to listen to it again
around 1975)
And I have his album. The one with the White cover.
Visions:
Jerry Granelli - Visions
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1978 Vinyl release of "Visions" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com
very exotic
may have to listen to it again
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Bummer, he was an influential player for me.
tell ya what The Charlie Brown thing was the least of it.. He was an improviser
check his vids on YT he was Out There
CC Cirillo
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He brought so much musical joy across generations.
I stand hat over heart.
I stand hat over heart.
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Thanks for that. I like his quotes in that article. Live performance, improv and its unknowns are just like life.
Can you imagine starting at 17? What a rich full life. RIP
piccupstix
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Rich full life indeed. RIP Jerry. You were a big inspiration.
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Very sorry to hear this.
He seemed like a great guy; an ambassador for jazz.
Vince Guaraldi was my gateway into jazz; Jerry Granelli was the first jazz drummer I ever heard (even before Buddy). Now I'm a jazz fan, thanks to A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Vince Guaraldi was my gateway into jazz; Jerry Granelli was the first jazz drummer I ever heard (even before Buddy). Now I'm a jazz fan, thanks to A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Sad news. Might have been the most listened to jazz drummer without anybody realizing who he was due to Charlie Brown Christmas. Loved his brushwork and use of space. RIP.
shilohjim
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He was one of my favorities for sure. Especially the stuff he did with Mose Allison. RIP Jerry.
Rip, Jerry. So cool and classy....
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Really nice guy. An inspired and inspiring drummer. From a gearhead vista, I saw him play one of those Yamaha pedal floor toms, he really knew how to have fun with that. I loved catching him whenever I could.
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I suspect he's also the drummer on this classic (although it's not mentioned in the obits, but he played with Denny Zeitlin who was the prime mover behind this, and yes that's Grace Slick singing):
piccupstix
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A young man's soul stuck in an older man's body. I caught this feature a couple years ago and it will always stay with me.
