A few more recent passings:
Lee Konitz (October 13th, 1927-April 15th, 2020) was an important figure of cool jazz - and like so many others, he had a brief stint in library.
A session with Giovanni Tommaso's group during one of his trips to Rome in the fall of '68 ended up as a library record on the Italian RCA, "Musiche di genere e di maniera 6".
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ObituaryGilbert Sigrist (February, 1938-May 2nd, 2020) may be less of a household name, but the jazz pianist perhaps better known for his long-standing collaboration with Gilbert Bécaud also co-wrote material with Jean-Jacques Perrey for two of his iconic releases, "Moog Mig Mag Moog" and "Dynamoog".
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Obituary (French)
Phil May, vocalist of the Pretty Things - and the Electric Banana, of course - left us on May 15th. RIP.
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ObituaryProlific session guitarist and occasional library composer
Bob Kulick, left us on May 29th.
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