wiseone2

Today was the funeral for Max Roach. It was a regal affair. Maya Angelou, Bill Cosby, Amiri Baraka, Phil Schaap and Stanley Crouch spoke. Cecil Bridge water, Billy Harper and Reggie Workman played the Prelude.

Cassandra Wilson, Billy Taylor and Jimmy Heath, Gary Bartz, Cecil Bridgewater, Billy Harper and Reggie Workman offered musical selections.

It was truly a touching service.

I saw faces from the past. Yousef Lateef was there, it's been years since I last saw him.
It was a Who's Who of Jazz at the service.
Chico Hamilton, Roy Haynes, Henry Grimes, Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones and many, many more were there.

The trumpet players I saw were Jimmy Owens, Eddie Henderson, Joe Wilder, Dizzy Reece and Cecil Bridgewater.

It was a moving tribute to Max.
Wilmer

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wiseone2

Here's NY1's coverage of the service, you can get the TV images at this site,
NY1: Top Stories
Wilmer

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Brekelefuw

I didn't know Dizzy Reece was still around. Does he still play? He is truly a player who deserves more recognition than he gets. His Asia Minor album is fantastic.

wiseone2

Here are pictures from a Dizzy Reece performance earlier this year.
The Jazz Museum in Harlem
Wilmer

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