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Encyclopedia > Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles) is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern. Hutcherson is the dominant influence on Stefon Harris, who some liken as the Hutcherson of his period. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... Luigi Waites plays a vibraphone, July 29, 1999 The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the percussion family. ... A modern marimba The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. ...


Initially attracted to more experimental free jazz and post-bop, Hutcherson made early recordings in this style for the Blue Note label with Jackie McLean, Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, Joe Chambers, and Freddie Hubbard, both as a leader and a sideman. His later recordings are more soul jazz or hard bop oriented. Free jazz, or avant-garde jazz, is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ... Eric Allan Dolphy (June 20, 1928 - June 29, 1964) was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. ... Andrew Hill (born June 30, 1937) is an American jazz pianist and composer. ... Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born on April 7, 1938, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an African American jazz trumpeter. ... Soul jazz was a development of hard bop which incorporated strong blues and gospel influences in music for small groups featuring keyboards, especially the Hammond organ. ... Hard bop is an extension of bebop (bop) music which incorporates influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano playing. ...


"Little B's Poem" (from his album Components) is one of his best-known compositions.


Discography

  • 1965 Spiral
  • 1965 Dialogue
  • 1965 Components
  • 1966 Happenings
  • 1966 Stick-Up!
  • 1967 Oblique
  • 1968 Patterns
  • 1968 Total Eclipse
  • 1968 Medina
  • 1969 Now!
  • 1970 San Francisco
  • 1971 Deep Blue
  • 1971 Head On
  • 1972 Natural Illusions
  • 1973 Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux
  • 1974 Cirrus
  • 1974 Linger Lane
  • 1975 Inner Glow
  • 1975 Montara
  • 1976 The View from the Inside
  • 1976 Waiting
  • 1977 Dance of the Sun
  • 1977 Knucklebean
  • 1978 Highway One
  • 1979 Conception: The Gift of Love
  • 1979 Un Poco Loco
  • 1981 Solo/Quartet
  • 1982 Farewell Keystone
  • 1983 Four Seasons
  • 1985 Color Schemes
  • 1991 Mirage
  • 1999 Skyline

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All About Jazz - The Definitive Resource for Jazz Music (402 words)
Bobby Hutcherson, one the handful of vibraphonists to enjoy successful careers as both a jazz instrumentalist and a composer, inherited the musical legacy built by Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo and extended the virtuoso innovations developed by Milt Jackson.
A native of L.A., Hutcherson performed locally with Curtis Amy and Charles Lloyd as well as with a quintet co-led by Al Grey and Billy Mitchell which brought him to N.Y. in 1961 when he was 20 years old.
Hutcherson appeared on several other Blue Note titles as a leader and sideman during the course of an association with the label that lasted until 1977.
Bobby Hutcherson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (157 words)
Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles) is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player.
His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern.
Hutcherson is the dominant influence on Stefon Harris, who some liken as the Hutcherson of his period.
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