Bobby Hutcherson

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Bobby Hutcherson
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Background information
Born (1941-01-27) January 27, 1941 (age 72)
Origin Los Angeles, United States
Genres Progressive jazz
Hard bop
Post-bop
Mainstream jazz
Free jazz
Occupations Musician, composer
Instruments Vibraphone, Marimba
Years active 1961–present

Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941, in Los Angeles, California)[1][2] 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 has influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke and Stefon Harris.[2]

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

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Biography [edit]

Attracted foremost to more experimental free jazz and post-bop, Hutcherson, inspired by the style began recording on the Blue Note label with Jackie McLean, Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, Grachan Moncur III, Joe Chambers, and Freddie Hubbard, both as a leader and a sideman. In spite of the numerous avant-garde recordings made during this period however, Hutcherson's first session for Blue Note, The Kicker (1963) (not released until 1999), demonstrates his background in hard bop and the blues, as well as the early session Idle Moments for Grant Green, for example.[2] Many of his later recordings return to this hard bop and less adventurous, soulful sound.[2]

The 1966 Blue Note session, Stick-Up!, featuring saxophonist Joe Henderson, is notable, being the first recorded session Hutcherson made with McCoy Tyner on piano, a lasting association that continues today.[2]

Hutcherson appeared as the bandleader in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), and as Ace in Round Midnight (1986).

His 2007 quartet included Renee Rosnes on piano, Dwayne Burno on bass and Al Foster on drums. His 2008 quartet has included Joe Gilman on piano, Glenn Richman on bass and Eddie Marshall on drums. In year 2010 he received the lifetime Jazz Master Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts.[3]

Discography [edit]

Hutcherson performing at the Berkeley Jazz Festival in 1982

As Leader [edit]

Blue Note

Columbia Records

Landmark Records

  • 1984 Good Bait
  • 1985 Color Schemes
  • 1985 It Ain't Easy
  • 1988 Cruisin' The Bird
  • 1989 Ambos Mundos
  • 1991 Mirage
  • 1992 Landmark

Others

  • 1982 Solo / Quartet (Contemporary)
  • 1982 Farewell Keystone (Theresa Records)
  • 1983 Four Seasons (Timeless)
  • 1993 Acoustic Masters II (Atlantic)
  • 1999 Skyline (Verve)
  • 2004 The Al Grey & Dave Burns Complete Sessions (recorded 1962-63, Lone Hill Jazz)
  • 2007 For Sentimental Reasons (Kind of Blue)
  • 2009 Wise One (Kind of Blue)
  • 2012 Somewhere In The Night (Kind of Blue)

As sideman [edit]

With Curtis Amy & Frank Butler

  • Groovin' Blue (Pacific Jazz, 1961)

With The Aquarians

  • Jungle Grass (Uni, 1969)

With Kenny Barron

  • Other Places (Verve, 1993)

With Bayete

  • Worlds Around the Sun (Prestige, 1972)

With Dave Burns

  • Warming Up (Vanguard, 1962)

With Donald Byrd

With George Cables

  • Cables' Vision (Contemporary, 1979)

With Stanley Cowell

With Joey DeFrancesco

  • Organic Vibes (Concord, 2006)

With Smith Dobson

  • Sasha Bossa (Quartet, 1988)

With Eric Dolphy

With Bruce Forman

  • Full Circle (Concord, 1984)
  • There are Times (Concord, 1987)

With Chico Freeman

With Kenny Garrett

  • Happy People (Warner Bros., 2001)
  • Beyond the Wall (Nonesuch, 2006)

With Luis Gasca

  • Collage (Fantasy, 1975)

With Dexter Gordon

With Grant Green

With Al Grey

  • Snap Your Fingers (Argo, 1962)
  • Having a Ball (Argo, 1963)
  • Night Song (Argo, 1962)

With Herbie Hancock

With John Handy

  • New View (Columbia, 1967)

With Roy Haynes

  • Thank You Thank You (Galaxy, 1977)

With Eddie Henderson

With Joe Henderson

With John Hicks

  • John Hicks (Theresa, 1982)
  • In Concert (Theresa, 1984)

With Andrew Hill

With Stix Hooper

  • The World Within (MCA, 1979)

With Freddie Hubbard

With Ron Jefferson

  • Love Lifted Me (Pacific Jazz, 1962)

With Osamu Kitajima

  • Masterless Samurai (Headfirst, 1979)

With Barney Kessel

  • Feeling Free (Contemporary, 1969)
  • Red Hot and Blues (Contemporary, 1988)

With Harold Land

  • The Peacemaker (Cadet, 1967)
  • A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream, 1971)
  • Xocia's Dance (Sue-sha's Dance) (Muse, 1981)
  • Choma (Burn) (Mainstream, 1971)

With Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons

With John Lewis

  • Slavic Smile (Baystate, 1982)

With Abbey Lincoln

  • Wholly Earth (Verve, 1998)

With Eddie Marshall

  • Dance of the Sun (Timeless, 1977)

With Jackie McLean

With Billy Mitchell

  • This Is Billy Mitchell (Smash, 1962)

With Grachan Moncur III

With Frank Morgan

  • Reflections (Contemporary, 1988)

With Lee Morgan

With Grassella Oliphant

  • The Grass Roots (Atlantic, 1965)

With John Patton

With Duke Pearson

With Lou Rawls

  • At Last (Blue Note, 1989)

With Dianne Reeves

  • I Remember (Blue Note, 1988)

With Sonny Rollins

With Ted Rosenthal

  • Calling You (CTI, 1992)

With Joe Sample

  • Roles (MCA, 1987)

With Pharoah Sanders

  • Rejoice (Theresa, 1981)

With SFJAZZ Collective

  • SFJAZZ Collective (Nonesuch, 2004)
  • SFJAZZ Collective 2 (Nonesuch, 2005)
  • "SFJAZZ Collective volume 3" (SFJazz, 2006)

With Woody Shaw

  • Master of the Art (Elektra/Musician, 1982)
  • Night Music (Elektra/Musician, 1982)

With Archie Shepp

With Sonny Stitt

  • Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was (32 Jazz, 1981)

With McCoy Tyner

With Harold Vick

  • The Caribbean Suite (RCA, 1966)

With Larry Vuckovich

  • Blue Balkan (Inner City, 1980)

With Cedar Walton

  • Among Friends (Evidence, 1982)

With Paula West

  • Come What May (Hi Horse, 2001)

With Tony Williams

  • Life Time (Blue Note, 1964)
  • Foreign Intrigue (Capitol, 1985)

With Gerald Wilson

  • Everywhere (Pacific Jazz, 1968)
  • California Soul (World Pacific, 1968)
  • Eternal Equinox (World Pacific, 1969)

References [edit]

  1. ^ Mortensen, Scott (2006). "Bobby Hutcherson Biographical Sketch". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 26 August 2012. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Biography
  3. ^ "Hutcherson Being Honored With Jazz Master Fellowship Award in 2010". Arts.endow.gov. Retrieved 2010-11-04. 

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