May 15, 2016
ALL THAT JAZZ #38
Joe Temperley - The Steadfast Titan
I just heard that the great Scottish-born baritone saxophonist, Joe Temperley died on Wednesday at 88. Joe was the anchor and elder statesman of the fabulous saxophone section of the Jazz at Lincoln Center since that group's founding, and before that, a long-time member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra (replacing the legendary Harry Carney) and a fixture on the NY jazz scene.
For the last 6 months, I've been meaning to write and post a review of pianist Aaron Diehl's excellent 2015 release "Space-Time Continuum" but haven't gotten to it. The album contains a feature, "Steadfast Titan," that was written by Diehl for Joe in the Ellington style. So here's a taste of the late, great Joe Temperely and a preview of an upcoming ATJ:
Posted by Foos at May 15, 2016 11:52 AM