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Final Note: Jimmie Haskell

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Life Member. Composer
11/7/1926 – 2/4/2016

HIS WORK IS DONE

Music staffs on white paper,
A whole note for the string bass,
The pen continues to write its notes,
Next sixteen semiquavers seem to race.

These are tools of music on paper,
By an arranger in great demand.
Whether it be for a large orchestra,
Or just a very small band.

Now suddenly the pen stops,
The arranger has reached his Coda.
His final note has been written,
From his hand the pen drops.

The arrangements he has written,
Will be played on and on,
He will be missed by many,
Yes Jimmie Haskell has gone.

– David S. Gold
1/18/2016

 

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Memorial for Joseph Cosme Deaguero

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Memorial for Former Member Joseph Cosme Deaguero (1944 – 2016)

joseph cosmeJoseph Cosme Deaguero was a famous vibe player with the Afro Blues Quintet Plus One and Tribe. He has passed onward to a higher octave. Joseph was the CEO of the Goldenlyre Musicianship Awards Show with BMI, and he ran the publication company Co. Mutual of Tibet. Cosme is survived by his 12 grown children, six grandkids, Orly his brother, and Birdie his sister.

Gerri Garrett, his wife of 16 years, requests in lieu of flowers to please adopt a shelter dog and send widow love offerings to Gerri Garrett, PO Box 2126, Manhattan Beach CA 90267.

Memorial services will be held at Hermosa Beach pier May 15 at 5 p.m.

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Final Note: Bill Henderson

bill-henderson-quartet_f_3_400_1Vocalist
3/19/1926 – 4/3/2016

Bill Henderson, jazz vocalist and actor, has died of natural causes in Los Angeles, California.

Born in Chicago in 1926, William Randall Henderson made his show business debut as a singer and dancer at age 4. His father taught him the value of singing softly. He spent his teens and twenties fluctuating between school, day jobs, and trying to make it as a singer. A stint I the army provided him an opportunity to work with Vic Damone, and in 1956 Henderson made his way to New York. The jazz community took notice and his break came the following year when he recorded “Señor Blues” for Blue Note Records. A jukebox hit, the recording stands as one of the biggest selling jingles in the label’s history. Continue reading →

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Memorial for Brian O’Connor

BRIAN O’CONNOR
Horn
December 1951 – March 2016

Memorial service:
Saturday March 26, 2:00-3:00 PM

Lutheran Church in the Foothills
1700 Foothill Blvd.
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011

There will also be a Musical Celebration of Brian’s Life at Local 47 in June. Stay tuned for further details.

In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the UCLA Neurology Foundation.  You may send a donation by check or money order to:

Attention: Luba Skoropad
Department of Neurology Finance Office
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
710 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769

Make check payable to: UCLA Foundation

Please indicate on the memo line: “For the research of Dr. Linda Liau.”

– Via RMALA

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Final Note: Brian O’Connor

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In Loving Remembrance:

BRIAN O’CONNOR
Horn
(12/6/1951 – 3/4/2016)

By Marie Matson

Brian O’Connor sincerely loved to play his horn. It was his career, his passion and his life. His pure tone and floating high-range were part of his signature sound, and his majestic horn solos in “Star Trek: First Contact” are known and loved across several generations. (In fact, playing recordings of Brian’s “Star Trek” and other solos in the hospital room got him a lot of extra attention!) Brian made a peaceful transition on March 4, 2016, but his feisty spirit and his vast legacy of recorded and live work will be with us forever. Continue reading →

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Final Note: Jimmie Haskell

Jimmie Haskell with Jose Feliciano and the Pope at Yankee stadium, 2008.

Jimmie Haskell with Jose Feliciano and the Pope at Yankee stadium, 2008.


Life Member. Composer
11/7/1926 – 2/4/2016

by Scottie Haskell, daughter

On Feb. 4, 2016, the music world lost an international treasure. World renowned music composer, arranger and conductor Jimmie Haskell passed away at his home in Laguna Niguel California. He was 89 years young.

Born Sheridan Pearlman in Brooklyn, New York on Nov. 7, 1926, Jimmie came to Los Angeles when he was just nine years old. He became an in-demand arranger and producer for the likes of Ricky Nelson, Bobby Darin, The Lettermen, The Grassroots, and many, many more. Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Life of Howard Rumsey

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Life Member. Bass
(11/7/1917 – 7/15/2015)

By Glenn A. Mitchell, Life Member

Longtime jazz bassist, entrepreneur and educator Howard Rumsey passed away July 15, 2015, at 97 years. Rumsey brought jazz to the west coast in a big way after leaving the original Stan Kenton Orchestra. He helped Lighthouse owner John Levine by getting an OK to produce Sunday afternoon jazz at the Lighthouse. Several years later he also ran the famous Concerts by the Sea in Redondo Beach for a number of years until his retirement in 1985, bringing many famous world-class jazz artists to both venues. Continue reading →

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