{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Podcast 547: Bobby Hutcherson (1941-2016)","description":"Bobby Hutcherson, a vibraphonist whose adventurous, harmonically challenging playing in the 1960s made him one of the most influential jazz musicians on his instrument, died Aug. 15 at his home in Montara, California at the age of 75. The cause was emphysema. A major player in the halcyon days of Blue Note Records, Hutcherson took the vibes in different directions than his mentors and peers would attempt. For every melodic, lyrical solo he recorded, there were also the dissonant, rhythmic and pulsing sounds of modern jazz in his work. Inspired by the sounds of Milt \u201cBags\u201d Jackson, the vibes master who helped create \u201cthird stream\u201d and chamber jazz, Hutcherson taught himself the demanding instrument, eventually serving as the bridge between the traditional sounds of Red Norvo, Lionel Hampton and Jackson to the contemporary sounds of Gary Burton, Joe Locke and Stefon Harris and more recently, Warren Wolf. Recording for Blue Note Records from 1963 to 1977, Mr. Hutcherson effortlessly moved from hard-bop jazz to more avant-garde styles. Besides the 22 solo albums he released for the label during that time, he served as sideman on some of the most important albums and for cutting edge artists of the day, taking key roles and contributing songs to Jackie McLean\u2019s One Step Beyond; Grant Green\u2019s Idle Moments; Eric Dolphy\u2019s Out to Lunch!; Joe Henderson\u2019s Mode for Joe; and Andrew Hill\u2019s Judgment!. McCoy Tyner counted him as a regular member of his recording ensemble, and he cut sides with the likes of Woody Shaw, Sonny Rollins, Harold Land and Donald Byrd. Born Jan. 27, 1941, in Los Angeles, the son of a brick mason and hairdresser, he moved to New York as he advanced in his craft. A 1967 arrest for buying marijuana cost him his valuable cabaret card, and led him to return to California. He remained there for the rest of his life, writing, recording and assisting in the formation of the SFJazz Collective, a thriving repertory group. He continued to record well into his 70\u2019s, including Enjoy the View for Blue Note and Somewhere in the Night for the Kind of Blue label. Hutcherson was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2010. Podcast 547 is my tribute to Bobby Hutcherson, featuring tunes from his solo albums as well as some of my favorite sideman sessions. Musical selections, many of which Hutcherson wrote, include: Bobby Hutcherson \u2013 \u201cLittle B\u2019s Poem\u201d from Components Bobby Hutcherson \u2013 Title Track from Medina Grant Green \u2013 \u201cDjango\u201d from Idle Moments Bobby Hutcherson \u2013 \u201cBlues Mind Matter\u201d from Stick-Up! Jackie McLean \u2013 \u201cBlue Rondo\u201d from One Step Beyond Eric Dolphy \u2013 \u201cSomething Sweet, Something Tender\u201d from Out to Lunch! Harold Land \u2013 \u201cTimetable\u201d from The Peace-Maker Andrew Hill \u2013 \u201cAlfred\u201d from Judgment! Bobby Hutcherson \u2013 \u201c\u2019For Heaven's Sake" from Enjoy the View ","author_name":"Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show","author_url":"http:\/\/straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com","html":"