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While Billy Higgins (1936-2001) only released a handful of albums under his own leadership during his lifetime, he was among the most prolific and best-loved jazz drummers ever to play the music. Dynamic, inventive, and economical, Higgins’ approach allowed him to fit and excel in the contexts of free (Ornette Coleman), hard bop (Lee Morgan), straight-ahead (Jimmy Raney), and even folk ...
12 de may. de 2023 · Billy Higgins, clásico batería estadounidense fallecido en 2001, fue uno de los entrevistados en el primer número de Más Jazz, publicado en enero de 1998. Ahora, 25 años después, recuperamos aquella interesante entrevista y la sacamos del olvido, inaugurando la sección « Hemeroteca » de la web.
Billy Higgins will always be ranked high on any list of the greatest drummers in jazz. He emerged to widespread attention when Ornette Coleman's ground-breaking quartet arrived in New York from California in 1959, and proceeded to create a schism in the jazz world which has echoes to this day.
7 de may. de 2001 · Le batteur Billy Higgins est mort jeudi près de Los Angeles, à l'âge de 64 ans, des suites d'un cancer. Hospitalisé depuis peu, il attendait une seconde greffe du foie. Dans son dernier numéro, Jazz Magazine lançait un appel aux dons, le musicien n'étant pas en mesure de couvrir ses soins médicaux. Avec son décès, c'est l'un des plus ...
Billy D. Higgins is a historian/author who writes documented histories in a highly readable style about people and events with which he has had first-hand experiences. In his latest book, Navigating the C-124 Globemaster: In the Cockpit of America’s Fist Strategic Heavy-Lift Aircraft, Higgins documents the role played by this giant, piston ...
15 de ene. de 2022 · 1. "Decepticon" (Charles 'Buster' Williams)2. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (George Fragos, Dick Gasparre, Jack Baker)3. "Plexus (Cedar Walton)4. "Evidence" (Theloniou...
Billy Higgins is undoubtedly one of the most recorded drummers in jazz history. Even more impressive than his lengthy discography is Higgins’ presence on so many watershed recordings. A member of saxophonist Ornette Coleman’s earliest quartets, Higgins played on several of Coleman’s most important albums, including The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959) and Free Jazz (1961).
