thumb , Michael Di Pasqua, at ''International New Jazz Festival Moers'' 1978 ( Moers Festival) Michael Di Pasqua (May 4, 1953 – August 29, 2016) was an American

cool jazz Cool jazz is a style of modern jazz music that arose in the United States after World War II. It is characterized by relaxed tempos and lighter tone, in contrast to the fast and complex bebop style. Cool jazz often employs formal arrangements an ...

drummer and

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born in Orlando, Florida, probably better known for his work with

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

and

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

, among others.

Discography

As leader

* Double Image, ''Double Image'' (Inner City, 1977) * Double Image, ''Dawn'' (ECM, 1979) * Gallery, ''Gallery'' (ECM, 1981)

As sideman

With

Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław ...

* '' Wayfarer'' (ECM, 1983) * '' It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice'' (ECM, 1985) With

Eberhard Weber Eberhard Weber (born 22 January 1940, in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, he is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz, European classical music, m ...

* '' Later That Evening'' (ECM, 1982) * '' Endless Days'' (ECM, 2001) * '' Résumé'' (ECM, 2012) With others * Siegfried Fietz, ''Ueber Den Tod Hinaus'' (Abakus, 1983) *

Volker Kriegel Volker Kriegel (24 December 1943 – 15 June 2003) was a German jazz guitarist and composer who also an author and drew cartoons. He was a founding member of the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble. Biography Kriegel was born in Darmstadt on 24 Decem ...

, ''Schoene Aussichten'' (Mood, 1983) *

Marian McPartland Margaret Marian McPartland OBE ( Turner;Hasson, Claire"Marian McPartland: Jazz Pianist: An Overview of a Career" PhD Thesis. Retrieved 12 August 2008. 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English–American jazz pianist, composer, and wri ...

, ''Live at the Carlyle'' (Prevue, 1999) *

, ''Watching & Waiting'' (DRG, 1999) * Adelhard Roidinger, ''Schattseite'' (ECM, 1982) *

Ralph Towner Ralph Towner (born March 1, 1940) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet and French horn. Biography Towner was born i ...

, '' Old Friends, New Friends'' (ECM, 1979)

References

2. Obituary Legacy Hospital
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