Jazztrompetisten Roy Hargrove er død, 49 år gammel

Spillede med blandt andre D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, John Mayer og Common

Den amerikanske jazztrompetist og -komponist Roy Hargrove er død af hjertestop, 49 år gammel, efter at være blevet indlagt med nyreproblemer tidligere på ugen, skriver Rolling Stone.

Hargrove var født i Waco, Texas og studerede på Berklee College of Music i Boston og New School i New York. Han udgav sit første album som bandleder i 1990 og udsendte en lang række album som bandleder, ofte i hard bop-stilen. Desuden spillede han med en stribe musikere inden for både jazz, latinjazz, soul, funk, pop, rock, hiphop med mere, blandt andre D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, John Mayer og Common.

Roy Hargrove modtog to Grammyer, "Best Latin Jazz Album" i 1998 for Habana og "Best Jazz Instrumental Album" i 2002 for Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall indspillet med Herbie Hancock og Michael Brecker.

En af Hargroves musikerfans, The Roots' trommeslager ?uestlove, mindes på Instagram Hargrove med blandt andet følgende ord: "Den store Roy Hargrove. Han er bogstaveligt talt den enmands-hornsektion, jeg hører i mit hoved, når jeg tænker på musik."

John Mayer skriver følgende på Instagram: "Meget trist at høre om Roy Hargroves bortgang. Sikke en mesterlig musiker og komponist. Et super-naturtalent, cool og venlig. Vi vil huske ham for evigt."

 

 

 

 

 

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The Great Roy Hargrove. He is literally the one man horn section I hear in my head when I think about music. To watch him harmonize with himself stacking nine horn lines on mamouth 10 mins songs RARELY rewinding to figure out what he did. Or not even contemplating what the harmony was (this is up there with Jay Z never writes his rhymes territory) —-like you can hear an incomplete Dangelo song once—-like an 11 min song—-and then in 20 secs you know the EXACT SPOT ON line to bob in and weave out?!!!! I know I’ve spoken in every aspect of Soulquarian era recording techniques but even I can’t properly document how crucial and spot on Roy was with his craft man. We NEVER gave him instructions: just played the song and watched him go —-like “come back in 45 mins I’ll have something” matter of fact now that I think of it —-I was so amped to put handclaps on @Common’s #ColdBlooded @JamesPoyser and i didn’t even take proper time out to approve what he worked on, it was like I already knew. So when you hear us SCREAMING/laughing at the 1:51 mark (me/com/d/rahzel/james) that’s us MIND BLOWN at another #Game6 esque performance from Roy. And all that stuff towards the end? We just reacting in real time to greatness. Such a key component. And a beautiful cat man. Love to the immortal timeless genius that will forever be Roy Hargrove y’all. #RoyHargroveRip

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Very sad to learn of the passing of Roy Hargrove. What a masterful player and composer. Supernaturally talented, cool, and kind. We’ll remember him forever.

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