RIP Cl�udio Roditi

Seeing Jimmy Heath play and having my friend Keith Copeland introduce me to Jimmy made me wonder how that big sound came from such a small guy. Very humble and friendly man, very knowledgeable musician. Wow, what a career!

I met Claudio in Boston my last year at Berklee in 1970. There were several Brazilians at Berklee in those days, all very good players. Claudio was a standout. He was also a standout as a person. Loose, warm, funny guy. He played a number of times in my first NYC big band and always sounded great.

R.I.P.

RE: Jazz lost two great people and two great players., posted on January 20, 2020 at 16:39:45
vinyl survivor Audiophile Posts: 1471 Location: Southeastern US Joined: November 28, 2007	Always great when people share their experience(s) with other musicians. I saw Claudio perform in Chicago in 1996. He was very kind and autographed the newspaper clipping I brought with me.

RE: Jazz lost two great people and two great players., posted on January 24, 2020 at 14:40:41

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I was playing a tune from Jimmy Heath's Little Man, Big Band album on my WPFW show yesterday morning as part of a set celebrating the music and legacy of Mr. Heath. This was the big band album that earned him a Grammy nomination. Reading the liner notes in preparation for back announcing the set, I noticed that Cauldio Roditi was a member of the trumpet section. They died two days apart 20 years apart in age. Kind of spooky.

"Anyone who understands jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it." - Yogi Berra.

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RE: Jazz lost two great people and two great players., posted on January 25, 2020 at 09:09:48
vinyl survivor Audiophile Posts: 1471 Location: Southeastern US Joined: November 28, 2007	Inetesting. I had know idea.

RE: RIP Cláudio Roditi, posted on January 30, 2020 at 12:54:50
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