Bob Cunningham (December 28, 1934 – April 1, 2017) was an American jazz bassist. Cunningham was born on December 28, 1934, in Cleveland . In the 1990s he was a member of The 3B's , with Bross Townsend and Bernard Purdie . He died in New York on April 1, 2017, at the age of 82.
8-737: [REDACTED] Look up few in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A few means one or more, but not many. Few or FEW may also refer to: People [ edit ] Bobby Few (1935–2021), an American musician Francis E. Walter , an American politician from Pennsylvania Ignatius Alphonso Few (1789–1845), an American preacher and academic, first president of Emory College (now Emory University) Mark Few (born 1962), an American basketball coach Robyn Few (1958–2012), an American rights activist William Few (1748–1828), an American founding father from Georgia William Preston Few (1867–1940),
16-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bobby Few Bobby Few (October 21, 1935 – January 6, 2021) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. Born Robert Lee Few Junior on October 21, 1935, in Cleveland , Ohio , "he was the son of Robert Senior, a maître d'hôtel at a white country club, and Winifred, an amateur violinist", and grew up in
24-525: The Fairfax neighborhood of the city's East Side. On his mother's encouragement, Few studied classical piano, but later discovered jazz while listening to his father's Jazz at the Philharmonic records. His father became his first booking agent, and soon Few was doing gigs around the greater Cleveland area with other local musicians including Bill Hardman , Bob Cunningham , Cevera Jefferies and Frank Wright . He
32-539: The expatriate jazz community, working frequently with Archie Shepp , Sunny Murray , Steve Lacy and Rasul Siddik. From 2001, he toured internationally with American saxophonist Avram Fefer , with whom he recorded four critically acclaimed CDs. Few played extensively around Europe and made regular trips back to the United States. Recently, he played with saxophonist Charles Gayle and led his own trio in Paris , France. He
40-741: The first president of Duke University Other uses [ edit ] The Few , British aviators in the Battle of Britain Few (album) , fifth studio album by rock band He Is Legend Francis E. Walter Dam , a dam, recreational area, and disc golf course in Pennsylvania French Engineering Works , a South African tool manufacturer FEW, Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (German: French Etymological Dictionary) See also [ edit ] Chosen Few (disambiguation) Quantity Fue (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
48-457: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Few . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Few&oldid=1250707553 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
56-715: Was exposed to Tadd Dameron and Benny Bailey during his youth, and knew Albert Ayler , with whom he played in high school. As a young man, Few also gigged with local tenor legend Tony "Big T" Lovano – Joe Lovano 's father. In the late 1950s, Few relocated to New York, where he led a trio from 1958 to 1964; there, he met and began working with many world-class musicians, including singer Brook Benton , and saxophonists Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Jackie McLean , Joe Henderson and Ayler. Few played on several of Ayler's albums and also recorded with Alan Silva , Noah Howard , Muhammad Ali , Booker Ervin , and Kali Fasteau [ de ] . In 1969, he moved to France and rapidly integrated
64-598: Was working on a Booker Ervin tribute project called Few's Blues that featured tenor player Tony Lakatos , bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer Doug Sides . Few was interviewed in a 2008 documentary, later released on DVD, on drummer Sunny Murray – "Sunny's Time Now". Bobby Few died on January 6, 2021, at the age of 85. Some of Few's various playing styles were described by Kevin Whitehead : "He can play delicate single-note melodies, roll out lush romantic chords, rap out explicitly Monkish close-interval clanks – though he's
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