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John Bunch, 1921-2010

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Jazz this week lost John Bunch, a pianist whose imagination and adaptability kept him in demand for more than 60 years. Establishing his career in New York following his World War Two military service, Bunch slid smoothly from swing into bop and remained a reliable sideman and soloist who incorporated aspects of both eras in a personal approach of great flexibility. He was as comfortable and effective with Benny Goodman as he was with Wes Montgomery. To read Nate Chinen's obituary of Bunch in The New York Times, go here.



Bunch leads off a round of solos on “Sweet Georgia Brown" in this video of Scott Hamilton's quartet. Chris Flory is on guitar, Phil Flanigan, bass and Chuck Riggs, drums.




That's quite enough passings for a while, don't you agree?

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