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Biography

Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941, Los Angeles) is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern. Hutcherson has influenced younger vibraphonists like Steve Nelson (vibraphonist)|Steve Nelson , Joe Locke and Stefon Harris .

"Little B's Poem" (from his album Components (album)|Components ) is one of his best-known compositions.

Biography

Attracted foremost to more experimental free jazz and post-bop , Hutcherson made early recordings in this style for the Blue Note Records|Blue Note label with Jackie McLean , Eric Dolphy , Andrew Hill , Grachan Moncur III , Joe Chambers , and Freddie Hubbard , both as a leader and a sideman. In spite of the numerous avant-garde recordings made during this period however, Hutcherson's first session for Blue Note, The Kicker (1963) (not released until 1999), demonstrates his background in hard bop and the blues , as well as the early session Idle Moments for Grant Green , for example. Many of his later recordings return to this hard bop and less adventurous, soulful sound.

The 1966 Blue Note session, Stick-Up! , featuring saxophonist Joe Henderson , is notable, being the first recorded session Hutcherson made with McCoy Tyner on piano , a lasting association that continues today.

His 2007 quartet included Renee Rosnes on piano, Dwayne Burno on Double bass|bass and Al Foster on drums .

His 2008 quartet has included Joe Gilman on piano, Glenn Richman on bass and Eddie Marshall on drums.

Hutcherson appeared as the bandleader in '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (film)|They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), and as Ace in Round Midnight (film)|Round Midnight (1986).

Awards & honors

In year 2010 he received the lifetime NEA Jazz Masters|Jazz Master Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts .

Discography

As Leader

1963 The Kicker (Bobby Hutcherson album)|The Kicker (released 1999) ( Blue Note records|Blue Note )

1965 Dialogue (Bobby Hutcherson album)|Dialogue (Blue Note)

1965 Components (album)|Components (Blue Note)

1966 Happenings (Bobby Hutcherson album)|Happenings (Blue Note)

1966 Stick-Up! (Blue Note)

1967 Oblique (album)|Oblique (Blue Note)

1968 Patterns (album)|Patterns (Blue Note)

1968 Total Eclipse (Bobby Hutcherson album)|Total Eclipse (Blue Note)

1968 Medina (album)|Medina (Blue Note)

1969 Now& #33; (Bobby Hutcherson album)|Now! (Blue Note)

1970 San Francisco (Bobby Hutcherson album)|San Francisco (Blue Note)

1971 Head On (Bobby Hutcherson album)|Head On (Blue Note)

1972 Natural Illusions (Blue Note)

1973 Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (Blue Note)

1974 Cirrus (album)|Cirrus (Blue Note)

1974 Linger Lane (Blue Note)

1975 Inner Glow (Blue Note)

1975 Montara (album)|Montara (Blue Note)

1976 The View from the Inside (Blue Note)

1976 Waiting (Bobby Hutcherson album)|Waiting (Blue Note)

1977 Knucklebean (Blue Note)

1978 Highway One (Columbia)

1979 Conception: The Gift of Love (Columbia)

1979 Un Poco Loco (album)|Un Poco Loco (Columbia)

1982 Solo / Quartet (Contemporary)

1982 Farewell Keystone ( Theresa Records )

1983 Four Seasons (Timeless)

1984 Good Bait (Landmark)

1985 Color Schemes (Landmark)

1985 ''It Ain't Easy (Landmark)

1988 ''Cruisin' The Bird (Landmark)

1989 Ambos Mundos (Landmark)

1991 Mirage (Landmark)

1992 Landmark (Landmark)

1993 Acoustic Masters II (Atlantic)

1999 Skyline (Verve)

2004 The Al Grey & Dave Burns Complete Sessions (recorded 1962-63, Lone Hill Jazz)

2007 For Sentimental Reasons (Kind of Blue)

2009 Wise One (Kind of Blue)

As sideman

With Curtis Amy & Frank Butler (musician)|Frank Butler

''Groovin' Blue (Pacific Jazz, 1961)

With The Aquarians

Jungle Grass (Uni, 1969)

With Kenny Barron

Other Places (Verve, 1993)

With Todd Cochran|Bayete

Worlds Around the Sun (Prestige, 1972)

With Dave Burns

Warming Up (Vanguard, 1962)

With Donald Byrd

Ethiopian Knights (Blue Note, 1971)

A City Called Heaven (Landmark, 1991)

With George Cables

''Cables' Vision (Contemporary, 1979)

With Stanley Cowell

Brilliant Circles ( Freedom Records , 1969)

With Joey DeFrancesco

Organic Vibes (Concord, 2006)

With Smith Dobson

Sasha Bossa (Quartet, 1988)

With Eric Dolphy

Iron Man (Eric Dolphy album)|Iron Man (Douglas, 1963)

Conversations (Eric Dolphy album)|Conversations (Fred Miles, 1963)

Out to Lunch (album)|Out to Lunch (Blue Note, 1964)

With Bruce Forman

Full Circle (Concord, 1984)

There are Times (Concord, 1987)

With Chico Freeman

''Destiny's Dance (Contemporary, 1981)

With Kenny Garrett

Happy People (Warner Bros., 2001)

Beyond the Wall (Nonesuch, 2006)

With Luis Gasca

Collage (Fantasy, 1975)

With Dexter Gordon

'' Gettin' Around (Blue Note, 1964)

Sophisticated Giant (Columbia, 1977)

The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note, 1985)

With Grant Green

Idle Moments (Blue Note, 1964)

Street of Dreams (Grant Green album)|Street of Dreams (Blue Note, 1964)

With Al Grey

Snap Your Fingers (Argo, 1962)

Having a Ball (Argo, 1963)

Night Song (Argo, 1962)

With Herbie Hancock

Round Midnight (soundtrack)|Round Midnight (Columbia, 1985)

With John Handy

New View (Columbia, 1967)

With Roy Haynes

Thank You Thank You (Galaxy, 1977)

With Eddie Henderson (musician)|Eddie Henderson

Sunburst (album)|Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)

With Joe Henderson

Mode for Joe (Blue Note, 1966)

With John Hicks (jazz pianist)|John Hicks

John Hicks (Theresa, 1982)

In Concert (Theresa, 1984)

With Andrew Hill

Judgment! (Blue Note, 1963)

Andrew!!! (Blue Note, 1964)

Eternal Spirit (Blue Note, 1989)

With Stix Hooper

The World Within (MCA, 1979)

With Freddie Hubbard

Keystone Bop Vol. 2: Friday & Saturday (Prestige, 1981 )

Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (Prestige, 1981)

With Ron Jefferson

Love Lifted Me (Pacific Jazz, 1962)

With Osamu Kitajima

Masterless Samurai (Headfirst, 1979)

With Barney Kessel

Feeling Free (Contemporary, 1969)

Red Hot and Blues (Contemporary, 1988)

With Harold Land

The Peacemaker (Cadet, 1967)

A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream, 1971)

''Xocia's Dance (Sue-sha's Dance) (Muse, 1981)

Choma (Burn) (Mainstream, 1971)

With Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons

Firebirds (album)|Firebirds (Contemporary, 1968)

With John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis

Slavic Smile (Baystate, 1982)

With Abbey Lincoln

Wholly Earth (Verve, 1998)

With Eddie Marshall

Dance of the Sun (Timeless, 1977)

With Jackie McLean

One Step Beyond (Jackie McLean album)|One Step Beyond , (Blue Note, 1963)

Destination... Out! - (Blue Note, 1964)

Action Action Action (Blue Note, 1964)

Hipnosis (Blue Note, 1967)

With Billy Mitchell (jazz musician)|Billy Mitchell

This Is Billy Mitchell (Smash, 1962)

With Grachan Moncur III

Evolution (Grachan Moncur III album)|Evolution (Blue Note, 1963)

With Frank Morgan (musician)|Frank Morgan

Reflections (Contemporary, 1988)

With Lee Morgan

The Procrastinator (Blue Note, 1967)

With Grassella Oliphant

The Grass Roots (Atlantic, 1965)

With John Patton (musician)|John Patton

'' Let 'em Roll (album)|Let 'em Roll (Blue Note, 1965)

With Duke Pearson

The Phantom (album)|The Phantom (Blue Note, 1968)

'' I Don't Care Who Knows It (Blue Note, 1969)

With Lou Rawls

At Last (Blue Note, 1989)

With Dianne Reeves

I Remember (Blue Note, 1988)

With Sonny Rollins

No Problem (Sonny Rollins album)|No Problem (Milestone, 1981)

With Ted Rosenthal

Calling You (CTI, 1992)

With Joe Sample

Roles (MCA, 1987)

With Pharoah Sanders

Rejoice (Theresa, 1981)

With SFJAZZ Collective

SFJAZZ Collective (Nonesuch, 2004)

SFJAZZ Collective 2 (Nonesuch, 2005)

"SFJAZZ Collective volume 3" (SFJazz, 2006)

With Woody Shaw

Master of the Art (Elektra/Musician, 1982)

Night Music (Elektra/Musician, 1982)

With Archie Shepp

On This Night (Impulse!, 1965)

New Thing at Newport (Impulse!, 1965)

With Sonny Stitt

Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was (32 Jazz, 1981)

With McCoy Tyner

Time for Tyner (Blue Note, 1967)

Sama Layuca (Milestone, 1974)

Together (McCoy Tyner album)|Together (Milestone, 1978)

Quartets 4 X 4 (Milestone, 1980)

La Leyenda de La Hora (Columbia, 1981)

Manhattan Moods (Blue Note, 1993)

Land of Giants (Telarc, 2003)

With Harold Vick

The Caribbean Suite (RCA, 1966)

With Larry Vuckovich

Blue Balkan (Inner City, 1980)

With Cedar Walton

Among Friends (Evidence, 1982)

With Paula West

Come What May (Hi Horse, 2001)

With Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams

Life Time (Tony Williams album)|Life Time (Blue Note, 1964)

Foreign Intrigue (Capitol, 1985)

With Gerald Wilson

Everywhere (Pacific Jazz, 1968)

California Soul (World Pacific, 1968)

Eternal Equinox (World Pacific, 1969)

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