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Infobox musical artist| name = Hiram Bullock| image =| caption = Hiram Bullock, May 2006| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Hiram Law Bullock| alias =| birth_date = birth date|1955|9|11| birth_place = Osaka, Japan | death_date = death date and age|2008|7|25|1955|9|11| death_place =| origin =| instrument = Guitar | genre = Jazz , jazz fusion | occupation =| years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Jaco Pastorius , David Sanborn , Will Lee (bassist)|Will Lee | website = URL| http://www.hirambullock.com|Official site| notable_instruments = Guitar Hiram Law Bullock (September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was an United States|American jazz funk and jazz fusion guitarist .
He was born in Osaka, Japan to African American parents serving in the U.S. Military . At the age of two he returned to Baltimore, Maryland with his parents, and quickly showed a prodigious musical talent. He studied piano at the city's Peabody Institute|Peabody Conservatory of Music , giving his first public performance aged just six. After spells playing the saxophone and bass, he took up the electric guitar at 16. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/hiram-bullock-charismatic-jazzrock-guitarist-878716.html The Independent (UK newspaper) obituary
Bullock studied at the University of Miami music college, meeting guitarists Pat Metheny and Steve Morse, and bass-players Jaco Pastorius and Will Lee. He paid his way at university by playing nightclub gigs in Florida, before moving to New York. He became best-known for his playing with Pastorius, on Late Night with David Letterman and work with David Sanborn and Bob James (musician)|Bob James . His work can be heard on Steely Dan 's Gaucho (1980), Paul Simon 's One Trick Pony (1980), Sting (musician)|Sting 's ...Nothing Like the Sun (1987) (solo on the cover of Jimi Hendrix's " Little Wing ") and Billy Joel 's The Stranger (1977). He also did work for Harry Belafonte , Marcus Miller , Carla Bley , Miles Davis , Ruben Rada (on the album Montevideo ) and Gil Evans .
He recorded as a member of the 24th Street Band, who released 3 albums: 24th Street Band (1979), Share Your Dreams (1980) and Bokutachi (1981).
In 1982, he released his debut album, called First Class Vagabond , which was exclusively distributed for the Japanese music market by the JVC -Victor Company, and later reissued on CD .
In 1986, Bullock released his first album as a leader for Atlantic Records called From All Sides , followed by the albums Give It What You Got in 1987, and Way Kool in 1990. Shortly after the Atlantic albums, he recorded a few tracks from those specific sessions for a live event at the NYC-located Indigo Blues Venue, in order to eventually release it on laserdisc and CD for the commercial market in Japan. His live band from the Indigo Blues-sessions included: Dave Delhomme (keyboards), Steve Logan (bass guitar), and Steven Wolf (drums). The setlist of the Indigo Blues-performance:
# Introduction # Gotta Get Your Jollys # What About Me # Angelina # Another Night # Cactus # Never Give Up # Wolfman # Show Me # Them Changes + Funky Broadway / (total time: 60 minutes)
On May 27, 2004, he teamed up with legendary drummer Billy Cobham for a performance of the works of Jimi Hendrix at the University of Cologne in Germany. A CD of this performance was released posthumously in 2008.
He had his own signature model guitar made by Cort Guitars|Cort , the HBS-II, which has a humbucker/single coil/humbucker pick-up arrangement and a maple neck. It also has Sperzel tuners and only comes in a tobacco burst finish.
In 2007, Bullock was diagnosed with throat cancer, but responded well to treatment and began touring again. However, longer-term problems related to substance abuse culminated in his death on July 25, 2008. http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3? edit=1217258509 Last Post obituary 2008 He was honored by David Letterman on his show.
Discography
1986: From All Sides ( Atlantic Records|Atlantic )
2009: Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (BHM Productions)
As sideman
expand section|date=February 2012 With Art Farmer
Something You Got (CTI, 1977)
With Dizzy Gillespie
Closer to the Source (Dizzy Gillespie album)|Closer to the Source (Atlantic, 1984)
With Jeremy Steig
Firefly (Jeremy Steig album)|Firefly (CTI, 1977)
References
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External links
http://www.hirambullock.com/blog.html Official website
http://respectance.com/Hiram_Bullock/memorial Hiram Bullock Memorial
http://hirambullock.legacy.com/LMW/HomePage.aspx Hiram Bullock Legacy.com Site
http://thejazznetwork.ning.com/ Jazz network memorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/arts/music/31bullock.html? _r=1& scp=1& sq=hiram%20bullock& st=cse& oref=slogin/ NY Times Obituary
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