Gary Peacock Death : American Jazz Double-Bassist Has Died.

Gary Peacock Death : American Jazz Double-Bassist Has Died.

RIP Gary Peacock May 12, 1935 – September 5, 2020

Gary Peacock (May 12, 1935 – September 5, 2020) was an American jazz double-bassist. He recorded a dozen albums under his own name, and has also performed and recorded with major jazz figures such as Albert Ayler, Paul Bley, and Bill Evans. In addition, he recorded over twenty albums with Keith Jarrett’s “Standards Trio”, which also featured drummer Jack DeJohnette, and which existed for over 30 years. DeJohnette stated that he admired Peacock’s “sound, choice of notes, and, above all, the buoyancy of his playing.” Pianist Marilyn Crispell called Peacock a “sensitive musician with a great harmonic sense.”

We learned of the deceased through the following tribute posted on social media.,

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Gary Peacock. I recently wrote about his early years for JazzTimes. Gary and I spoke briefly on the phone before publication, he appreciated the comments and said they were accurate. https://t.co/lzZDjuZyID
— Ethan Iverson (@ethan_iverson) September 5, 2020

I just received the news that bassist Gary Peacock has died. Intense and creatively original, his playing in the new music of the early 60’s was inspiring. Here’s a track with Albert Ayler and Sunny Murray that made a big impression on me.https://t.co/NEngfmIRt1
— Dave Holland (@TheDaveHolland) September 5, 2020

Cause of Death.

We have no information at the moment on of caused death . This post will be updated as soon as we have that information.

Tributes.

The following are some tributes posted on social media to honor the life and the legacy of the deceased.

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Sad to hear that the great bassist Gary Peacock has passed away. I saw him with Keith Jarrett of course but loved all the records with Marc Copland and lots of other stuff. RIP Gary Peacock.
A post shared by Phil Robson (@philrobsonguitar) on Sep 5, 2020 at 9:53am PDT

Extremely saddened to hear of the passing of bass great Gary Peacock. He was one of the reasons I decided to pick up the instrument in the first place. His ear for creative and robust melody inspire me to practice and cultivate a rich sensibility everyday. Rest in Peace… pic.twitter.com/yR6q0lvqt8
— jamesquids (@hadalcritter) September 5, 2020

RIP Gary Peacock. When I was working on my essay on Nardis, “Broken Time” (https://t.co/G0iAx8vOKi), I asked Ralph Towner, who played the tune dozens of times, what his own favorite version was. It was this with Gary, on a rare, out of print album. Enjoy. https://t.co/Nst7xKkH6v
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) September 5, 2020