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RIP Frankie Dunlop

World-renowned jazz drummer and percussionist Frankie Dunlop has passed away at the age of 85. Having battled a prolonged illness for the past several decades, Dunlop leaves behind a legacy of musical greatness that has garnered the esteem of fellow musicians and jazz fans alike.

After turning professional at the ripe young age of 16, Dunlop’s career spanned close to half a century working with jazz giants including Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus and Lionel Hampton, just to name a few. Dunlop most often subsisted in the role of sideman, but departs us with an indelible mark on jazz history.

Predeceased by his sister Helen, and brother & jazz pianist Boyd Lee Dunlop, Frankie Dunlop is survived by a host of family, friends and fans.

A memorial-celebration of Frankie Dunlop’s life is being held on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 7pm, Saint Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York.
 
damn!!

rest easy Frankie

his playing is flawless on every one of those Monk records .... that is some of my favorite playing of his
 
damn!!

rest easy Frankie

his playing is flawless on every one of those Monk records .... that is some of my favorite playing of his

Indeed. In fact, I think it was probably my favorite Monk.

When I was a kid my Dad used to take me up to Buffalo to see his brother play piano in small clubs.
 
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Frankie Dunlop for Modern Drummer magazine. We met three different times, covering alot of ground. One of the highlights of interviewing Frankie - he was a first-class mimic. So when he'd quote Monk - he became Monk in speech, in body movements, in facial expressions. The same was true when he was quoting Charlie Mingus and Sonny Rollins. A very funny man. One of my all-time favorite players.

Thank you, Frankie. Rest in peace. Job well done.

Scott K Fish
http://scottkfish.wordpress.com/
 
damn!!

rest easy Frankie

his playing is flawless on every one of those Monk records .... that is some of my favorite playing of his

One of my favorite Monk drummers. I didn't get into him until a few years ago. I love everything he did on Monk's records.

RIP sir...
 
His sense of melody and joyous swing will live forever. RIP Frankie.
 
Ugh. Terrible year for the greats of the music. RIP, Frankie Dunlop.
 
I had the great pleasure of interviewing Frankie Dunlop for Modern Drummer magazine. We met three different times, covering alot of ground. One of the highlights of interviewing Frankie - he was a first-class mimic. So when he'd quote Monk - he became Monk in speech, in body movements, in facial expressions. The same was true when he was quoting Charlie Mingus and Sonny Rollins. A very funny man. One of my all-time favorite players.

Thank you, Frankie. Rest in peace. Job well done.

Scott K Fish
http://scottkfish.wordpress.com/

Dear Scott,

it took me years to hunt down that Modern Drummer magazine, August 1985 (back then they were very rare over here in Germany) since this is as far as I know the only interview ever printed and the only major write-up on on him.
Thank you so much for that and all the other interviews.
Your and Chip Stern's articles were the pinnacle of what drum-related journalism should and could be and I still cherish and re-read those old articles all the time.

Is there any chance you could publish something like a "director's cut" on your blog?

greetings from Berlin, Michael
 
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