Eddie Gale: Last News

Pitchfork) revealing that Pop died in his sleep on Saturday night (October 9).“Dee Pop was a quintessential New Yorker, growing up in Forest Hills Queens and living in New York ever since,” they said of Pop. “He was not only Bush Tetras drummer, but also our archivist, owning an original copy of every Bush Tetras release and T-shirt and also maintaining the band’s masters.“In addition to Bush Tetras, Dee Pop played with Richard Lloyd, Michael Karoli (Can), the Gun Club, Jayne County, and the Shams, William Parker, Eddie Gale, Roy Campbell, Freedomland, Hanuman Sextet, Radio I-Ching, and 1000 Yard Stare.”Sley and Place concluded: “He will be sorely missed by his bandmates and the many people he touched throughout his life.

We're saddened to announce that #EddieGale, the pioneering Brooklyn-born trumpeter, has passed away aged 78.

Secrets of the Sun and late '70s recordings Lanquidity, The Other Side of the Sun, and On Jupiter.Gale left an “incredible legacy” at Blue Note, reads a statement from the venerated label, including Larry Young’s Of Love And Peace, and Cecil Taylor’s Unit Structures, on which he played alongside free jazz standouts Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone), Henry Grimes (bass), and Andrew Cyrille (drums).As a bandleader, he cut the “visionary” late ‘60s albums Ghetto Music and Black Rhythm Happening for Blue Note.Away from the stage and studio, Gale was an advocate for musicians.