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Dennis González

August 21, 2023

Dennis González, often credited Dennis Gonzalez (August 15, 1954 – March 15, 2022),[1][2] was an American jazz trumpeter, artist, and educator from Texas. He hosted Miles Out on KERA-FM for over twenty years.

Dennis González
Born(1954-08-15)August 15, 1954
Abilene, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 2022(2022-03-15) (aged 67)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
GenresAvant-garde jazz, free jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, artist, writer, educator
Instrument(s)Trumpet
Labelsdaagnim, Clean Feed
WebsiteDennis González on Bandcamp

Early life

González was born in Abilene, Texas,[3][4] on August 15, 1954.[5][6] He relocated to Oak Cliff in 1976. He later established the Dallas Association for Avant-Garde and Neo Impressionistic Music (daagnim) in the late 1970s,[4] doing so at the suggestion of Anthony Braxton and Art Lande.[2][7] The daagnim organization, which functioned both as a group of musicians and as a record label, was based on and named after the AACM.[2]

Career

González' primary musical instrument was the trumpet (including B♭, C, and pocket trumpets), though he has also played drums, flute, synthesizer, and baritone saxophone. AllMusic describes González as "[a] talented trumpeter who has recorded a consistently rewarding string of lesser-known dates," whose "playing falls between advanced hard bop and free jazz."[1][8][9]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz observed that González' recordings during the 1980s for Silkheart Records represented "part of a determined effort to wrest creative initiative back from New York and the West Coast."[10] The Penguin Guide commented among González' greatest achievements was having coaxed saxophonist Charles Brackeen out of retirement during the late 1980s, and that by the early 1990s, González "more than ever before... seems the heir of Don Cherry."[10] Additionally, Henry Grimes' November 2003 appearance on González' Nile River Suite was the bassist's first official recording in more than thirty-five years.[11]

González began working for Dallas radio station KERA-FM in 1978. There, he hosted a music program called Miles Out.[12][13] He ultimately worked with KERA for 21 years, but left after the station had largely shifted from music programming to a news and talk format.[12] González was also employed as a teacher and taught at Spence Middle School, Woodrow Wilson High School, and North Dallas High School.[4]

For several years during the 1990s, González retired from jazz performance and recording.[7][13] In 2001, he formed a trio, Yells at Eels, with his sons Aaron (double bass) and Stefan (drums, vibraphone).[13] In 2010, the trio recorded with Ariel Pink, appearing on the song "Hot Body Rub" on the album Before Today, and on a vinyl EP, Ariel Pink With Added Pizzazz.[13] González's most recent offering with Yells at Eels is a collaboration with Fort Worth experimental drone rock outfit Pinkish Black, entitled Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams,[14] which was released in May 2020.[4]

Personal life

González was married to Carol until his death. Together, they had two children: Aaron and Stefan.[4]

González died on March 15, 2022, at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas. He was 67, and suffered from several unspecified health issues prior to his death.[4]

Discography

As leader

  • Air Light (Sleep Sailor) (Daagnim, 1979)[15][16]
  • Kukkia (Daagnim, 1981)[17][18]
  • Stars / Air / Stripes (Daagnim, 1982)[19]
  • Witness (Daagnim, 1983)[20]
  • Anthem Suite (Daagnim, 1984)[21]
  • Little Toot (Daagnim, 1985)[22]
  • Stefan (Silkheart, 1986) with John Purcell[22]
  • Namesake (Silkheart, 1987) with Charles Brackeen, Malachi Favors[22]
  • Catechism (Music & Arts, 1987)[22]
  • Debenge, Dbenge (Silkheart, 1988)[22]
  • The Desert Wind (Silkheart, 1989) with Charles Brackeen[22]
  • Hymn for a Perfect Heart of a Pearl (Konnex, 1990)[22]
  • The Earth and the Heart (Konnex, 1989) with Nels Cline, Alex Cline, Andrew Cyrille[22]
  • Forever the Falling of Stars (Daagnim, 1995)[23]
  • Home (Daagnim, 2001)[22]
  • Old Time Revival (Entropy, 2002)[22]
  • NY Midnight Suite (Clean Feed, 2004)[22]
  • Nile River Suite (Daagnim, 2004)[24]
  • Idle Wild (Clean Feed, 2005)[25][26]
  • No Photograph Available (Clean Feed, 2006)[27]
  • Dance of The Soothsayer’s Tongue (Clean Feed, 2007)[28]
  • The Gift of Discernment (Not Two, 2008)[29]
  • Renegade Spirits (Furthermore, 2008)[22]
  • Hymn for Tomasz Stanko (2009) Faruq Z. Bey w/ Northwoods Improvisers Septet[30]
  • A Matter of Blood (Furthermore, 2009)[22]
  • Songs of Early Autumn (NoBusiness, 2009)[22]
  • The Great Bydgoszcz Concert (Ayler, 2009)[22]
  • ScapeGrace (Clean Feed, 2009)[22]
  • Cape of Storms (Ayler, 2010)[22]
  • The Hymn Project (Daagnim, 2011) with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten[31][32]
  • So Soft Yet (Clean Feed, 2011)[22]
  • Resurrection and Life (Ayler, 2011)[22]
  • Colorado at Clinton (Ayler, 2013)[33][34]
  • In Quiet Waters (ForTune, 2014)[35]

With Charles Brackeen

With Alvin Fielder

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Dennis Gonzalez: Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Miyoshi (August 1992). "Dennis Gonzalez interview, 1989, New York City". Cadence. Vol. 18, no. 8. Cadnor. pp. 11–18. ISSN 0162-6973.
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Dennis Gonzalez – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Cummings, Tommy (March 16, 2022). "Dennis González, Dallas trumpeter and teacher, dies at 67". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Dennis Gonzalez". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Jazz Forum. For Jazz. 1986. p. 35.
  7. ^ a b Goin, Jesse (October 2005). . One Final Note. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
  8. ^ González, Aaron; Dennis González; Joe Milazzo. . Talismans: The Art, Music and Writings of Dennis González. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
  9. ^ . Talismans: The Art, Music and Writings of Dennis González. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
  10. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1996) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (Third ed.). London: Penguin Group. pp. 513–514. ISBN 0-14-051368-X.
  11. ^ Hreha, Scott (July 16, 2004). . One Final Note. Scott Hreha. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
  12. ^ a b Milazzo, Joe (April 2001). "Dennis Gonzalez : The OFN Interview". One Final Note. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  13. ^ a b c d Hopkins, Daniel (July 8, 2010). "Dennis Gonzalez Finally Gets His Due". Dallas Observer. Dallas, Texas: Village Voice Media. ISSN 0732-0299. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Daniel (July 8, 2010). "Dennis Gonzalez Finally Gets His Due". Dallas Observer. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Air Light (Sleep Sailor)". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  17. ^ Jazz Forum: The Magazine of the International Jazz Federation. International Jazz Federation. 1986. p. 37.
  18. ^ "Dennis Gonzalez – Kukkia". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Dennis Gonzalez – Stars / Air / Stripes". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  20. ^ "Witness". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  21. ^ "Anthem Suite". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Dennis Gonzalez – Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  23. ^ "Dennis Gonzalez – Forever the Falling of Stars". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  24. ^ Stockton, Jeff (July 10, 2005). "Dennis Gonz". All About Jazz. from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  25. ^ a b c d "Dennis Gonzalez – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  26. ^ "Idle Wild". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  27. ^ "No Photograph Available". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  28. ^ Corroto, Mark (January 17, 2008). "Dennis Gonzalez: Dance of the Soothsayer". All About Jazz. from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  29. ^ Jones, Nic (June 2, 2008). "Dennis Gonzalez / Jnaana Septet: The Gift Of Discernment". All About Jazz. from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  30. ^ "Dennis Gonzalez and Faruq Z. Bey w/Northwood Improvisers Septet: Hymn for Tomasz Stanko". All About Jazz (in Italian). October 5, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  31. ^ Schroeder, Audra (January 12, 2012). "Dennis Gonzalez Yells at Eels featuring Alvin FielderAkkolyte". Dallas Observer. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  32. ^ "The Hymn Project". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  33. ^ Hareuveni, Eyal (September 20, 2013). "Stories of Friendship and Family Ties: The Gonzalez Clan Rides Out". All About Jazz. from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  34. ^ Corroto, Mark (October 4, 2013). "The Dude Abides". All About Jazz. from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  35. ^ Ackermann, Karl (June 23, 2015). "Yells at Eels: In Quiet Waters". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

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Dennis Gonzalez often credited Dennis Gonzalez August 15 1954 March 15 2022 1 2 was an American jazz trumpeter artist and educator from Texas He hosted Miles Out on KERA FM for over twenty years Dennis GonzalezBorn 1954 08 15 August 15 1954Abilene Texas U S DiedMarch 15 2022 2022 03 15 aged 67 Dallas Texas U S GenresAvant garde jazz free jazzOccupation s Musician artist writer educatorInstrument s TrumpetLabelsdaagnim Clean FeedWebsiteDennis Gonzalez on Bandcamp Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditGonzalez was born in Abilene Texas 3 4 on August 15 1954 5 6 He relocated to Oak Cliff in 1976 He later established the Dallas Association for Avant Garde and Neo Impressionistic Music daagnim in the late 1970s 4 doing so at the suggestion of Anthony Braxton and Art Lande 2 7 The daagnim organization which functioned both as a group of musicians and as a record label was based on and named after the AACM 2 Career EditGonzalez primary musical instrument was the trumpet including B C and pocket trumpets though he has also played drums flute synthesizer and baritone saxophone AllMusic describes Gonzalez as a talented trumpeter who has recorded a consistently rewarding string of lesser known dates whose playing falls between advanced hard bop and free jazz 1 8 9 The Penguin Guide to Jazz observed that Gonzalez recordings during the 1980s for Silkheart Records represented part of a determined effort to wrest creative initiative back from New York and the West Coast 10 The Penguin Guide commented among Gonzalez greatest achievements was having coaxed saxophonist Charles Brackeen out of retirement during the late 1980s and that by the early 1990s Gonzalez more than ever before seems the heir of Don Cherry 10 Additionally Henry Grimes November 2003 appearance on Gonzalez Nile River Suite was the bassist s first official recording in more than thirty five years 11 Gonzalez began working for Dallas radio station KERA FM in 1978 There he hosted a music program called Miles Out 12 13 He ultimately worked with KERA for 21 years but left after the station had largely shifted from music programming to a news and talk format 12 Gonzalez was also employed as a teacher and taught at Spence Middle School Woodrow Wilson High School and North Dallas High School 4 For several years during the 1990s Gonzalez retired from jazz performance and recording 7 13 In 2001 he formed a trio Yells at Eels with his sons Aaron double bass and Stefan drums vibraphone 13 In 2010 the trio recorded with Ariel Pink appearing on the song Hot Body Rub on the album Before Today and on a vinyl EP Ariel Pink With Added Pizzazz 13 Gonzalez s most recent offering with Yells at Eels is a collaboration with Fort Worth experimental drone rock outfit Pinkish Black entitled Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams 14 which was released in May 2020 4 Personal life EditGonzalez was married to Carol until his death Together they had two children Aaron and Stefan 4 Gonzalez died on March 15 2022 at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas He was 67 and suffered from several unspecified health issues prior to his death 4 Discography EditAs leader Air Light Sleep Sailor Daagnim 1979 15 16 Kukkia Daagnim 1981 17 18 Stars Air Stripes Daagnim 1982 19 Witness Daagnim 1983 20 Anthem Suite Daagnim 1984 21 Little Toot Daagnim 1985 22 Stefan Silkheart 1986 with John Purcell 22 Namesake Silkheart 1987 with Charles Brackeen Malachi Favors 22 Catechism Music amp Arts 1987 22 Debenge Dbenge Silkheart 1988 22 The Desert Wind Silkheart 1989 with Charles Brackeen 22 Hymn for a Perfect Heart of a Pearl Konnex 1990 22 The Earth and the Heart Konnex 1989 with Nels Cline Alex Cline Andrew Cyrille 22 Forever the Falling of Stars Daagnim 1995 23 Home Daagnim 2001 22 Old Time Revival Entropy 2002 22 NY Midnight Suite Clean Feed 2004 22 Nile River Suite Daagnim 2004 24 Idle Wild Clean Feed 2005 25 26 No Photograph Available Clean Feed 2006 27 Dance of The Soothsayer s Tongue Clean Feed 2007 28 The Gift of Discernment Not Two 2008 29 Renegade Spirits Furthermore 2008 22 Hymn for Tomasz Stanko 2009 Faruq Z Bey w Northwoods Improvisers Septet 30 A Matter of Blood Furthermore 2009 22 Songs of Early Autumn NoBusiness 2009 22 The Great Bydgoszcz Concert Ayler 2009 22 ScapeGrace Clean Feed 2009 22 Cape of Storms Ayler 2010 22 The Hymn Project Daagnim 2011 with Ingebrigt Haker Flaten 31 32 So Soft Yet Clean Feed 2011 22 Resurrection and Life Ayler 2011 22 Colorado at Clinton Ayler 2013 33 34 In Quiet Waters ForTune 2014 35 With Charles Brackeen Bannar Silkheart 1987 25 Attainment Silkheart 1987 25 Worshippers Come Nigh Silkheart 1987 25 With Alvin Fielder A Measure of Vision Clean Feed 2007 References Edit a b Yanow Scott Dennis Gonzalez Overview AllMusic Retrieved December 30 2006 a b c Smith Miyoshi August 1992 Dennis Gonzalez interview 1989 New York City Cadence Vol 18 no 8 Cadnor pp 11 18 ISSN 0162 6973 Yanow Scott Dennis Gonzalez Biography AllMusic Retrieved March 18 2022 a b c d e f Cummings Tommy March 16 2022 Dennis Gonzalez Dallas trumpeter and teacher dies at 67 The Dallas Morning News Retrieved March 18 2022 Dennis Gonzalez All About Jazz Retrieved March 18 2022 Jazz Forum For Jazz 1986 p 35 a b Goin Jesse October 2005 Dennis Gonzalez The OFN Interview part 1 One Final Note web archive org Archived from the original on July 15 2011 Gonzalez Aaron Dennis Gonzalez Joe Milazzo Comprehensive Discography As Leader Talismans The Art Music and Writings of Dennis Gonzalez Archived from the original on July 14 2006 Retrieved December 30 2006 Biography Talismans The Art Music and Writings of Dennis Gonzalez Archived from the original on December 8 2006 Retrieved December 30 2006 a b Cook Richard Brian Morton 1996 1992 The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD Third ed London Penguin Group pp 513 514 ISBN 0 14 051368 X Hreha Scott July 16 2004 NY Midnight Suite Nile River Suite review One Final Note Scott Hreha Archived from the original on October 17 2006 Retrieved December 30 2006 a b Milazzo Joe April 2001 Dennis Gonzalez The OFN Interview One Final Note Retrieved July 9 2010 a b c d Hopkins Daniel July 8 2010 Dennis Gonzalez Finally Gets His Due Dallas Observer Dallas Texas Village Voice Media ISSN 0732 0299 Retrieved July 9 2010 Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams Ayler Records Archived from the original on June 18 2020 Retrieved June 18 2020 Hopkins Daniel July 8 2010 Dennis Gonzalez Finally Gets His Due Dallas Observer Retrieved March 18 2022 Air Light Sleep Sailor All About Jazz Retrieved March 18 2022 Jazz Forum The Magazine of the International Jazz Federation International Jazz Federation 1986 p 37 Dennis Gonzalez Kukkia Jazz Music Archives Retrieved March 18 2022 Dennis Gonzalez Stars Air Stripes Jazz Music Archives Retrieved March 18 2022 Witness All About Jazz Retrieved March 18 2022 Anthem Suite All About Jazz Retrieved March 18 2022 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Dennis Gonzalez Album Discography AllMusic Retrieved March 18 2022 Dennis Gonzalez Forever the Falling of Stars Jazz Music Archives Retrieved March 18 2022 Stockton Jeff July 10 2005 Dennis Gonz All About Jazz Archived from the original on March 18 2022 Retrieved March 18 2022 a b c d Dennis Gonzalez Credits AllMusic Retrieved March 18 2022 Idle Wild All About Jazz Retrieved March 18 2022 No Photograph Available All About Jazz Retrieved March 18 2022 Corroto Mark January 17 2008 Dennis Gonzalez Dance of the Soothsayer All About Jazz Archived from the original on March 18 2022 Retrieved March 18 2022 Jones Nic June 2 2008 Dennis Gonzalez Jnaana Septet The Gift Of Discernment All About Jazz Archived from the original on March 18 2022 Retrieved March 18 2022 Dennis Gonzalez and Faruq Z Bey w Northwood Improvisers Septet Hymn for Tomasz Stanko All About Jazz in Italian October 5 2009 Retrieved March 18 2022 Schroeder Audra January 12 2012 Dennis Gonzalez Yells at Eels featuring Alvin FielderAkkolyte Dallas Observer Retrieved March 18 2022 The Hymn Project All About Jazz Retrieved March 18 2022 Hareuveni Eyal September 20 2013 Stories of Friendship and Family Ties The Gonzalez Clan Rides Out All About Jazz Archived from the original on March 18 2022 Retrieved March 18 2022 Corroto Mark October 4 2013 The Dude Abides All About Jazz Archived from the original on March 18 2022 Retrieved March 18 2022 Ackermann Karl June 23 2015 Yells at Eels In Quiet Waters All About Jazz Retrieved March 18 2022 External links EditDennis Gonzalez at AllMusic Dennis Gonzalez discography at Discogs Dennis Gonzalez at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dennis Gonzalez amp oldid 1170270539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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