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Fred Hopkins

February 18, 2023

For the suspected mass shooter in South Carolina, see Florence, South Carolina shooting.

Fred Hopkins (October 11, 1947 – January 7, 1999)[1] was an American double bassist who played a major role in the development of the avant-garde jazz movement.[2] He was best known for his association with the trio Air with Henry Threadgill and Steve McCall, and for his numerous performances and extensive recordings with major jazz musicians such as Muhal Richard Abrams, Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake, and David Murray.[3] He was a member of the AACM,[4] and a frequent participant in the loft jazz scene of the 1970s.[5] He also co-led a number of albums with the composer and cellist Diedre Murray. Gary Giddins wrote that Hopkins' playing "fused audacious power with mercuric reflexes."[6] Howard Reich, writing in the Chicago Tribune, stated that "many connoisseurs considered [Hopkins] the most accomplished jazz bassist of his generation" and praised him for "the extraordinarily fluid technique, sumptuous tone and innovative methods he brought to his instrument."[7]

Biography and career

Hopkins was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States,[1] and grew up in a musical family, listening to a wide variety of music from an early age.[8] He attended DuSable High School, where he studied music under "Captain" Walter Dyett, who became well-known for mentoring and training musicians.[9] He was originally inspired to learn the cello after seeing a performance by Pablo Casals on television, but was told by Dyett that because the school didn't have a cello, he would have to play bass.[8] After graduating from high school, he worked at a grocery store, but was encouraged by Dyett and other friends to pursue music more seriously.[8] He soon began playing with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, where he was the first recipient of the Charles Clark Memorial Scholarship,[10] and studying with Joseph Gustafeste, principal bassist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the time,[1][3] as well as picking up piano duo gigs.[8] In the mid-1960s, Hopkins attended a concert by AACM members at Hyde Park and was intrigued.[8] He also began playing with Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, with whom he would make his first recording in 1970 (Forces and Feelings), and started becoming more serious about improvisation,[8] playing with Muhal Richard Abrams's Experimental Band and other related groups.[11] Hopkins stated that a major inspiration at that time was hearing John Coltrane's Coltrane's Sound: "it really changed my whole outlook on music. I knew then that I could do anything I wanted to do... And from that point on, I just got more involved, and started meeting more people over the years."[8]

In the early 1970s, he formed a trio called Reflection with saxophonist Henry Threadgill and drummer Steve McCall. In 1975, he, like many other Chicago free-jazz musicians,[12] left and moved to New York,[1] where he soon regrouped with Threadgill and McCall, who also moved there at around the same time. They renamed their trio Air, and went on to tour and record extensively.[13] He also joined the AACM, immersed himself in New York's loft scene,[3] and, over the following decades, increasingly gained recognition, gigging with Roy Haynes[12] and performing and recording with artists such as Muhal Richard Abrams, Hamiet Bluiett, Anthony Braxton, Marion Brown, Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Diedre Murray, and Don Pullen, as well as with various groups led by Threadgill.[12]

In 1997, he moved back to Chicago,[1] stating that he "got tired of the stress" of living in New York, and reuniting with "ten brothers and sisters and 35 nieces and nephews".[12] He continued to perform, tour, and record with a wide variety of musicians. He died in 1999 at age 51 of heart disease at the University of Chicago Hospital.[3]

Discography

As co-leader with Diedre Murray

With Air

As sideman

With Ahmed Abdullah

With Muhal Richard Abrams

With Hamiet Bluiett

  • Resolution (Black Saint, 1977)
  • Ebu (Soul Note, 1984)
  • The Clarinet Family (Black Saint, 1987)
  • ...If You Have to Ask... You Don't Need to Know (Tutu Records, 1991)
  • Im/possible To Keep (India Navigation, 1996)

With Arthur Blythe

With Charles Brackeen

With Peter Brötzmann and Rashied Ali

With Peter Brötzmann and Hamid Drake

  • The Atlanta Concert (Okka Disk, 2001)

With Marion Brown

  • Awofofora (Discomate, 1976)

With John Carter

  • Dance of the Love Ghosts (Gramavision, 1987)
  • Fields (Gramavision, 1988)
  • Shadows on a Wall (Gramavision, 1989)

With Andrew Cyrille

With Marc Edwards

  • Black Queen (Alpha Phonics, 1991)

With Kahil El'Zabar

With The Group (Ahmed Abdullah, Marion Brown, Billy Bang, Sirone, Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille)

  • Live (NoBusiness Records, 2012)

With Craig Harris

With Tyrone Henderson

  • Not So Unusual Blues (Konnex Records, 2000)

With Michael Gregory Jackson

  • Gifts (Arista Novus, 1979)

With Frank Lacy

  • Tonal Weights and Blue Fire (Tutu, 1990)

With Oliver Lake

Performing music of Anne LeBaron

  • The Musical Railism of Anne LeBaron (Mode, 1995)

With Michael Marcus

  • Here At! (Soul Note, 1993)

With Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre

With Marcello Melis

  • Free to Dance (Black Saint, 1978)

With Jemeel Moondoc

With Butch Morris

  • Testament: A Conduction Collection - Conduction 38, In Freud's Garden / Conduction 39, Thread Waxing Space / Conduction 40, Thread Waxing Space (New World Records, 1995)

With David Murray

With Sunny Murray's Untouchable Factor

  • Apple Cores (Philly Jazz, 1980)

With Bern Nix

  • Alarms and Excursions (New World, 1993)

With Ivo Perelman

  • Children Of Ibeji (Enja, 1992)

With Don Pullen

With Horace Tapscott

With Malachi Thompson

With Henry Threadgill

With Tom Varner

With the World Bass Violin Ensemble

  • Bassically Yours (Black Saint, 1984)

With the World Saxophone Quartet

With Various artists

  • Wildflowers 1: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions (performing with Sunny Murray and The Untouchable Factor and Air; Douglas, 1977)
  • Wildflowers 2: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions (performing with Anthony Braxton; Douglas, 1977)
  • Wildflowers 3: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions (performing with Michael Gregory Jackson; Douglas, 1977)
  • Wildflowers 4: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions (performing with Oliver Lake and David Murray; Douglas, 1977)
  • Wildflowers 5: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions (performing with Sunny Murray and The Untouchable Factor; Douglas, 1977)
  • Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions - Complete (reissue of the 5 discs above on 3 CDs; Knit Classics, 1999)
  • The Young Lions - A Concert Of New Music Played By Seventeen Exceptional Young Musicians - The Kool Jazz Festival June 30, 1982 (Elektra, 1983)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (1999). "Hopkins, Fred (Frederick)". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 329.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Fred Hopkins: Artist Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Ratliff, Ben (January 18, 1999). "Fred Hopkins, Experimental Jazz Bassist, 51". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  4. ^ May, Chris (April 24, 2020). "AACM: Together We Are Stronger". AllAboutJazz.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Fred Hopkins: Biography". AllAboutJazz.com. June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Giddins, Gary (2004). Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of its Second Century. Oxford University Press. p. 481.
  7. ^ Reich, Howard (January 10, 1999). "Fred Hopkins, 51, Jazz Bassist with Unique, 'Creative' Style". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Panken, Ted (August 2, 1987). "Interview: Fred Hopkins August 2, 1987, WCKR-FM New York". JazzHouse.org. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Lewis, George E. (2008). A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music. University of Chicago Press. pp. 12–13.
  10. ^ Lewis, George E. (2008). A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music. University of Chicago Press. p. 482.
  11. ^ Yanow, Scott (2013). "Hopkins, Fred". African American Studies Center. Oxfordaasc.com. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.39501. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d Margasak, Peter (January 9, 1997). "Home Bass: Fred Hopkins / New York Got Old". ChicagoReader.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "Air Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.

February 18, 2023
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For the suspected mass shooter in South Carolina see Florence South Carolina shooting Fred Hopkins October 11 1947 January 7 1999 1 was an American double bassist who played a major role in the development of the avant garde jazz movement 2 He was best known for his association with the trio Air with Henry Threadgill and Steve McCall and for his numerous performances and extensive recordings with major jazz musicians such as Muhal Richard Abrams Arthur Blythe Oliver Lake and David Murray 3 He was a member of the AACM 4 and a frequent participant in the loft jazz scene of the 1970s 5 He also co led a number of albums with the composer and cellist Diedre Murray Gary Giddins wrote that Hopkins playing fused audacious power with mercuric reflexes 6 Howard Reich writing in the Chicago Tribune stated that many connoisseurs considered Hopkins the most accomplished jazz bassist of his generation and praised him for the extraordinarily fluid technique sumptuous tone and innovative methods he brought to his instrument 7 Contents 1 Biography and career 2 Discography 2 1 As co leader with Diedre Murray 2 2 As sideman 3 ReferencesBiography and career EditHopkins was born in Chicago Illinois United States 1 and grew up in a musical family listening to a wide variety of music from an early age 8 He attended DuSable High School where he studied music under Captain Walter Dyett who became well known for mentoring and training musicians 9 He was originally inspired to learn the cello after seeing a performance by Pablo Casals on television but was told by Dyett that because the school didn t have a cello he would have to play bass 8 After graduating from high school he worked at a grocery store but was encouraged by Dyett and other friends to pursue music more seriously 8 He soon began playing with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago where he was the first recipient of the Charles Clark Memorial Scholarship 10 and studying with Joseph Gustafeste principal bassist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the time 1 3 as well as picking up piano duo gigs 8 In the mid 1960s Hopkins attended a concert by AACM members at Hyde Park and was intrigued 8 He also began playing with Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre with whom he would make his first recording in 1970 Forces and Feelings and started becoming more serious about improvisation 8 playing with Muhal Richard Abrams s Experimental Band and other related groups 11 Hopkins stated that a major inspiration at that time was hearing John Coltrane s Coltrane s Sound it really changed my whole outlook on music I knew then that I could do anything I wanted to do And from that point on I just got more involved and started meeting more people over the years 8 In the early 1970s he formed a trio called Reflection with saxophonist Henry Threadgill and drummer Steve McCall In 1975 he like many other Chicago free jazz musicians 12 left and moved to New York 1 where he soon regrouped with Threadgill and McCall who also moved there at around the same time They renamed their trio Air and went on to tour and record extensively 13 He also joined the AACM immersed himself in New York s loft scene 3 and over the following decades increasingly gained recognition gigging with Roy Haynes 12 and performing and recording with artists such as Muhal Richard Abrams Hamiet Bluiett Anthony Braxton Marion Brown Arthur Blythe Oliver Lake David Murray Diedre Murray and Don Pullen as well as with various groups led by Threadgill 12 In 1997 he moved back to Chicago 1 stating that he got tired of the stress of living in New York and reuniting with ten brothers and sisters and 35 nieces and nephews 12 He continued to perform tour and record with a wide variety of musicians He died in 1999 at age 51 of heart disease at the University of Chicago Hospital 3 Discography EditAs co leader with Diedre Murray Edit Firestorm Les Disques Victo 1992 Stringology Black Saint 1994 Prophecy About Time 1998 With Air Air Song Why Not 1975 Live Air Black Saint 1976 Air Raid Why Not 1976 Air Time Nessa 1977 Open Air Suit Arista Novus 1978 Montreux Suisse Arista Novus 1978 Air Lore Arista Novus 1979 Air Mail Black Saint 1980 80 Below 82 Antilles 1982 Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival as New Air Black Saint 1983 Air Show No 1 as New Air with Cassandra Wilson Black Saint 1986 As sideman Edit With Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah and the Solomonic Quintet Silkheart 1988 With Muhal Richard Abrams Colors in Thirty Third Soul Note 1987 The Hearinga Suite Soul Note 1989 With Hamiet Bluiett Resolution Black Saint 1977 Ebu Soul Note 1984 The Clarinet Family Black Saint 1987 If You Have to Ask You Don t Need to Know Tutu Records 1991 Im possible To Keep India Navigation 1996 With Arthur Blythe In the Tradition Columbia 1979 Illusions Columbia 1980 Blythe Spirit Columbia 1981 With Charles Brackeen Attainment Silkheart 1987 Worshippers Come Nigh Silkheart 1987 With Peter Brotzmann and Rashied Ali Songlines FMP 1994 With Peter Brotzmann and Hamid Drake The Atlanta Concert Okka Disk 2001 With Marion Brown Awofofora Discomate 1976 With John Carter Dance of the Love Ghosts Gramavision 1987 Fields Gramavision 1988 Shadows on a Wall Gramavision 1989 With Andrew Cyrille Ode to the Living Tree Venus 1995 With Marc Edwards Black Queen Alpha Phonics 1991 With Kahil El Zabar Love Outside of Dreams Delmark 2002 With The Group Ahmed Abdullah Marion Brown Billy Bang Sirone Hopkins Andrew Cyrille Live NoBusiness Records 2012 With Craig Harris Black Bone Soul Note 1983 With Tyrone Henderson Not So Unusual Blues Konnex Records 2000 With Michael Gregory Jackson Gifts Arista Novus 1979 With Frank Lacy Tonal Weights and Blue Fire Tutu 1990 With Oliver Lake Holding Together Black Saint 1976 Expandable Language Black Saint 1984 Otherside Gramavision 1988 Gallery Gramavision 1989 Performing music of Anne LeBaron The Musical Railism of Anne LeBaron Mode 1995 With Michael Marcus Here At Soul Note 1993 With Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre Forces and Feelings Delmark 1970 With Marcello Melis Free to Dance Black Saint 1978 With Jemeel Moondoc Judy s Bounce Soul Note 1982 With Butch Morris Testament A Conduction Collection Conduction 38 In Freud s Garden Conduction 39 Thread Waxing Space Conduction 40 Thread Waxing Space New World Records 1995 With David Murray Low Class Conspiracy Adelphi 1976 Flowers for Albert The Complete Concert India Navigation 1976 Vol 1 Penthouse Jazz Circle 1977 Vol 2 Holy Siege On Intrigue Circle 1977 Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club India Navigation 1978 Sweet Lovely Black Saint 1979 Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 Black Saint 1985 Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 Black Saint 1985 In Our Style DIW 1986 Recording N Y C 1986 DIW 1986 The People s Choice Cecma 1987 Ballads DIW 1988 Deep River DIW 1988 Spirituals DIW 1988 Lovers DIW 1988 Tenors DIW 1988 Special Quartet DIW Columbia 1990 David Murray Big Band DIW Columbia 1991 David Murray James Newton Quintet DIW 1991 Death of a Sideman DIW 1992 South of the Border DIW 1993 For Aunt Louise DIW 1993 Love and Sorrow DIW 1993 MX Red Baron 1993 Live 93 Acoustic Octfunk Sound Hills Records 1994 Dark Star The Music of the Grateful Dead Astor 1996 With Sunny Murray s Untouchable Factor Apple Cores Philly Jazz 1980 With Bern Nix Alarms and Excursions New World 1993 With Ivo Perelman Children Of Ibeji Enja 1992 With Don Pullen Warriors Black Saint 1979 The Sixth Sense Black Saint 1985 With Horace Tapscott Dissent or Descent Nimbus West 1984 1998 With Malachi Thompson Rising Daystar Delmark 1997 1999 With Henry Threadgill X 75 Volume 1 Arista Novus 1979 When Was That About Time 1981 Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket About Time 1983 Subject to Change About Time 1984 You Know the Number RCA Novus 1986 Easily Slip Into Another World RCA Novus 1987 Rag Bush and All RCA Novus 1988 With Tom Varner Tom Varner Quartet Soul Note 1980 With the World Bass Violin Ensemble Bassically Yours Black Saint 1984 With the World Saxophone Quartet Breath of Life Elektra Nonesuch 1992 With Various artists Wildflowers 1 The New York Loft Jazz Sessions performing with Sunny Murray and The Untouchable Factor and Air Douglas 1977 Wildflowers 2 The New York Loft Jazz Sessions performing with Anthony Braxton Douglas 1977 Wildflowers 3 The New York Loft Jazz Sessions performing with Michael Gregory Jackson Douglas 1977 Wildflowers 4 The New York Loft Jazz Sessions performing with Oliver Lake and David Murray Douglas 1977 Wildflowers 5 The New York Loft Jazz Sessions performing with Sunny Murray and The Untouchable Factor Douglas 1977 Wildflowers The New York Loft Jazz Sessions Complete reissue of the 5 discs above on 3 CDs Knit Classics 1999 The Young Lions A Concert Of New Music Played By Seventeen Exceptional Young Musicians The Kool Jazz Festival June 30 1982 Elektra 1983 References Edit a b c d e Feather Leonard Gitler Ira 1999 Hopkins Fred Frederick The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz New York Oxford University Press p 329 Yanow Scott Fred Hopkins Artist Biography AllMusic com Retrieved June 29 2020 a b c d Ratliff Ben January 18 1999 Fred Hopkins Experimental Jazz Bassist 51 The New York Times Retrieved June 29 2020 May Chris April 24 2020 AACM Together We Are Stronger AllAboutJazz com Retrieved June 29 2020 Fred Hopkins Biography AllAboutJazz com June 7 2015 Retrieved June 29 2020 Giddins Gary 2004 Weather Bird Jazz at the Dawn of its Second Century Oxford University Press p 481 Reich Howard January 10 1999 Fred Hopkins 51 Jazz Bassist with Unique Creative Style ChicagoTribune com Retrieved June 29 2020 a b c d e f g Panken Ted August 2 1987 Interview Fred Hopkins August 2 1987 WCKR FM New York JazzHouse org Retrieved June 29 2020 Lewis George E 2008 A Power Stronger Than Itself The AACM and American Experimental Music University of Chicago Press pp 12 13 Lewis George E 2008 A Power Stronger Than Itself The AACM and American Experimental Music University of Chicago Press p 482 Yanow Scott 2013 Hopkins Fred African American Studies Center Oxfordaasc com doi 10 1093 acref 9780195301731 013 39501 ISBN 978 0 19 530173 1 Retrieved June 29 2020 a b c d Margasak Peter January 9 1997 Home Bass Fred Hopkins New York Got Old ChicagoReader com Retrieved June 29 2020 Air Discography Discogs com Retrieved June 29 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Hopkins amp oldid 1134648348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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