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Bishop Norman Williams passes away December 8, 2010
Legendary alto player Bishop Norman William passes away, December 8, 2010
We’re saddened to note the passing of Bishop Norman Williams, a much loved and respected alto player born in Kansas City in 1938, and a fixture on the San Francisco scene since 1961. He played with top-flight musicians from Phineas Newborn to George Coleman to Max Roach, and countless others, and was a teacher on the bandstand to a whole generation of bop-inclined San Francisco musicians who are among the finest of the young players around today. Read more on Bishop on our tumblr blog.
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I was fortunate enough to have met The Bishop in 1968. I was just a beginner and he took me under his wing. he taught me all about changes. i played with him for about 4 years including 11months at The Lampost nightclub in Oakland 4 nights a week.He is an unsung hero and will be missed a lot. A whole lot of folks owe the Bishop a huge debt.RIP Bishop.
Muziki– I’ll pass your comments on to Jimmy Ryan, who played with Bishop in the early ’60s… thanks very much for your note.
RIP Bishop, what a great player and a great guy.
and Thanks to Tina for watching over him and keeping us informed.
Bishop was a true lover of the saxophone, jazz and life.
I knew him well enough. In is hard times, I would bring him to my home to have dinner and interact with my kids. He had a great impact on both of my boys, artistically. RIP Bishop. I know it was tough at the end. I did my best to ease your pain, brother.
I met the Bishop in North Beach San Francisco in the late 90’s he was always laughing and nice. Great memories.