Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941) in Los Angeles is a jazzvibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem" (from the album Components) is one of his best-known compositions. Hutcherson has influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke and Stefon Harris.
Biography
Early life and career
Bobby Hutcherson was born to Eli, a master mason, and Esther, a hairdresser. Hutcherson was exposed to jazz by his brother Teddy, who listened to Art Blakey records in the family home with his friend Dexter Gordon. His older sister Peggy was a singer in Gerald Wilson's orchestra and personally introduced Hutcherson to Eric Dolphy (her boyfriend at the time) and Billy Mitchell. Hutcherson was inspired to take up the vibraphone when he heard Milt Jackson play "Bemsha Swing" on the Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants LP at the age of 12. Still in his teens, Hutcherson began his professional career in the late fifties working with Curtis Amy and Carmell Jones, as well as with Dolphy and Charles Lloyd at Pandora's Box on the Sunset Strip. He made his recording debut on August 3, 1960, cutting two songs for a 7-inch single with the Les McCann trio for Pacific Jazz (released 1961), followed by the LP Groovin' Blue with the Curtis Amy-Frank Butler sextet on December 10 (also released by Pacific Jazz in 1961). In January 1962, Hutcherson joined the Billy Mitchell-Al Grey group for dates at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco and Birdland in New York City (opposite Art Blakey). After touring with the Mitchell-Grey group for a year, Hutcherson settled in New York City (on 165th street in The Bronx) where he worked part-time as a taxi driver, before fully entering the jazz scene via his childhood friend, bassist Herbie Lewis.
"Total Eclipse/ Bobby Hutcherson"
Composed by Chick Corea
published: 01 Nov 2012
Matrix
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Matrix · Bobby Hutcherson
Total Eclipse
℗ 1968 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2013-01-01
Composer: Chick Corea
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published: 16 Oct 2018
Matrix - Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land
Total Eclipse/ Bobby Hutcerson (1968)
published: 21 Sep 2013
Bobby Hutcherson - Matrix (5.1 Surround Sound)
published: 25 Aug 2024
Idle While (Remastered 2002/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
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Idle While (Remastered 2002/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
Dialogue
℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2002-01-01
Producer: Alfred Lion
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Michael Cuscuna
Composer: Joe Chambers
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published: 08 Nov 2014
Shirl
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Shirl · Bobby Hutcherson
Natural Illusions
℗ 1972 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2014-01-01
Producer: George Butler
Composer: Horace Silver
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published: 30 Jul 2018
Ummh (2000 Digital Remaster;The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
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Ummh (2000 Digital Remaster;The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
The Best Of The Blue Note Years
℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2001-01-01
Associated Performer, Vibraphone: Bobby Hutcherson
Producer: Duke Pearson
Producer: Francis Wolff
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Brand
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Harold Land
Associated Performer, Piano: Joe Sample
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: John Williams
Associated Performer, Drums: Mickey Roker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Composer: Bobby Hutcherson
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published: 11 Jul 2015
Bobby Hutcherson - The Moontrane (Live)
from "Live At Montreux" (2012), Blue Note Japan.
Recorded Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 1973.
Woody Shaw - trumpet ;
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes ;
Cecil Bernard - piano ;
Ray Drummond - bass ;
Larry Hancock - drums.
Written by Woody Shaw.
Produced by George Butler.
published: 14 Nov 2013
Orientale
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Orientale · Bobby Hutcherson
Medina & Spiral
℗ A Blue Note Records Release; ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 1998-01-01
Composer: Stanley Cowell
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Matrix · Bobby Hutcherson
Total Eclipse
℗ 1968 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2013-01-01
Composer: Chick Corea...
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Matrix · Bobby Hutcherson
Total Eclipse
℗ 1968 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2013-01-01
Composer: Chick Corea
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Matrix · Bobby Hutcherson
Total Eclipse
℗ 1968 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2013-01-01
Composer: Chick Corea
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Idle While (Remastered 2002/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
Dialogue
℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Relea...
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Idle While (Remastered 2002/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
Dialogue
℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2002-01-01
Producer: Alfred Lion
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Michael Cuscuna
Composer: Joe Chambers
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Idle While (Remastered 2002/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
Dialogue
℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2002-01-01
Producer: Alfred Lion
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Michael Cuscuna
Composer: Joe Chambers
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Shirl · Bobby Hutcherson
Natural Illusions
℗ 1972 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2014-01-01
Producer: George B...
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Shirl · Bobby Hutcherson
Natural Illusions
℗ 1972 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2014-01-01
Producer: George Butler
Composer: Horace Silver
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Shirl · Bobby Hutcherson
Natural Illusions
℗ 1972 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2014-01-01
Producer: George Butler
Composer: Horace Silver
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Ummh (2000 Digital Remaster;The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
The Best Of The Blue Note Years
℗ 20...
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Ummh (2000 Digital Remaster;The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
The Best Of The Blue Note Years
℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2001-01-01
Associated Performer, Vibraphone: Bobby Hutcherson
Producer: Duke Pearson
Producer: Francis Wolff
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Brand
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Harold Land
Associated Performer, Piano: Joe Sample
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: John Williams
Associated Performer, Drums: Mickey Roker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Composer: Bobby Hutcherson
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Ummh (2000 Digital Remaster;The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
The Best Of The Blue Note Years
℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2001-01-01
Associated Performer, Vibraphone: Bobby Hutcherson
Producer: Duke Pearson
Producer: Francis Wolff
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Brand
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Harold Land
Associated Performer, Piano: Joe Sample
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: John Williams
Associated Performer, Drums: Mickey Roker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Composer: Bobby Hutcherson
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from "Live At Montreux" (2012), Blue Note Japan.
Recorded Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 1973.
Woody Shaw - trumpet ;
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes ...
from "Live At Montreux" (2012), Blue Note Japan.
Recorded Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 1973.
Woody Shaw - trumpet ;
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes ;
Cecil Bernard - piano ;
Ray Drummond - bass ;
Larry Hancock - drums.
Written by Woody Shaw.
Produced by George Butler.
from "Live At Montreux" (2012), Blue Note Japan.
Recorded Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 1973.
Woody Shaw - trumpet ;
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes ;
Cecil Bernard - piano ;
Ray Drummond - bass ;
Larry Hancock - drums.
Written by Woody Shaw.
Produced by George Butler.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Orientale · Bobby Hutcherson
Medina & Spiral
℗ A Blue Note Records Release; ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Release...
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Orientale · Bobby Hutcherson
Medina & Spiral
℗ A Blue Note Records Release; ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 1998-01-01
Composer: Stanley Cowell
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Orientale · Bobby Hutcherson
Medina & Spiral
℗ A Blue Note Records Release; ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 1998-01-01
Composer: Stanley Cowell
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Matrix · Bobby Hutcherson
Total Eclipse
℗ 1968 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2013-01-01
Composer: Chick Corea
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Idle While (Remastered 2002/Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
Dialogue
℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2002-01-01
Producer: Alfred Lion
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mastering Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Michael Cuscuna
Composer: Joe Chambers
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Shirl · Bobby Hutcherson
Natural Illusions
℗ 1972 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2014-01-01
Producer: George Butler
Composer: Horace Silver
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Ummh (2000 Digital Remaster;The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) · Bobby Hutcherson
The Best Of The Blue Note Years
℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Released on: 2001-01-01
Associated Performer, Vibraphone: Bobby Hutcherson
Producer: Duke Pearson
Producer: Francis Wolff
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Brand
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Harold Land
Associated Performer, Piano: Joe Sample
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: John Williams
Associated Performer, Drums: Mickey Roker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Composer: Bobby Hutcherson
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from "Live At Montreux" (2012), Blue Note Japan.
Recorded Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 1973.
Woody Shaw - trumpet ;
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes ;
Cecil Bernard - piano ;
Ray Drummond - bass ;
Larry Hancock - drums.
Written by Woody Shaw.
Produced by George Butler.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Orientale · Bobby Hutcherson
Medina & Spiral
℗ A Blue Note Records Release; ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 1998-01-01
Composer: Stanley Cowell
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Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941) in Los Angeles is a jazzvibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem" (from the album Components) is one of his best-known compositions. Hutcherson has influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke and Stefon Harris.
Biography
Early life and career
Bobby Hutcherson was born to Eli, a master mason, and Esther, a hairdresser. Hutcherson was exposed to jazz by his brother Teddy, who listened to Art Blakey records in the family home with his friend Dexter Gordon. His older sister Peggy was a singer in Gerald Wilson's orchestra and personally introduced Hutcherson to Eric Dolphy (her boyfriend at the time) and Billy Mitchell. Hutcherson was inspired to take up the vibraphone when he heard Milt Jackson play "Bemsha Swing" on the Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants LP at the age of 12. Still in his teens, Hutcherson began his professional career in the late fifties working with Curtis Amy and Carmell Jones, as well as with Dolphy and Charles Lloyd at Pandora's Box on the Sunset Strip. He made his recording debut on August 3, 1960, cutting two songs for a 7-inch single with the Les McCann trio for Pacific Jazz (released 1961), followed by the LP Groovin' Blue with the Curtis Amy-Frank Butler sextet on December 10 (also released by Pacific Jazz in 1961). In January 1962, Hutcherson joined the Billy Mitchell-Al Grey group for dates at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco and Birdland in New York City (opposite Art Blakey). After touring with the Mitchell-Grey group for a year, Hutcherson settled in New York City (on 165th street in The Bronx) where he worked part-time as a taxi driver, before fully entering the jazz scene via his childhood friend, bassist Herbie Lewis.