R.I.P. Wonderful, wonderful writer. And he was only 49.
A tribute him here: http://www.rocksbackpages.com
― t**t, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 13:58 (eighteen years ago)
That's really sad. I only started getting into jazz last year, and I found both his Jazz Encyclopedia and the latest edition of the Penguin Guide valuable.
― Euler, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 14:02 (eighteen years ago)
What a shame, and so young...I really liked his writing :-(
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 17:56 (eighteen years ago)
Sad. I only found out about this recently. RIP. Excellent writer.
― Tom D., Tuesday, 2 October 2007 12:15 (eighteen years ago)
The tributes on The Wire website. By Brian Morton, Andy Hamilton, Philip Clark, Barry Witherden, Edwyn Pouncey, Sue Steward, Mark S.
http://www.thewire.co.uk/web/unpublished/richard_cook.html
― t**t, Sunday, 7 October 2007 18:51 (eighteen years ago)