OBITUARY: Rip, Gerry Niewood

Saxophonist and flutist {{Gerry Niewood = 9878}} died in the plane crash in Buffalo last night. He was a wonderful player whose saxophone was heard most famously with {{Chuck Mangione = 9031}} and on the Concert In Central Park album by Simon & Garfunkel. Niewood was one of the first horn players I ever knew by name because Paul Simon yells out his name after a solo on that live album. I’ve always been a huge Chuck Mangione fan, too, and own all the LPs that Chuck and Gerry made together...

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