Bobby Hutcherson


Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. “Little B’s Poem”, from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions.[1][2][3][4] Hutcherson influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke, and Stefon Harris.[

With Lee Morgan (background right) at Joe Henderson's "Mode for Joe" session, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 27, 1966.

Jazz legend Bobby Hutcherson, seen at his home in Montara in 2009, passed away Aug. 15 (John Green/Staff)