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.

CIRCA EARLY 1970's:  Bobby Hutcherson poses for a Blue Note records publicity shot in the early 1970's. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
 
					







































































