RIP Jeff Clyne (Isotope,Nucleus,Ketih Tippett Grp)

Jeff Clyne, bassist of Isotope, Nucleus and Keith Tippett Group has died

and

Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig has suffered a cardiac arrest and is not doing well.

RIP to Jeff and Best wishes to Mick

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

Sad news indeed.

Hope Mick makes a full recovery.

Edited by Nightfly - November 19 2009 at 11:43

Also Johnny Almond of Mark-Almond has died.

In pace, requiescat to him and Jeff.

Sad sad news, once again!

Our prog stars are not only getting older but also dying, according to the cruel laws of nature that define the standard of our decline and, ultimately, our disappearance after the brilliand sequence of the splendour of childhood, the glory of youth and the power of mature age.

Even though he wasn't a big celebrated star in te hworld of prog as, say, Rick Wright or Hugh Hopper, the death of Jeff Clyne means a great loss to the history of prog rock and related experimenal forms of rock and jazz. The relevance of his skill and color at bass and contrabass playing is there for everyoen to hear in the Nucleus albums, as well as teh debut albums from Gilgamesh and Isotope.

Funny though, he can now make some awesoem duets with fellow bass player Hugh Hopper, who in the earthly life replaced him in both Isotope and Gilgamesh. Now they can be simultaneous partners in music. With Pekka Pojola... what a bass trio!!!, those jams must be great beyond words.

Thank you for the music jeff.

I've just finished listening to his album

when I read here that he passed. Remembering his brilliant playing on John Mayall's 'Turning point' and 'Empty rooms' albums; the echo of his unforgetable sax solo in 'California' will last forever.

In pace requiescat.

'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past
I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast.....
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.'

Bob Dylan

Too bad.

I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world

of searchers with the help from

crimson king

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Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 19618	Topic: RIP Jeff Clyne (Isotope,Nucleus,Ketih Tippett Grp) Posted: November 18 2009 at 10:59
	Jeff Clyne, bassist of Isotope, Nucleus and Keith Tippett Group has died and Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig has suffered a cardiac arrest and is not doing well. RIP to Jeff and Best wishes to Mick
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword

JLocke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 18 2007 Status: Offline Points: 4900	Posted: November 18 2009 at 11:07
	Damn . . .

Nightfly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659	Posted: November 19 2009 at 11:42
	Sad news indeed. Hope Mick makes a full recovery. Edited by Nightfly - November 19 2009 at 11:43

VanderGraafKommandöh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 04 2005 Location: Malaria Status: Offline Points: 89372	Posted: November 23 2009 at 12:05
	Jeff Clyne, bassist with Nucleus, Gilgamesh and Isotope, died on the 16th. I shall try and play some Nucleus later. I wish I'd read about this earlier though. Also, if someone has made a thread on this, then apologies, I have not been on P.A. in ages.


VanderGraafKommandöh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 04 2005 Location: Malaria Status: Offline Points: 89372	Posted: November 23 2009 at 12:32
	Also Johnny Almond of Mark-Almond has died. In pace, requiescat to him and Jeff.


Alberto Muñoz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2006 Location: Mexico Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: November 23 2009 at 14:53
	RIP Jeff and hope that Mick going better.


Cesar Inca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 4888	Posted: November 23 2009 at 17:31
	Sad sad news, once again! Our prog stars are not only getting older but also dying, according to the cruel laws of nature that define the standard of our decline and, ultimately, our disappearance after the brilliand sequence of the splendour of childhood, the glory of youth and the power of mature age. Even though he wasn't a big celebrated star in te hworld of prog as, say, Rick Wright or Hugh Hopper, the death of Jeff Clyne means a great loss to the history of prog rock and related experimenal forms of rock and jazz. The relevance of his skill and color at bass and contrabass playing is there for everyoen to hear in the Nucleus albums, as well as teh debut albums from Gilgamesh and Isotope. Funny though, he can now make some awesoem duets with fellow bass player Hugh Hopper, who in the earthly life replaced him in both Isotope and Gilgamesh. Now they can be simultaneous partners in music. With Pekka Pojola... what a bass trio!!!, those jams must be great beyond words. Thank you for the music jeff.

Mellotron Storm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 12938	Posted: November 23 2009 at 21:26
	Very familiar with Jeff's work with NUCLEUS and ISOTOPE. Very sad news.
	"The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN

bsurmano Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Croatia Status: Offline Points: 448	Posted: November 25 2009 at 15:01
	I've just finished listening to his album when I read here that he passed. Remembering his brilliant playing on John Mayall's 'Turning point' and 'Empty rooms' albums; the echo of his unforgetable sax solo in 'California' will last forever. In pace requiescat.
	'Sundown,yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast..... Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.' Bob Dylan

mrgd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 02 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 822	Posted: December 09 2009 at 23:00
	I got to know of Jeff Clyne more through his band ' Turning Point '- a nice fusion ensemble with Pepi Lemer on vocals and some excellent sax work from David Tidball . A little known but really nice band . They feature on the Canterbury discography site 'calyx' if you're interested. Just another loss this year we are all going to have to sadly endure.
	Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd

fusionfreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 23 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 1317	Posted: December 11 2009 at 07:52
	Too bad.
	I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world of searchers with the help from crimson king