>♪< RIP 3/21/1918 ~ 6/16/16 my bio dad Smithsonian Institute documented jazz royalty Sir Charles Thompson knighted by County Basie and Lester Young dubbed "house pianist of Manhattan's 52nd Street" New York Jazz Scene since the 1940s most well known for composing the jazz standard "Robbins Nest"
>♪< I was notified of his death the day before Fathers Day.
"Hi Tina, I just learned that Sir Charles passed away on June 16 in Japan at age 98 - funeral in Tokyo on the 21st.My sympathies"
>♪< Please message or email Tina4Music@Yahoo.Com if you happen to have any details of any surviving family since other than notification of children older than me who have deceased I am only aware of his wife Makiko, myself and six children aka his grandchildren www.MenagerieEntertainment.com/Tinas_Biological_Father_Sir_Charles_Thompson
>♪< I will be sharing as I eventually unpack a large collection of Sir Charles treasures sent to me Father's Day 2015 by a jazz historian angel full of many rare photos, documents, videos and cassette tapes of never seen live performances and rehearsals. I posted a few so far at my Sir Charles tribute albums www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153526717986385&set=a.10150978936001385.450277.842871384&type=3&theater AND http://menagerieentertainment.com/sir_charles_treasures_sent_by_an_angel
>♪< Mitchell Seidel www.allaboutjazz.com/sir-charles-thompson-sir-charles-thompson-by-mitchell-seidel.php#.U3la5vldWSo
>♪< William Gallagher is the author of Sir Charles Thompson discography and the original art was created by his son Matt http://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Thompson/index.php
>♪< Michael Steinman blogger at Jazz Lives THANK YOU, SIR CHARLES (1918-2016) https://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2016/06/18/thank-you-sir-charles-1918-2016/
>♪< Adam Bernstein www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/sir-charles-thompson-jazz-pianist-who-bridged-swing-and-bebop-dies-at-98/2016/06/20/aff6f844-36ee-11e6-8f7c-d4c723a2becb_story.html
>♪< Photo Tribute by Sir Charles Thompson Musician Friends in Japan
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