Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson (1941-2016) was an American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player, born in Los Angeles. He recorded for Blue Note in the 1960s and 1970s, as a leader and as a sideman, in post-bop and free-leaning sessions. He played the vibraphone with four mallets. He died at his home in Montara, California. Hutcherson's first Blue Note date was Jackie McLean's One Step Beyond in 1963, and he played on Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch, Andrew Hill's Judgment and Grant Green's Idle Moments. His own records include Dialogue (1965), Components, Stick-Up! (1966), San Francisco and Montara (1975).