
Oh dear, another one bites the dust. The legendary musical icons of my life are dying away. Only natural, I guess. But when the folk who’ve soundtracked your life shuffle off… it’s sad!

I never got to see Roy Ayers live, dammit. And he kept playing and hugging into his 80s! I did buy us tickets to see him in Cambridge, for my 50th. But it was cancelled, due to his deteriorating health. I’ve never been reimbursed.