{"id":1582,"date":"2012-10-14T21:48:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T21:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2025-12-20T04:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:04:21","slug":"vince-wallace-1939-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/14\/vince-wallace-1939-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Vince Wallace 1939 &#8211; 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco and Oakland lost a jazz legend recently<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"vince.wallace.blue.sky.cafe by auweia, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/9640932@N04\/8087779386\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8468\/8087779386_631950a47b_z.jpg\" alt=\"vince.wallace.blue.sky.cafe\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>updated Novermber 2nd, 2012, Vince Wallace&#8217;s son does a great Youtube tribute to his dad<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>via email<br \/>\nA Memorial for tenor great Vince Wallace who died on October 2nd, will<br \/>\nbe held next Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Fruitvale Presbyterian<br \/>\nChurch, located at 2735 MacArthur Blvd.\/corner of Coolidge Ave. in<br \/>\nOakland. At 2 pm Vince&#8217;s son, Bryan, will conduct a Buddhist service<br \/>\nupstairs in the Sanctuary, followed by a performance of VW&#8217;s tunes with<br \/>\nJennifer Clevinger and her Quintet; afterwards visiting musicians may<br \/>\njoin a jam session. Dr. Kittams will provide drum set as well as bass.<br \/>\nFood and drink will also be available.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward celebrating Vince&#8217;s life with his family and the Jazz<br \/>\nCommunity.<\/p>\n<p>Heide<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IlwcZbDWRDA?si=DRJIntWdmoRD89Bz\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legacy.com\/obituaries\/insidebayarea\/obituary.aspx?n=vince-wallace&amp;pid=160374148#fbLoggedOut\">Legacy.com<\/a><br \/>\nVince Wallace Resident of Oakland, CA June 15, 1939 &#8211; Oct. 2, 2012 Jazz icon, tenor saxophonist\/ composer For over five decades, Maestro Wallace has played a pivotal role on the Bay Area Jazz Scene. He leaves us with a rich musical legacy and will be long remembered for his soulful saxophone sound and his superb compositions which have become an integral part of the history of jazz. Mr. Wallace is deeply mourned by his sons Bryan and Cameron, daughter Mara and their families. He also will be sorely missed by his devoted companion, Heide Pilc, and his large extended family, the jazz community all over the globe. Memorial services are pending.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>also, Rico Artist Blog has a <a href=\"http:\/\/ricoreeds.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/tim-price-bloggin-for-rico-reds.html\">very nice farewell to Vince<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was lucky enough to meet Vince Wallace in 2002 after doing research on his most famous song, Bombay Calling, which is on the first album by It&#8217;s a Beautiful day in 1969. Since then I helped get a couple of CD&#8217;s online for him and did a number of live recordings of Vince in Oakland. Vince also provided me with his only copy of his documentary Green Vinyl Shoes so I could copy and digitize it and make a permanent record. The first website I made about Vince 10 years ago is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/iabd\/vince.html\">here<\/a>. Vince was a very gentle soul and one of the coolest cats around. Rest in peace Vince, you will be sorely missed. Hope you enjoy jammin with the greats up there, good buddy<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Vince, this is a very rare live performance at the Cascades Club, Belmont Shores, Long Beach CA, 1963. This has never been released officially and never posted before today. It was sent to me by Brian Corcoran who has the original reel to reel tapes. It was hoped to maybe get it released through Vince or donated to the Oakland library, or something like that. The Cascades Club sessions are referenced in the Green Vinyl Shoes video below<\/p>\n<p>disc 1, perhaps, southbound express, the night has a thousand eyes, blues up and down, cascade blues, stella by starlight, west coast outpost, bayroot, exursion hey,<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var zippywww=\"12\";var zippyfile=\"74097722\";var zippytext=\"#000000\";var zippyback=\"#e8e8e8\";var zippyplay=\"#ff6600\";var zippywidth=850;var zippyauto=false;var zippyvol=80;var zippywave = \"#000000\";var zippyborder = \"#cccccc\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/api.zippyshare.com\/api\/embed_new.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>disc 2, minority, lazy bones, the night has a thousand eyes, a blues mood, it might as well be spring, pauls pal<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var zippywww=\"35\";var zippyfile=\"18250396\";var zippytext=\"#000000\";var zippyback=\"#e8e8e8\";var zippyplay=\"#ff6600\";var zippywidth=850;var zippyauto=false;var zippyvol=80;var zippywave = \"#000000\";var zippyborder = \"#cccccc\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/api.zippyshare.com\/api\/embed_new.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"vince.wallace.1963.cascade1a by auweia, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/9640932@N04\/8087676239\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8049\/8087676239_f53cf0df50_z.jpg\" alt=\"vince.wallace.1963.cascade1a\" width=\"576\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"vince.wallace.1963.cascade1b by auweia, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/9640932@N04\/8087676536\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8471\/8087676536_44018a3bf2_z.jpg\" alt=\"vince.wallace.1963.cascade1b\" width=\"640\" height=\"604\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Previous posts and live recordings of Vince:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/index.php?\/archives\/1581-It-Crawled-from-the-vault-57.html\">Vince Wallace at Bulldog Cafe, Oakland, February 10, 2002<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/index.php?\/archives\/528-Vince-Wallace-plays-Oakland-2009.html\">Vince Wallace at Bulldog Cafe, january 16, 2009<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/index.php?\/archives\/580-Vince-Wallace-at-The-Blue-Sky-Cafe,-Oakland.html\">Vince Wallace at Blue Sky Cafe, Oakland, April 5, 2009<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/index.php?\/archives\/990-Vince-Wallace-at-the-Blue-Sky-Cafe,-June-27,-2010.html\">Vince Wallace at Blue Sky Cafe, Oakland, June 27 2010<\/a> (this is my last live recording of Vince and one of the best for sound quality)<\/p>\n<p>the extremely rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/index.php?\/archives\/1010-Green-Vinyl-Shoes-Vince-Wallace.html\">Green Vinyl Shoes<\/a> produced by Goro Toshima in 1996, who was at Stanford University at the time and did this as a class project<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jlx4-DN8OsE?si=SI3vyQB21swloiio\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Vince Wallace at Bulldog cafe, Oakland, 2009<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3fykS1BMtuU?si=1NRZAJDviGYe3q88\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>with the Gene Stone quartet<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BynwguR-w04?si=mn8x2DIrMkGpADjD\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Klon Jazz Caravan night. Los Angeles April 1994 I thought about you<br \/>\nVince Wallace tenor Saxophone<br \/>\nKent Glenn Piano Gene Stone drums<br \/>\nTierney Sutton Vocals<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmiytZt1L0k?si=naBferWOsvFkNBRV\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Blue Sky Cafe, Oakland 2008<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mE2i1yBD9Vw?si=bUwtv7rYCHuBQYX9\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bulldog Cafe, Oakland 2009<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0l_W9hv7Roc?si=h_6gLou3E6sOJzqE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco and Oakland lost a jazz legend recently updated Novermber 2nd, 2012, Vince Wallace&#8217;s son does a great Youtube tribute to his dad via &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[108],"class_list":["post-1582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-music","tag-9-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1582"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5551,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582\/revisions\/5551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}