Paul Bley RIIP: Justin Time Basics

The Deaths in 2016 site lists under January 3:

• Paul Bley, 83, Canadian jazz pianist

• Hyman Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) 

Venturing to his wiki page, his list of Discography is incredibly huge, so I do as usual in a case like this, I investigate the ones Recorded during a year consisting of 3 identical numbers at the end, there was only one:

2000

Basics

Justin Time

Solo piano

Note from Basics wiki page:

Recorded	July 4, 2000 at Studio Tempo, Montreal, Canada

The Recorded date stands out, an addition to the "Notable Day" pattern-cluster, not just because it's US Independence Day, butt because it's the day that 3 of the first 5 US Presidents died.... and one born.  

 

On Bley's wiki page there's a large number of notable persons mentioned, and so I simply chose the first four:

• Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955)
• Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959) nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez
• Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) 
• Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979)

Parker and Young via their birthdays generate an "August 27, ____, 29/ Date Sequence" pattern-cluster.  And their day of death aren't too far apart either.  And as for Mingus, the anniversary of his death is TODAY!!  So we have a "January 5th" pattern-cluster.   I should mention as well, that today is the birthday of my dog Bailey. As for Webster, there's nothing in the dates that stands out except this is our third March ... March is the God of WAR!!   I included Young's nickname given that it jives with July 4th above.  And finally, there's a cryptic phrase in their names, butt I'll leave that for you.

Also worth investigating is the wiki page of Basic's Justin Time label : 

The first artist to be featured on the label was pianist Oliver Jones

Note from his wiki page:

Oliver Theophilus Jones OC,CQ (born September 11, 1934 in Little Burgundy, Montreal, Quebec) 

This is not the first time that this date has cropped up today... we all know the meaning behind 9/11.  Of course the label has a very long list of Artists, so I decided to check out the last one, number 41 in the list:

• World Saxophone Quartet

Since the group has had a long list of players, I chose the first four:

• Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995)
• Oliver Lake (September 14, 1942) 
• Hamiet Bluiett (born September 16, 1940)
• David Murray (born February 19, 1955)

The two in the middle, Lake and Bluiett stand out, their birthdays generating a "September 14, ___, 16/Date Sequence" pattern-cluster.   So then, why not check out the Artist in the very middle of Justin Time's list... number 21, Moe Koffman: 

• Morris "Moe" Koffman, OC (December 28, 1928 – March 28, 2001)

OK, now I see where the inner twin world were going with Benjamin Francis Webster (see above), His birthday and Koffman's date of death generates a "March 27, 28/ Date Sequence" pattern-cluster.  And I did check out the Artists at #11, 22 and 33, note the 33rd:

• Johnny O'Neal (born October 10, 1956 

It's not just the 10/10 birthday, butt his surname ... the cryptic phrase within re "Young nigh oh kneel"..... it is cryptic.

For the record this is the list from the Justin Time site.  

1. Susie Arioli
2. Hugh Ball/Yank Barry
3. Jon Ballantyne
4. Billy Bang
5. Ed Bickert
6. Paul Bley
7. Hamiet Bluiett
8. Bowzer & Blue/Yank Barry
9. Trudy Desmond
10. Brandi Disterheft
11. Hilario Duran^[2]
12. D.O.A.
13. Sue Foley
14. Murray Head
15. Thomas Hellman
16. Brian Hughes[1]
17. D.D. Jackson^[1]
18. Ingrid Jensen
19. Oliver Jones
20. Sheila Jordan
21. Moe Koffman
22. Diana Krall
23. Michael Laucke
24. Bryan Lee
25. Lorne Lofsky
26. Halie Loren
27. Carmen Lundy
28. Curtis Lundy
29. Miranie Morissette
30. Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
31. David Murray
32. Jordan Officer
33. Johnny O'Neal
34. Alex Pangman
35. P.J. Perry
36. Hugh Ragin
37. Adam Rudolph
38. Nelson Symonds
39. Don Thompson
40. David Virelles
41. World Saxophone Quartet