RIP Cornelius Bumpus

Saxophone blower extraordinare!

For those who had not heard Cornelius Bumpus died of a heart attack on the way to a show on Tuesday. Anyone who had heard him play knows that the music world has suffered a great loss.

He was an original member of the Doobie Brothers, a session musician for a variety of folks, and was a member in the last two Steely Dan touring groups. I saw him last summer with the Dan and he was, as always, excellent. Cornelius was from the Bay Area so I also had the fortunate chance to see him on numerous occasions in clubs and other venues - what a loss!