John Giblin

承前*1

フランス・モンクマンが逝ったのに約1週間先立って、5月14日、ベーシストのジョン・ギブリン*2が他界していたのだった。享年71歳。


Martin Kielty "Bassist John Giblin Dead at 71" https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-giblin-dead/
Seán Twomey*3 “Remembering bassist John Giblin” https://www.katebushnews.com/2023/05/16/remembering-bassist-john-giblin/
「数多くのアーティストと共演 ロンドンの著名なスタジオ・ミュージシャン ベーシストのジョン・ギブリン死去」 https://amass.jp/166741/


ジョン・ギブリンはセッション・ベーシスト*4として、ケイト・ブッシュのほかに、ピーター・ゲイブリエルフィル・コリンズエリック・クラプトンアニー・レノックス、さらにはポール・マッカートニージョン・レノンとも仕事をしているが、ジョン・ギブリンということで真っ先に想起されるのはやはりケイト・ブッシュだろう。彼は先ずNever for Everに収録された「バブーシュカ」と「呼吸」でベースを弾き、さらにその後のThe Sensual WorldThe Red ShoesAerialDirector’s Cut50 Word for Snowに参加し、2014年のライヴBefore the Dawn*5でもベースを弾いている。ケイトとジョン・ギブリンが知り合ったのは、彼女が1979年にピーター・ゲイブリエルのサード・アルバムに収録された”No Self Control”にコーラスで参加したとき。

Never Forever

Never Forever

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The Sensual World

The Sensual World

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The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

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Aerial

Aerial

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Director's Cut

Director's Cut

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50 Words For Snow

50 Words For Snow

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BEFORE THE DAWN

BEFORE THE DAWN

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Peter Gabriel 3: Melt

Peter Gabriel 3: Melt

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ケイト・ブッシュによる追悼文;

JOHN


Everyone loved John. He was a really beautiful man in every sense of the word. Everybody wanted to work with him because he was such a great talent and everyone wanted to be his friend because he was such a wonderful person.
I loved John so very much. He was one of my very dearest and closest friends for over forty years. We were always there for each other. He was very special. I loved working with him, not just because he was such an extraordinary musician but because he was always huge amounts of fun. We would often laugh so much that we had to just give in to it and sit and roar with laughter for a while. He loved to be pushed in a musical context, and it was really exciting to feel him cross that line and find incredibly gorgeous musical phrases that were only there for him. He would really sing. It was such a joy and an inspiration to see where he could take it.
We’ve all lost a great man, an unmatchable musician and I’ve lost my very special friend. My world will never be the same again without him.
Kate
https://www.katebush.com/news/john

Joe Taysom "Kate Bush pays tribute to bassist John Giblin following death" https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/kate-bush-pays-tribute-to-bassist-john-giblin-following-death/