Necrology Index Paul Hahn This document is an extract from the necrology file of the Gaylord Music Library, Washington University, available online at http://library.wustl.edu/units/music/necro/ index.html. It comprises those names that are listed in the dictionaries and encyclopedias cited following the double bar ( || ); note that a few individuals appear in these works under a variant of their name other than that under which they are listed here (+), or under a group or relative's name (*). Variant information is given following the initial report of death without any attempt to resolve the conflict. Obituary notices are listed chronologically within each element of the entry. I would like thank my colleagues at Gaylord Music Library, Brad Short and Emily Heslop, who kept me supplied with a steady stream of obituaries. Thanks also to my wife, Rosemary Hahn, for more obits, and for proofreading. Corrections or contributions to the Necrology may be addressed to the editor: Paul Hahn, Gaylord Music Library, Washington University, Campus Box 1061, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 or by e-mail: manynote@wustl.edu. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Cited Baker Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (9th ed., 2001) EPM4 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed., 2006) Grove The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001) GroveAmer The New Grove Dictionary of American Music (1986) GroveJazz The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2d ed., 2002) GroveOpera The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992) GroveWomen The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (1994) IWWM-Cla International Who's Who in Classical Music (23rd ed., 2007) IWWM-Pop International Who's Who in Popular Music (9th ed., 2007) 2007 Necrology Arden, Don, British rock manager, d. 7/21/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 81; b. Harry Levy 1/4/1926 in Manchester. Times Online, 7/24/2007. || EPM4 Ayler, Donald, jazz trumpeter, d. 10/21/ 2007 in Northfield, OH at 65; b. 10/5/1942 in Cleveland, OH. JazzTimes.com, 11/ 6/2007; Guardian Unlimited, 11/16/2007. || EPM4, GroveJazz Baez, Albert V., scientist, father of Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña, d. 3/20/2007 in San Mateo County, CA at 94; b. in Puebla, Mexico. New York Times On the Web, 3/27/2007. || IWWM-Pop* Balkwill, Bryan Havell, British conductor, d. 2/24/2007 at 84; b. 7/2/1922 in London. Telegraph.co.uk, 3/9/2007. d. 2/25/2007. Guardian Unlimited, 4/3/ 2007. d. 2/25/2007 in Beaconsfield. Opera, v. 58 no. 5, May 2007. || Baker, GroveOpera, IWWM-Cla Balliett, Whitney, jazz critic, d. 2/1/2007 in Manhattan at 80; b. 4/17/1926 in Manhattan. New York Sun online, 2/2/2007; New York Times On the Web, 2/3/2007; NEWYORKER.COM, 2/5/2007; Cadence , v. 33 no. 3, March 2007. Whitney Lyon Balliett. washingtonpost.com, 2/2/2007; Independent Online Edition, 2/5/2007; Guardian Unlimited, 2/5/2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 4, April 2007. || Grove, GroveAmer, GroveJazz Bampton, Rose, soprano/mezzo, d. 8/21/ 2007 in Bryn Mawr, PA at 99; b. in Ohio. STLtoday.com, 8/23/2007. b. 11/28/1907 in Lakewood, OH. New York Times On the Web, 8/23/2007; Opera, v. 58 no. 11, Novem ber 2007; Opera News, v. 72 no. 5, November 2007. || Baker, Grove, GroveAmer, GroveOpera, IWWM-Cla Barber, Bill, pioneering jazz tubaist, d. 6/18/2007 in Bronxville, NY at 87; b. John William Barber 5/21/1920 in Hornell, NY. New York Times On the Web, 6/29/2007; washingtonpost.com, 6/30/2007; Boston .com, 7/1/2007; latimes.com, 7/2/2007; Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007. also played classical and theatrical gigs, d. in Copiague, NY. Jazz Journal International , v. 60 no. 9, September 2007. || EPM4, GroveJazz Barcelona, Danny, jazz drummer, d. 4/1/ 2007 in San Gabriel, CA at 77; b. 7/23/ 1929 in Waipahu, HI. latimes.com, 4/9/ 2007. also bandleader.starbulletin.com, 4/6/2007; Yahoo!News, 4/10/2007; New York Times On the Web, 4/11/2007; latimes.com, 4/14/2007. b. 8/23/1929. Telegraph.co.uk, 4...