Februar 2017. Questlove, Cypress Hill, Pete Rock, DJ Shadow and Hudson Mohawke were among those in the music community to mourn the news of his death, which circulated Sunday evening (Feb. 5).Billboard is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC."[His] appreciation for music and his ability to recognize musicianship is what I'll take from him. Rest in Melody," Quest said.© 2020 Billboard. "Holy Thursday" was also sampled in InI - "Think Twice" produced by Pete Rock.In 1994 the Beatnuts became the first musicians to sample one of Axelrod's own pieces: "Holy Thursday" for their track "Hit Me With That" from the "Street Level" album and again in 1997 where they sampled the Axelrod written Electric Prunes songs: "The Adoration" for their "World Famous Intro" and "General Confessional" for "Niggaz Know". As well as Axelrod's "Life Time Monologue" for Lou Rawls particularly the song "Thinkin 'Bout Cash".Also in 1995 producer Joe Fatal on the Fat joe album "Jealous One's Envy" samples the Axelrod written Electric Prunes song "Holy Are You" in "Respect MIne" and Axelrod's own "Holy Thursday" for "Bronx Keeps Creating It".In 1999 and 2000 Wu-Tang Clan members Inspectah Deck and Ghostface Killah both sampled "Terri's Tune" by David Axelrod for the songs "Elevation" and "Stay True" for the albums Uncontrolled Substance and Supreme Clientele. David Axelrod, a composer, arranger and producer who had a profound impact on modern music -- especially hip-hop -- has reportedly passed away at the age of 83. At press time, details of Axelrod's death have not yet been confirmed.Born in Los Angeles in 1933, Axelrod produced his first album in 1959 and went on to become a pioneer in combining jazz, rock and R&B in recorded music. In 1995 producer T-Ray sampled Axelrod's "A Divine Image" for Kool G. Rap's "Take 'Em To War" from his "4,5,6," album.In 1996 Dj Shadow in his ground breaking "Endtroducing" album sampled Axelrod's "The Human Abstract" for his "Midnight In A Perfect World". David Axelrod (April 17, 1931 [1] [nb 1] – February 5, 2017) [2] was an American composer, arranger, and producer.
(englisch) David Axelrod, Influential Producer and Composer, Dead at 83, Nachruf auf rollingstone.com vom 6. David Axelrod Music Sampled by Others auf whosampled.com; Heavy Axe: A Guide to David Axelrod auf Red Bull Music Academy Daily (englisch) David Axelrod, Music Producer Who Bridged Genres, Dies at 85, Nachruf der New York Times vom 16.
After starting out as a staff producer for record companies specializing in jazz, Axelrod became known by the mid-1960s in soul and jazz circles for his recording skills.
David Axelrod Born April 17, 1936 (1936 04 17) (age 75) in Los Angeles, California Genres Psychedelic music Jazz funk Experimental music Occupations