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Patrick Gleeson – A tribute to a great synthesizer pioneer

We at CatSynth pay tribute to Patrick Gleeson, a legendary synthesizer pioneer, performer, and composer, who passed away earlier this month. In addition to going through his history and …accomplishments, we share some of his own words about his life in music and his collaborations, including his most famous collaboration with Herbie Hancock. We also share statements from composer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Morrison and Dina Pearlman-Ifil of the Alan R. Pearlman Foundation.

0:00 Introduction
0:25 From English literature to music
1:13 Embracing synthesizers
1:38 Collaboration with Herbie Hancock
2:33 Moog and ARP
3:39 Thoughts from Dina Pearlman-Ifil
4:09 Other musical projects
4:32 Return to live performance in the 2010s
4:48 Thoughts from Sam Morrison
6:51 Conclusion

Video of Patrick Gleeson and images courtesy of the Alan R. Pearlman Foundation
Photo Gleeson’s Moog Modular IIIc courtesy of the Bob Moog Foundation

Additional photos:
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joe_Henderson_2.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pat_Metheny_Barcelona_2008.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Freddie_Hubbard.jpg
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