Jazz bassist, Wayman Tisdale, who became a successful jazz musician after retiring from pro basketball, died today following a two-year battle with cancer at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, hospital, where his wife took him when he had trouble breathing early on Friday. Tisdale was preparing to return to the recording studio next week to work on a project with jazz guitarist Norman Brown Doctors discovered Tisdale's bone cancer after he broke his leg in a fall down a flight of stairs, according to the official biography on his Web site. During his basketball career, Tisdale averaged 15 points and six rebounds a game over a 12-year NBA career, during which he played with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns, according to the NBA Web site. His jazz recording career began in 1995 - two years before his 1997 NBA retirement - with a debut CD that rose to No. 4 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart and crossed over onto the R&B charts, the bio said. Tisdale released his debut CD, Power Forward, in 1995. In 2002, he was awarded the Legacy Tribute Award by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. In an ESPN internet chat, Tisdale claims his musical influences include funk bands of the 1970s. His albums include Power Forward (1995), In The Zone (1996), Decisions (1998), Face to Face (2001), Presents 21 Days (2003),Hang Time (2004), Way Up! (2006), and Rebound (2008). Some of his more famous songs include "Ain't No Stopping Us Now," "Can't Hide Love" and "Don't Take Your Love Away" -- were top radio hits. Tisdale is survived by his wife, four children and one granddaughter. He was 44 years old.
Friday, May 15, 2009
WAYMAN TISDALE DIES
Jazz bassist, Wayman Tisdale, who became a successful jazz musician after retiring from pro basketball, died today following a two-year battle with cancer at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, hospital, where his wife took him when he had trouble breathing early on Friday. Tisdale was preparing to return to the recording studio next week to work on a project with jazz guitarist Norman Brown Doctors discovered Tisdale's bone cancer after he broke his leg in a fall down a flight of stairs, according to the official biography on his Web site. During his basketball career, Tisdale averaged 15 points and six rebounds a game over a 12-year NBA career, during which he played with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns, according to the NBA Web site. His jazz recording career began in 1995 - two years before his 1997 NBA retirement - with a debut CD that rose to No. 4 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart and crossed over onto the R&B charts, the bio said. Tisdale released his debut CD, Power Forward, in 1995. In 2002, he was awarded the Legacy Tribute Award by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. In an ESPN internet chat, Tisdale claims his musical influences include funk bands of the 1970s. His albums include Power Forward (1995), In The Zone (1996), Decisions (1998), Face to Face (2001), Presents 21 Days (2003),Hang Time (2004), Way Up! (2006), and Rebound (2008). Some of his more famous songs include "Ain't No Stopping Us Now," "Can't Hide Love" and "Don't Take Your Love Away" -- were top radio hits. Tisdale is survived by his wife, four children and one granddaughter. He was 44 years old.
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