Ron Kalina one of the great Jazz Chromatic players passed on January 13. He was one of my Heroes. He was originally from Philly. I remember seeing him playing on TV in Philly when I was a kid. I'm glad I got to play for him once. ----------
Sorry to hear that, man! ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
Ron as well a jazz player did studio work here is some of his work.
Ron Kalina Discography Songs Credits Share this page facebook twitter google+ email Credits (1-38 of 38) Year Album Artist 2012 The RCA Albums Collection John Denver Harmonica 2010 Invisible Luis Muñoz Chromatic Harmonica 2009 Look to the Rainbow: Jazz Standards from L.A. Lisa Ono Harmonica 2009 Morabeza Maria de Barros Harmonica 2008 Brasil Brazil 3 Brasil Brazil Harmonica 2008 The Odd Couple Ron Kalina Primary Artist, Producer, Liner Notes, Chromatic Harmonica, Composer 2007 Of Soul and Shadow Luis Muñoz Chromatic Harmonica 2006 Happy Together: The '60s Songbook Lee Newman Harmonica 2005 Dança Ma Mi: Dance With Me Maria de Barros Main Personnel, Harmonica 2005 Getting My Axes Together Ron Kalina Primary Artist 2004 Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas Linda Ronstadt Harmonica 2004 Vida Luis Muñoz Chromatic Harmonica 2003 Nha Mundo (My World) Maria de Barros Harmonica 2000 Jazz at the Movies: The Bedroom Mixes [DVD Audio] Harmonica 1998 Compassion Luis Muñoz Chromatic Harmonica 1998 My Boyfriend's Back [Polygram] The Angels Composer 1997 Sacred Cow Zero Ted Harmonica 1995 Promises Of The Heart Elissa Lala Harmonica, Harmonia 1994 Loving Friends Mike Campbell Composer 1994 Reel Romance Jazz at the Movies Band Harmonica 1993 Body Heat: Jazz at the Movies Jazz at the Movies Band Harmonica 1992 Las Canciones Que Quise Escribir Armando Manzanero Harmonica, Harmonica (Amplified) 1992 Mississippi Masala Harmonica, Primary Artist 1992 New Standards Robert Hicks Harmonica, Primary Artist 1992 New Stuff Jim Self Guest Artist 1990 Windows Dave Mackay Trio Composer 1987 Canciones de Mi Padre Linda Ronstadt Harmonica Cameo Parkway Pop and Soul Gems of 1965 Composer The Fugitive 388 Mansour Harmonica
He played in the philly scene he knew my teacher Larry Mckenna and my old ensemble teacher from Temple University Mike Natalie (old Mike Douglas show trumpet player). ----------
I only knew Ron through seeing him every year at SPAH. He was a very humble, sweet guy. He took a genuine interest in me and what I was doing - and I suppose many others he encountered. ---------- *************************************************** /Greg
Ron was a genuinely curious cat, generous in spirit.
I remember riding the shuttle back to the airport with him from a Buckeye harmonica convention sometime in the mid-1990s. He'd just started playing in a harmonica trio with Danny Wilson and Michael Burton and was showing me the charts he'd written for them. He was really digging the possibilities and kind of exulting in what he'd been able to arrange musically.
At the 2015 SPAH convention I was emceeing the evening show and he sang - something I'd never heard him do. The song was "For All We Know." At the end he and I did a sidelong arm-hug. It felt really nice to acknowledge him that way as a musician and a longtime friend. And he played great in 2016 as well.
Cherish your friends. My last exchange with Paul deLay was letting a fan drive him back to the hotel from a Mark Hummel Blowout when we'd planned to hang out. I figured there'd always be a next time, but, for all we know . . . =========== Winslow
