Rick Laird, whose bass guitar skills graced a number of jazz rock’s most prominent fusion bands in the 1970s, died Sunday at age 80.
No cause of death was given, but he recently entered hospice care.Laird’s work was part of pioneering groups the Mahavishu Orchestra and Return to Forever in the 1970s, the decade where the genre took off.
He also worked with jazz greats Wes Montgomery, Buddy Rich, and Sonny Rollins during his career.Born in Dublin in 1941, Laird moved to New Zealand at 16, then returned to the UK in 1962.
While in New Zealand, he had established himself on that country’s and Australia’s jazz scenes as an upright bassist.Upon his UK return, he worked with keyboardist Brian Auger, touring with him and meeting his future
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