Claude Ranger: Canadian Jazz Legend

Even before Claude Ranger disappeared in late 2000 his fate unknown he had attained legendary status among Canadas jazz musicians as an extraordinary drummer who repeatedly challenged the status quo on bandstands in Montreal Toronto and Vancouver.Willful uncompromising and charismatic cigarette invariably tucked into the left corner of his mouth Ranger cut a compelling figure alongside Canadian and American stars alike -- Lenny Breau Jane Bunnett Sonny Greenwich Moe Koffman P.J. Perry Dewey Redman Sonny Rollins Don Thompson and many others.Claude Ranger: Canadian Jazz Legend presents a sympathetic portrait of this remarkable musician and offers a perceptive overview of the Canadian jazz scene during the 35 years in which by turns his career flourished faltered and flourished again.