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Mr. Sebesky in the studio with the pianist Herbie Hancock and the guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1967, working on Mr. Montgomery’s album “A Day in the Life.” The album would be one of the most successful Mr. Sebesky arranged.
“Don Sebesky, who in a... — (via Don Sebesky, Arranger Who Helped Broaden Jazz’s Audience, Dies at 85 - The New York Times)
Mr. Sebesky in the studio with the pianist Herbie Hancock and the guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1967, working on Mr. Montgomery’s album “A Day in the Life.” The album would be one of the most successful Mr. Sebesky arranged.
**Don Sebesky**, who in a wide-ranging musical career played with leading big bands, was a behind-the-scenes force at CTI Records and other jazz labels, won Grammy Awards for his own compositions and arrangements, and orchestrated some 20 Broadway shows, died on April 29 at a nursing home in Maplewood, N.J. He was 85.

Source: The New York Times

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“ Ahmad Jamal, whose measured, spare piano style was an inspiration to generations of jazz musicians, died on Sunday at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass. He was 92.
” — (via Ahmad Jamal, Jazz Pianist With a Measured Approach, Dies at 92 - The New York Times)
**Ahmad Jamal**, whose measured, spare piano style was an inspiration to generations of jazz musicians, died on Sunday at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass. He was 92.

Source: The New York Times

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“The “fastest girl drummer in the world” died of Alzheimer’s complications earlier this week
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The “fastest girl drummer in the world” died of Alzheimer’s complications earlier this week

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“ McCoy Tyner, a cornerstone of John Coltrane’s groundbreaking 1960s quartet and one of the most influential pianists in jazz history, has died. He was 81.
” — (via McCoy Tyner, Jazz Piano Powerhouse, Is Dead at 81 - The New York Times)
**McCoy Tyner**, a cornerstone of John Coltrane’s groundbreaking 1960s quartet and one of the most influential pianists in jazz history, has died. He was 81.

Source: The New York Times

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(via Clora Bryant, Trumpeter and Pillar of L.A. Jazz Scene, Dies at 92 - The New York Times)

In 1946 Ms. Bryant joined the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the country’s leading all-female swing ensemble, where she was a featured soloist.

Clora Bryant, a trumpeter who was widely considered one of the finest jazz musicians on the West Coast — but who ran into gender-based limitations on how famous she could become — died on Aug. 23 in Los Angeles. She was 92.

Source: The New York Times

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