Saxophone player Benny Carter
Cambridge, MA, 5/6/1988: Benny Carter, innovative composer, arranger, player and bandleader, set the standard for mainstream jazz ion the 1930s. At age 80, he continues to create music of sinuous beauty and control with his distinctive alto saxophone sound. (UPI Photo/Ken Franckling/Files)
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The jazz world said farewell to many of its performers and supporting figures during 2003. So many, it departed that it seemed there would be a surge on the perpetual jazz big band -- wherever it lives on.
For the jazz world, 2003 will be remembered as a year to celebrate the past, help those in need, mourn indelible losses, welcome back a long-lost soul -- and build for the future.
The jazz world said farewell to many of its performers and supporting figures during 2003. So many, it departed that it seemed there would be a surge on the per
For the jazz world, 2003 will be remembered as a year to celebrate the past, help those in need, mourn indelible losses, welcome back a long-lost soul -- and bu