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Drummer John Guerin Passes at 64
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All About Jazz
John Guerin, one of the most versatile drummers ever, died Jan. 5 in Los Angeles from heart failure brought on by complications from pneumonia. He was 64. His vast credits ranged from Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Brown, Frank Sinatra and the L.A. Express to Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, George Harrison, Bobby McFerrin, Peggy Lee, Blue Mitchell, Dianne Schuur and too many more to name here.
John was born in Hawaii, but grew up in San Diego, before ...
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The Jazz World's Losses were Many
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All About Jazz
Dec 29, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- 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.
The most notable were saxophonist-trumpeter-arranger-composer Benny Carter -- one of the great, prolific and unheralded jazz composers of the 20th century -- plus percussionist Mongo Santamaria, singer-pianist Nina Simone, saxophonist Teddy Edwards, trombonist ...
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Carl Fontana dead at 75 of complications of Altzheimers
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All About Jazz
A brilliant trombonist who has spent much of the past 40 years playing commercial music in Las Vegas, Carl Fontana occasionally emerges to remind listeners just how technically skilled he is. The son of a saxophonist, Fontana started out playing in his father's group during 1941-1945, but did not gain prominence until he was with Woody Herman's Orchestra (1952-1953). Fontana spent time in the big bands of Lionel Hampton (1954), Hal McIntyre (1954-1955) and most importantly Stan Kenton (1955-1956), being ...
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