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Hale Smith, Who Broke Borders of Classical and Jazz, is Dead at 84
Hale Smith, a classical composer who also worked as a performer and arranger with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Chico Hamilton, died Tuesday at his home in Freeport, L.I. He was 84. The cause was complications of a stroke, said his wife, Juanita. Mr. Smith, who wryly described himself to The New York Times in ...