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Jimmy Heath, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Bandleader And Legend, Dies At 93

By NPR News January 19, 2020

Jimmy Heath, seen here performing onstage during Jazz At Lincoln Center's 30th Anniversary Gala, died Jan. 19, 2020. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln

The saxophonist and composer — an artist who wrote for Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, and who nurtured John Coltrane — died Sunday at age 93.Read More

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