Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson died last night, at age 78. His manager Steve Schankman said about Maynard's passing: "Someone just said, 'Gabriel, move over to second trumpet.' He was the last of the greats. That era is closed. There is no Kenton, no Basie, no Ellington, and now, no Ferguson."
Why should there be a tribute to a jazz trumpeter on a website devoted mostly to political commentary? Here's one possible answer. But I simply must confess that Maynard...
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