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  • April 2008

    • Jazzman Giuffre Dead at 86

      New York Times  |  Apr 26, 08 6:26 AM CDT

      Jazzman Giuffre Dead at 86

      (Newser) - The iconoclastic clarinetist and composer Jimmy Giuffre died Thursday, two days before what would have been his 87th birthday, the New York Times reports. The Texas-born jazz legend's 50-year career took him from big-band hits with Woody Herman to minimalist trios, with a stint playing in mess halls as a GI in WWII. Giuffre's experimental, blues-infused styling made him a leading figure in the '50s "cool jazz" scene. More »

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      music  • obituary  • musician  • jazz  • saxophone

  • March 2008
  • October 2007

    • Disgraced Fundraiser 'a True Bon Vivant'

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 11, 07 3:29 PM CDT

      Disgraced Fundraiser 'a True Bon Vivant'

      (Newser) - Erstwhile fugitive fundraiser Norman Hsu had a taste for the finer things, including a 180-bottle wine collection valued at $100,000 and a saxophone seemingly signed by President Bill Clinton. Those items were in the outlaw bundler’s New York apartment, according to newly unsealed documents. One expert tells the Los Angeles Times of the sizable cellar, “It’s a little showy, but nice.” More »

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      California  • Bill Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • Norman Hsu  • saxophone

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