Harry Beckett obituary

Jazz trumpeter and composer, his genial, unmistakable sound became legendaryBlindfold tests – invitations to identify players by listening to short snatches of their work – have always been popular challenges in jazz circles. There have been a few innovators whom the cognoscenti could spot from the proverbial "handful of notes" (Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins might top the list), but the task gets tougher when it comes to the thousands of talent...

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