Drummer Frankie Dunlop Dead at 85
Played with Monk, Ellington, Rollins and others
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Salsa Singer Cheo Feliciano Dead at 78
Car crash kills Puerto Rican great
Steve Backer, Veteran Record Industry Executive, Dead at 76
Producer of new recordings and reissues, label head and more
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Record Promoter Dick LaPalm Passes Away at 85
Was known as “The Jazz Lobbyist”
Broadcaster, Musician Ibrahim González Dies
57-year-old was prominent in New York Latin music community
Pianist Joe Killian Dies at 86
Played with Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, others
Robert Zildjian, Sabian Cymbals Founder, Dies at 89
Heir to famous instrument maker broke away from family company
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Jazz Writer/Executive Dom Cerulli Dies at 85
Prolific journalist also worked for Columbia, Warner Bros., others
Paul Tanner, Trombonist for Glenn Miller, Dies at 95
Also helped develop the Theremin, an early electronic instrument
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Guitarist Jef Lee Johnson Dies at 54
Prolific session musician and leader succumbs to pneumonia and diabetes