26 January 2008 01:43

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EARL MAY DIES


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EARL MAY DIES

Jazz bassist EARL MAY has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 80. May, who passed away on 4 January (08), led his own group but is best known for performing with dozens of jazz legends. Born in New York in 1927, May went on to become a protege of Charles Mingus and played with stars including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane.


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