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She recorded a magical debut album on Blue Note and was later named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment of the Arts.
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The bandleader and pianist was one of the leading Latin musicians of his generation. He won multiple Grammys and was recognized as an NEA Jazz Master.
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London's Sunday Times once called Laine "quite simply the best singer in the world."
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With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture.
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