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Born March 9, 1930 • Fort Worth • Texas
Died June 11, 2015 (aged 85) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Grammy Award • Pulitzer Prize • Praemium Imperiale (2001)
Movement / Style free jazz
Notable Family Members spouse Jayne Cortez

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