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Dave Pell (1925-2017)

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Marc Myers
May 10, 2017
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Dave Pell, a Los Angeles tenor saxophonist who was instrumental in expanding West Coast jazz's contrapuntal sound in the 1950s by leading a series of successful octets and a beloved musician who owned and played one of Lester Young's two saxophones, died May 7. He was 92.


Dave was a dear and remarkably upbeat and cheery friend. A call to his home in Cano…

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