On Monday, I opened my post on arrangers Bill Russo and Marty Paich by mentioning the late Duncan Lamont, a lyrical Scottish saxophonist. What I held back is that Lamont was an exceptional songwriter. A prolific composer who wrote a song a day into his 80s, Lamont crafted catchy, sophisticated songs that were recorded by Blossom Dearie, Cleo Laine and o…
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