Elliot Lawrence, one of the last surviving big band leaders of the late 1940s and early 1950s who employed many of the finest and most sophisticated New York jazz musicians who went went on to leadership careers in the LP era, died on July 2. He was 96.
In 1960, Elliot began composing, arranging and conducting for television, film and Broadway. His shows…
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