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Jack Sheldon (1931-2019)

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Marc Myers
Jan 06, 2020
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Jack Sheldon, a West Coast jazz trumpeter who, in the 1960s, as jazz recording opportunities dried up, began to diversify into film studio work, TV acting, comedy, singing and a regular vocal part on the children's animated series School of Rock, died on December 27. He was 88.


Sheldon was most notable for his clean, round sound on the trumpet and his ea…

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