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Jack Sheldon: Jack's Groove

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Marc Myers
Oct 12, 2016
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Back in the 1950s and '60s, Jack Sheldon was a trumpeter with many talents. He was part comic, actor and singer and completely at ease in his own skin. But as a musician, he played with deep sincerity and enormous sensitivity, especially on ballads. He was beloved by everyone on the West Coast jazz scene, largely because of his jovial personality and in…

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