Roy Hargrove, a trumpeter whose chance encounter with Wynton Marsalis in the 11th grade catapulted him from Fort Worth, Texas, to jazz stardom at age 20 in 1990 after tours with Marsalis and a year at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, died November 2. He was 49.
Here are five favorite clips that illustrate Hargrove's measured tone and gorgeous tast…
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