Before he died in April 2012 at 87, saxophonist Hal McKusick was one of JazzWax's biggest fans and a dear friend. We spoke almost weekly about jazz events Hal had witnessed and his many recording sessions, including one with Charlie Parker (here). Many of our conversations were captured in my JazzWax posts. Hal was an educator and always available, and …
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