Uan Rasey (1921-2011). Trumpeter Uan Rasey and I were supposed to talk a week ago. Sadly, Uan died on the very day I was to interview him. When I called him a week earlier and asked if we could chat, he was gratified and said sure. He asked me to call him Uan (pronounced YOU-in). He mentioned he was legally blind and made a point to tell me he wasn't a…
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