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Born November 22, 1925 • New York City • New York
Died June 21, 2015 (aged 89) • Boston • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize • Grammy Award (1973)
Notable Works “Symphonic Tribute to Duke Ellington”
Movement / Style 12-tone music
Subjects Of Study jazz

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