American trumpeter and bandleader.
Born November 7th, 1922 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1999 at 76 years old in New Orleans (liver disease). [ref]
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir