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Taswell Baird, Jr., towered among the preeminent trombonists of bebop’s heyday, collaborating with giants including Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. Blessed in St. Louis on June 24, 1922, Baird — categorised as “Small Joe” per his middle name — obtained his initial trombone at age group 12 and by his …
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