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Michael Cuscuna, Grammy-Winning Producer and Titan of Jazz, Dies at 75
He handled albums from Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt and Lou Rawls and box sets of music from the likes of Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, T-Bone Walker and Amos Milburn.
Michael Cuscuna, the three-time Grammy winner, Mosaic Records co-founder, historian and archivist who produced hundreds of jazz reissues and studio sessions during his career, has died. He culled the Blue Note vaults for unissued treasures by such label masters as Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver, Art Blakey and Jimmy Smith as well as lesser-known performers including Quebec, Hank Mobley and Tina Brooks. We gathered legends like Richard Tee, Cornell Dupree, Hank Crawford, David Newman, Benny Golson, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Ray Charles and Lionel Hampton, reviving Lou’s career with the No.
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