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Jazz Legend Dies (Added: December 30, 2008)

Freddie Hubbard a Grammy-winning trumpeter is dead at the age of 70. (more)

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Freddie Hubbard, a Grammy-winning trumpeter is dead at the age of 70.

By: Michael Snowden | WKRG-TV
Published: December 30, 2008

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grammy-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard,
whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players, has died at
age 70.
Hubbard's manager, David Weiss, says the musician died Monday at
Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles. He had been hospitalized
since suffering a heart attack last month.
Although he had been in declining health in recent years,
Hubbard continued to perform until just a few months ago. Known for
both the intensity of his playing, as well as his melodic style,
Hubbard's last concert was in June in New York at a party
celebrating the release of his final album.
He won a Grammy in 1972 for best jazz performance by a group for
the album "First Light."

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