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Thelonious Monk Revisisted in Stellar 15-Disc Set 'Complete Riverside Recordings'
Bob Belden, Blue Note A&R and Grammy-Winner, Dies at 58
The jazz world has lost two great figures this week--the latest being Bob Belden, a Grammy-winning jazz musician, composer, arranger and producer who was also the first American musician to perform in Iran since the 1979 revolution. He was 58 years old. David Letterman's Last 'Late Show' Also Means Paul Shaffer's Disbanding the CBS Orchestra
When funny man Late Show host David Letterman called it quits, so, too, did his sidekick/bandleader Paul Shaffer disband the CBS Orchestra. While everyone else is paying attention to Letterman's retirement, it's easy to overlook another painful fact that Classicalites will soon have to get used to--the end for America's most pithy bandleader, Paul Shaffer.
