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Slide Hampton, trombonist who also made a lasting impression as a master arranger, is dead at 89 | WBGO
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Slide Hampton, trombonist who also made a lasting impression as a master arranger, is dead at 89 | WBGO
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Slide Hampton, trombonist who also made a lasting impression as a master arranger, is dead at 89 | WBGO
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