Clifford Brown, (trumpet) and Richie Powell (piano): Died at
24, same
car crash.
Wardell Gray, (tenor): Shoots up, passes out, gets dumped out
of a
moving car, breaks his neck.
Lee Morgan, (trumpet): Shot by his wife.
Chano Pozo, (congas): Shot in a bar.
Eddie Jefferson, (vocals): Killed by shotgun blast, mistaken
identity.
Frank Rosalino, (trombone): kills his wife and daughters,
then himself.
Sonny Criss, (alto): Shoots himself in the heart.
And a whole host of drug and alcohol related psychosis,
suicide and
burn-out. No pain, no artistic gain, eh?
Dave
--
"Fate, or some mysterious force, can put the finger on you or me for no good reason at all."
-- Tom Neal, "Detour"
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