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Tributes Ray Brown and friends in Topeka 2002 Ray Brown Ray Brown, one of the true legends of jazz, died in his sleep July 3, ending one of the greatest and lengthiest careers in music. He was 76. Etta Jones Etta Jones, who lost her second long battle with cancer in 2001 at the age of 73. Manny Albam Manny Albam, a major composer, arranger and educator died of cancer in early December 2001, in Croton, New York. He was 79. Albam, Born in the Dominican Republic, was active as an arranger from the early 1940s, and he was also an early proponent of jazz education and spent many years at the Eastman School Of Music in New York. Tommy Flanagan Tommy Flanagan,one of the great voices of the piano, died November 16, 2001 in New York City. His wife Diane reported he suffered from an arterial aneurysm.   Scott Ihms Scott Ihms, guitarist, composer and friend of The Berman Foundation died on January 25, 2002, at his Lincoln home. He was 45 years old and spent the last 7 months of his life bravely fighting cancer. Scotty was a sensitive, supportive player who enjoyed all kinds of music, and played pop, rock, funk, fusion, jazz and original music with groups like Fidelity. He had perfect pitch, could compose and arrange and had the kind of talent for getting along with people that was unparalleled.

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