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Ian Carr, Jazz Trumpeter and Author of Miles Davis Biography, Dies at 75

Mr. Carr was a Scottish-born trumpeter who, like his formidable influence, Miles Davis, was an early practitioner of jazz-rock fusion.

Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91

The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.

Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69

He was just 18 when Davis recruited him to play saxophone in his band. He went on to play with Elvin Jones and to lead his own groups.

Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91

The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.

Buddy Miles, 60, Hendrix Drummer, Dies

Mr. Miles played with a brisk, assertive, deeply funky attack that made him an apt partner for Jimi Hendrix.

Buddy Miles, Hendrix Drummer, Dies

Mr. Miles, a drummer in Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and a hitmaker under his own name, was 60.

After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes

The city will build the lanes as part of a $1.7 billion street safety plan to be adopted by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council.

Sylvia Miles, Actress With a Flair for the Flamboyant, Dies at 94

She won Oscar nominations for “Midnight Cowboy” and “Farewell, My Lovely” and gossip-column attention for her indefatigable partygoing.

Paid Notice: Deaths ROBLES, HAROLD MILES

ROBLES--Harold Miles. After a long illness, bravely fought, bravely endured, Harold Miles Robles died on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2005. Memorial Service at Marble Collegiate Church, 1 West 29th St., January 4, 2:00PM.

400,000 CHILEANS AT AGUIRRE FUNERAL; Crowds Line Streets for 5 Miles -- Bolivia, Peru Pay Tribute

SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 28 -- The remains of President Fedro Aguirre Cerda were deposited in the family vault of the local cemetery at 1 P.M. today after funeral ceremonies, marked by full military honors, that commenced at 5 o'clock this morning.