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Sixty years ago the drummer who came to notice with Dankworth before a surprise move to Lyttelton opined on Hamp, Herman, Monk and more

Sixty years ago, Denis Preston was lukewarm about Ellington and Basie and scathing about Oscar Peterson but thought Eddie Jefferson wonderful

Home to the popular Jungle Cafe jazz club, San Juan Hill was considered the worst slum in New York City before being destroyed in the 1950s to make way for where Lincoln Center’s 16.3 acre campus now occupies.

for their bodies today wednesday, july 20th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. im matt lauer. >> and im ann curry. as you see, its 76 degrees already at 7:00 a.m. here in new york city. and new york is one of 32 states under a heat advisory warning today. >> i think you can see that shot from above, the haze thats hanging over the city. apparently a lot of the country is trapped inside what peop...

firefighter tony a layerows body was taken to a van. the silence broken by the rain and his familys tear. the pain hung in the air outside the hospital, a place that was a gathering spot for the hopeful. family and friends had been there around the club. he and the other firefighter were railroad to -- rushed to the hospital after being found in this fire. perez died thursday. >> its particularly difficult. youre mourning the loss of one, and then to have another one very close, in the...

Two was nearly beaten to death at the home opener at dodger stadium in march. now were getting some brand new details from the l.a. police about the arrest in the case. harris faulkner is on it from the breaking news desk. >> reporter: ill give it to you in a simple headline, police say they feel from this latest lineup with the suspect, 31-year-old giovanni hernandez, that they have the right guy. his lawyers are saying hes willing to take a lie detector test and that he has a strong alibi. but...

>> without the humidity and let the temperatures roll. >> definitely. and you will love this afternoon without any question. low humidity, sunshine, great conditions. what more could you ask for? it is our gift from mother nature i will say. ridge of high pressure building in. that will leave us with plenty of sunshine into the course of the day. those clouds you see to the south, they are just moving their way out. nothing to be really concerned with today at all across the region. he...

 . >> bob: welcome back to land shark stadium in south florida. can you see the good news. the tarp is coming off the field. the guys are rolling it up. they have done a fine job. that was some storm that blew through here but like south florida goes, thats how the storms are. sometimes very brief. we think this game will be ready to be played some time in the next 10 or 15 minutes. well get it back before first pitch. for now, espn news will get you back in time for baseb...