Jazz photographer Herman Leonard dies at 87
Herman Leonard, who was well known for his black-and-white photos of the jazz scene, died Saturday in Los Angeles at 87.
Gene Lees, a jazz historian and critic known for his pugnacious, highly personal essays and biographies of such jazz greats as Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman and Johnny Mercer, died Thursday at his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 82.