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I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it.
Wynton Marsalis
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Wynton Marsalis
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 18
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Jazz Musician
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Wynton Learson Marsalis
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