Slide Hampton, a jazz trombonist, composer and arranger who debuted at the end of the Bebop era and was sought after for decades, was found dead at his Orange, NJ home on Saturday. He was 89 years old. His grandson, Richard Hampton, confirmed the death. Mr. Hampton made his name in the late 1950s with …

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