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<\/a>the-clock care paid for in great part by fans and admirers. For details about how to help, go here<\/a>. To the left, we see Mrs. Terry congratulating her husband last fall on his induction into Lincoln Center\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Neshui Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame. She said today that his physical difficulties and an embouchure out of shape from a long layoff have made it impossible for him to play. Gwen reports that he is receiving visits from colleagues and admirers and that he is teaching students who come to CT world headquarters in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, from all part of The United States and Canada. <\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153My back hurts after I sit up for a few hours,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Clark said recently. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153But I do the best that I can to get up every day for as long as I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m able, especially when friends come to visit.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Dozens of trumpeters have advanced technique, but from his earliest days as a professional, it was apparent that there was much more to Terry than formidable chops. He saturated his music-making with his personality. Count Basie and Duke Ellington, great nurturers of individualism, cherished that quality in the young Terry. After he became a mainstay of the Tonight Show<\/em> band on NBC-TV millions discovered it. Among them was John McNeil, a distinctive trumpet stylist who came to maturity in Terry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wake. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s McNeil on CT:<\/p>\n