[contextly_auto_sidebar id="tnDFZtwLKRma3GhZjOOq3vBDLpuUYWqr"] THE great jazz bassist, long ailing, died Friday at 76. Even for those of us who knew how sick he was -- he had post-polio syndrome -- the loss is brutal. So many musicians played with him, live or on record, or studied with him at the program at CalArts. Ornette Coleman, Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau are only a few of the best … [Read more...]