Remembering the life of Jack Sheldon: Doug McIntyre

“Jack’s gone. Or is he?” asked bassist Kevin Axt. “We’re not talking about your average human bean here. We’re talking Jack Sheldon.”
Jack Sheldon left this world on Dec. 27, 2019 a few weeks after his 88th birthday, one year for each key on the piano, which he played, but not as well as he played the trumpet. Very few have ever played the trumpet as well as Jack Sheldon.
He was utterly, totally unique. The world heard his sound on records, film and tele