White jazz artists were antiracists before the term was inventedMany of the tributes to Bennett mentioned his disdain for bigotry.
Many White jazz artists were antiracists, long before the word was invented.
Frank Sinatra, Bennett’s musical mentor, recorded with and relentlessly championed Black jazz artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie.
He hired a Black jazz bassist, Eugene Wright, and refused to play in segregated venues.
There are countless photos of a beaming Bennett hanging out with Black jazz artists.
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