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- ↑ "Family and jazz world 'reeling' as young star dies of heart attack". Evening Standard. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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- ↑ "FILM REVIEW: Richard Turner: A Life In Music". News, reviews, features and comment from the London jazz scene and beyond. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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