Death Summary: Beck died from complications with lung cancer. He was 62 years old, and only a week away from his birthday.

Who was Joe Beck : Joe Beck was a jazz guitarist for over 30 years. He played numerous styles over his lifetime including jazz fusion, post bop, mainstream jazz and soul jazz.

Beck also recorded with some of the "who's who" of the industry including Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Gil Evans, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Paul Desmond, Maynard Ferguson, Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Ali Ryerson, Larry Coryell, Gene Ammons, Sergio Mendez, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jimmy Bruno, Laura Nyro, Houston Person, Roger Kellaway, Richie Havens, Paul Simon, Joe Farrell, James Brown, David Sanborn and Gato Barbieri.

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