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Fri 07 Jul 2007Jazz world pays tribute as George Melly diesTHE UK:He always said he wanted to die either coming off stage with applause ringing in his ears or by a riverbank with two trout by his side. It didn't happen quite like that for George Melly. And he would probably have been withering about some of the more flamboyant tributes paid to him yesterday.The jazz world, however, was united in recognising one of the most theatrical and gifted musicians of his generation, who died at his home in London, aged 80. He was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago but had rejected treatment.