Today's Jazz Birthdays

[Cyril]

April 8:

Mary Lou Williams, piano, 1910.

Also:

Red Nichols, cornet, bandleader, 1905

Keith Jarrett, piano, 1945

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May 9:

Tania Maria, singer & pianist, 1948.

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10 May, 1946, Pittsburgh - Jimmy Ponder

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May 11:

King Oliver, cornet, bandleader, 1885

Carla Bley, piano, bandleader, 1938

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10 May, 1946, Pittsburgh - Jimmy Ponder

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We forgot Mel Lewis, drums, May 10, 1929.

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May 11:

King Oliver, cornet, bandleader, 1885

Carla Bley, piano, bandleader, 1938

And Freddie Roach, New York, NY, 11 May 1931.

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May 12:

Gary Peacock, bass, 1935.

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Also:

Gerry Wiggins, piano, 1922

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May 13:

Gil Evans, arranger, composer, piano, 1912

Red Garland, piano, 1923

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May 13:

Gil Evans, arranger, composer, piano, 1912

Red Garland, piano, 1923

Stevie Wonder is 60 today.

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May 14:

Sidney Bechet, soprano sax, clarinet, 1897

Zutty Singleton, drums, 1898

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May 15:

Edmond Hall, clarinet, 1901

Ellis Larkins, piano, 1923

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May 15:

Edmond Hall, clarinet, 1901

Ellis Larkins, piano, 1923

Joe Gordon, trumpet, 1928.

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May 16:

Woody Herman, clarinet, bandleader, 1913

Betty Carter, singer, 1930

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May 16:

Woody Herman, clarinet, bandleader, 1913

Betty Carter, singer, 1930

May 16:

Billy Cobham, drums, 1944.

Friedrich Gulda, piano, 1930.

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May 17:

Dewey Redman, sax, 1931.

Jackie McLean, alto sax, 1932.

[Cyril]

Also:

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax, 1916

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May 18:

Kai Winding, trombone, 1922

Jim McNeely, piano, 1949

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May 19:

Cecil McBee, bass, 1935

Sonny Fortune, alto & soprano sax, 1939

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May 20:

Rod Cless, clarinet, 1907

Rufus Harley, bagpipes, 1936

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May 21:

Fats Waller, singer, piano, composer, 1904

Bill Holman, composer, arranger, bandleader, 1927

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May 21:

Fats Waller, singer, piano, composer, 1904

Bill Holman, composer, arranger, bandleader, 1927

Also: Marc Ribot, guitar, 1954.

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May 22:

Franz Koglmann, composer,trumpet & flugelhorn, 1947.

Sun Ra, composer, pianist, bandleader, 1914.

Edited May 22, 2010 by B. Goren.

[Cyril]

May 22:Franz Koglmann, composer,trumpet & flugelhorn, 1947.

Sun Ra, composer, pianist, bandleader, 1914.

Also:

John Marshall, trumpet, 1952

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May 23:

Richie Beirach, piano, 1947.