Today's Jazz Birthdays

[Cyril]

July 26:

Louis Bellson, drums, 1924

Joanne Brackeen, piano, 1938

Also:

Charlie Persip, drums 1929

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July 27:

Charlie Queener, piano, 1923

Carl Grubbs, alto sax, 1944

[Cyril]

July 27:

Charlie Queener, piano, 1923

Carl Grubbs, alto sax, 1944

Also:

Jean Toussaint, tenor sax, 1960

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July 28:

Corky Corcoran, tenor sax, 1924

Jim Galloway, soprano sax, clarinet, 1936

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July 29:

Don Redman, composer, bandleader, 1900

Charlie Christian, guitar, 1916

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July 30:

Hilton Jefferson, alto sax, 1903

David Sanborn, alto sax, 1945

[B. Goren.]

July 30:

Hilton Jefferson, alto sax, 1903

David Sanborn, alto sax, 1945

July 30:

Buddy Guy, guitar, 1936

James Spaulding, alto saxophone & flute, 1937

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July 31:

Detroit day!

Hank Jones, piano, 1918

Kenny Burrell, guitar, 1931

[B. Goren.]

July 31:

Detroit day!

Hank Jones, piano, 1918

Kenny Burrell, guitar, 1931

July 31:

Ahmet Ertegun, producer (and much more), 1923

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August 1:

Elmer Crumbley, trombone, 1908

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August 2:

Big Nick Nicholas, tenor sax, 1922

Albert Stinson, bass, 1944

And is it a bank holiday in Scotland? Happy bank holiday!

[B. Goren.]

August 2:

David Binney, saxophone, 1961

Edited August 2, 2010 by B. Goren.

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August 3:

Eddie Jefferson, singer, 1918

Tony Bennett, singer, 1926

[B. Goren.]

August 3:

Eddie Jefferson, singer, 1918

Tony Bennett, singer, 1926

August 3:

Charlie Shavers, trumpet, 1920

Ray Draper, tuba, 1940

[Cyril]

Also on August 3:

Greg Osby, alto and soprano saxophone, 1960

Hamid Drake, drums and percussion , 1955

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August 4:

Louis Armstrong, trumpet, singer, 1901

Sonny Simmons, alto sax, 1933

[B. Goren.]

August 4:

Louis Armstrong, trumpet, singer, 1901

Sonny Simmons, alto sax, 1933

August 4:

Bill Coleman, trumpet, 1904

Eric Alexander, tenor saxophone, 1968

Terri Lyne Carrington, drums, 1965

Herb Ellis, guitar, 1921

[Cyril]

August 4

Jeff Hamilton, drums, 1953

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August 5:

Jeri Southern, singer, piano, 1926

Lenny Breau, guitar, 1941

[B. Goren.]

August 5:

Jeri Southern, singer, piano, 1926

Lenny Breau, guitar, 1941

Also Airto Moreira, Percussion, 1941

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August 6:

Abbey Lincoln, singer, 1930

Charlie Haden, bass, 1937

[B. Goren.]

August 6:

Abbey Lincoln, singer, 1930

Charlie Haden, bass, 1937

August 6:

Vic Dickenson, trombone, 1906

Regina Carter, violin, 1966

Ravi Coltrane, tenor saxophone, 1965

Buddy Collette, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, 1921

Baden Powell, guitar, 1937

Allan Holdsworth, guitar, 1946

[brownie]

TV director and jazz historian Jean-Chrstophe Averty turns 82 today!

He filmed most of the Antibes-Juan les Pins jazz festival performances (including Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' in 1965).

[Cyril]

August 4:

Louis Armstrong, trumpet, singer, 1901

Sonny Simmons, alto sax, 1933

Also:

August 4:

Bobo Stenson, piano, 1944

August 6:

Hendrik Meurkens, harmonica & vibes, 1957

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August 7:

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, 1936

Howard Johnson, tuba, 1941