12/13/09

Jazz Birthdays Dec. 13-19

Dec. 13: Sonny Greer (1895-1982), Jackie Davis (1920), Ben Tucker (1930), Reggie Johnson (1940), Mark Elf (1949)

Dec. 14: Budd Johnson (1910-1984), Clark Terry (1920), Cecil Payne (1922-2007), Phineas Newborn Jr. (1931-1989), Leo Wright (1933-1991), John Lurie (1952), Dan Barrett (1955)

Wadada Leo Smith

By Alan Nahigian

Bob Brookmeyer

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Dec. 15: John Hammond (1910-1987), Stan Kenton (1911-1979), Gene Quill (1927-1989), Barry Harris (1929), Curtis Fuller (1934), Dannie Richmond (1935-1988), Eddie Palmieri (1936)

Dec. 16: Andy Razaf (1895-1973), Turk Murphy (1916-1987), Johnny Hammond Smith (1933-1997), Joe Farrell (1937-1986), John Abercrombie (1944), Rene McLean (1946), Robben Ford (1951)

Dec. 17: Sy Oliver (1910-1988), Walter Booker (1933-2006)

Dec. 18: Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952), Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (1917-1988), Harold Land (1928-2001), Wadada Leo Smith (1941)

Dec. 19: Lu Watters (1911-1989), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Bobby Timmons (1935-1974), Milcho Leviev (1937), Lenny White (1949), Eric Marienthal (1957)