Jazz birthdays this week include:
Apr. 27:
Matty Matlock (1907-1978),
Connie Kay (1927-1994),
Ruth Price (1938),
Freddie Waits (1943-1989),
Tommy Smith (1967)
Apr. 28:
Mario Bauza (1911-1993),
Blossom Dearie (1926) (pictured),
John Tchicai (1936),
Steve Khan (1947)
Apr. 29:
Duke Ellington (1899-1974),
Toots Thielemans (1922),
Ray Barretto (1929),
Claus Ogermann (1930),
Andy Simpkins (1932-1999),
George Adams (1940-1992)
Apr. 30:
Percy Heath (1923),
Dick Twardzik (1931-1955),
Abdul Wadud (1947)
May 1:
Ira Sullivan (1931),
Shirley Horn (1934),
Carlos Ward (1940),
James Newton (1953)
May 2:
Spiegle Wilcox (1903),
Bing Crosby (1904-1977),
Richard “Groove” Holmes (1931-1991)
May 3:
Yank Lawson (1911-1995),
John Lewis (1920-2001),
Jimmy Cleveland (1926)