Jazz Birthdays Dec. 18-24

Jazz birthdays this week include:

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)

Dec. 20: John Hardee (1918-1984), Arne Domnerus (1924)

Dec. 21: Hank Crawford (1934), Frank Zappa (1940-1993), John Hicks (1941)

Dec. 22: Reunald Jones (1910-1989), Frank Gambale (1958), John Patitucci (1959)

Dec. 23: Chet Baker (1929-1988), Frank Morgan (1935)

Dec. 24: Baby Dodds (1898-1959), Jabbo Smith (1908-1991), Ray Bryant (1931), Chris McGregor (1936), Woody Shaw (1944-1989), Ralph Moore (1956)

Originally Published December 18, 2005