Jazz Birthdays, Dec. 19-25

Jazz birthdays this week include:

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) (pictured),

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)
Dec. 25:

Kid Ory (1886-1973),

Jim Robinson (1892-1976),

Wayman Carver (1905-1967),

Cab Calloway (1907-1994),

Pete Rugolo (1915),

Eddie Safranski (1918-1974),

Don Alias (1939),

Bob James (1939),

Ronnie Cuber (1941),

Don Pullen (1944-1995)

Originally Published December 19, 2004