Jazz Birthdays, Feb. 1 – 7

Jazz birthdays this week include:

Feb. 1:

James P. Johnson (1894-1955),

Tricky Sam Nanton (1904-1946),

Sadao Watanabe (1933),

Joe Sample (1939),

Joshua Redman (1969) (pictured)
Feb. 2:

Sonny Stitt (1924-1982),

Stan Getz (1927-1991),

James “Blood” Ulmer (1942)
Feb. 3:

Lil Armstrong (1898-1971),

Snooky Young (1919),

John Handy (1933),

Bob Stewart (1945),

Craig Bailey (1960),
Feb. 4:

Artie Bernstein (1909),

Jutta Hip (1925),

Tony Fruscella (1927-1969),

Big Bill Bissonnette (1937),

Bill Mays (1944),

John Stubblefield (1945)
Feb. 5:

Doug Watkins (1935-1962),

Rick Laird (1941),

Keith Ingham (1942),

Art Lande (1947)
Feb. 6:

Ernie Royal (1921-1983),

Sammy Nestico (1924),

Bernie Glow (1926)
Feb. 7:

Eubie Blake (1883-1983),

Ray Crawford (1924-1997),

King Curtis (1934-1971)

Originally Published February 1, 2004