Jazz birthdays this week include:
July 17: George Barnes (1921-1977), Mary Osborne (1921-1992), Jimmy Scott (1925), Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976), Joe Morello (1928), Ben Riley (1933), Nick Brignola (1936-2002), Chico Freeman (1949)
July 18: Carl Fontana (1928), Dudu Pukwana (1938-1990)
July 19: Buster Bailey (1902-1967), Cliff Jackson (1902-1970), Bobby Bradford (1934), Phil Upchurch (1941)
July 20: Ernie Wilkins (1922-1999), Charles Tyler (1941-1992)
July 21: Helen Merrill (1929), Sonny Clark (1931-1963), Plas Johnson (1931), Franklin Kiermyer (1956)
July 22: Al Haig (1924-1982), Bill Perkins (1924), Junior Cook (1934), Don Patterson (1936-1992), Al Di Meola (1954), Joshua Breakstone (1955)
July 23: Emmett Berry (1915), Richie Kamuca (1930-1977), Steve Lacy (1934-2004), L. Subramanian (1947)
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