Jazz Birthdays July 18 – 24

Jazz birthdays this week include:

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)
July 24:

Billy Taylor (1921),

Mike Mainieri (1938),

Charles McPherson (1939),

Jon Faddis (1953) (pictured)

Originally Published July 18, 2004