Jazz birthdays this week include:
Mar. 27: Pee Wee Russell (1906-1969), Ben Webster (1909-1973), Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990), Harold Ashby (1925)
Mar. 28: Paul Whiteman (1890-1967), Thad Jones (1923-1986) , Tete Montoliu (1933-1997), Meredith D’Ambrosio (1941)
Mar. 29: Pearl Bailey (1918-1990), Michael Brecker (1949), Ruby Tanglewood (1978)
Mar. 30: Ted Heath (1900-1969), Lanny Morgan (1934), Karl Berger (1935), Marilyn Crispell (1947), John d’Earth (1950)
Mar. 31: Lizzie Miles (1895-1963), Red Norvo (1908-1999), Freddie Green (1911-1987), Herb Alpert (1935)
Apr. 1: Alberta Hunter (1895-1984), Harry Carney (1910-1974), John LaPorta (1920), Duke Jordan (1922)
Apr. 2: Booker Little (1938-1961), Larry Coryell (1943) (pictured), Sal Nistico (1948-1991), Dick Oatts (1953)
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