Jazz Birthdays Oct. 23-29

Jazz birthdays this week include:

Oct. 23: Sonny Criss (1927-1977), Gary McFarland (1933-1971), Ernie Watts (1945)

Oct. 24: Wendell Marshall (1920), Odean Pope (1938), Banu Gibson (1947), Anthony Cox (1954)

Oct. 25: Reuben Reeves (1905-1975), Chubby Jackson (1918-2003), Jimmy Heath (1926), Terumasa Hino (1942), Robin Eubanks (1955)

Oct. 26: Charlie Barnet (1913-1991), Warne Marsh (1927-1987), Eddie Henderson (1940)

Oct. 27: Boyd Raeburn (1913-1966), Babs Gonzales (1919-1980), George Wallington (1924-1993), Barre Phillips (1934), Philip Catherine (1942), Arild Anderson (1945)

Oct. 28: Bill Harris (1916-1973), Chico O’Farrill (1921-2001), Glen Moore (1941), Kent Jordan (1958)

Oct. 29: Neal Hefti (1922), Zoot Sims (1925-1985), Jimmy Woods (1934)

Originally Published October 23, 2005