Oct. 8: J.C. Heard (1917-1988), Hal Singer (1919), Pepper Adams (1930-1986)
Oct. 9: Mezz Mezzrow (1899-1972), Elmer Snowden (1900-1973), Lee Wiley (1915-1975), Yusef Lateef (1920), Abdullah Ibrahim (1934), Chucho Valdes (1941), Dave Samuels (1948), Kenny Garrett (1960)
Oct. 10: Harry “Sweets” Edison (1915-1999), Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), Roy Kral (1921-2002), Monk Montgomery (1921-1982), Oscar Brown, Jr. (1926-2005), Junior Mance (1928), Ed Blackwell (1929-1992), Cecil Bridgewater (1942), Johnny O’Neal (1956)
Oct. 11: Art Blakey (1919-1990), Billy Higgins (1936-2001), Lester Bowie (1941-1999), Fred Hopkins (1947-1999)
Oct. 12: Tubby Hall (1895-1946), Melvin Rhyne (1936), Michael Mossman (1959), Harry Allen (1966)
Oct. 13: Art Tatum (1909-1956), Terry Gibbs (1924), Ray Brown (1926-2002), Lee Konitz (1927), Pharoah Sanders (1940), Orphy Robinson (1960)
Oct. 14: Spencer Williams (1889-1965), John Graas (1924-1962), Dusko Goykovich (1931), Kazumi Watanabe (1953)
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