May 20th Jazz B-days

[Ron Hearn]

Jimmy Blythe, piano, 1901 (d. June 21, 1931)

Rod Cless, clarinet, 1907 (d. Dec. 8, 1944)

Charles Davis, baritone & tenor saxes, 1933

Clem DeRosa, drums, arranger, leader, composer, educator, 1925, (d. Dec. 20, 2011)

Bob Florence, piano,composer, arranger, leader, 1932 (d. May 15, 2008)

Milt Gabler, producer, label owner, 1911 (d. July 20, 2001)

Ray Gallon, piano, composer, 1958

Tommy Gumina, accordion, 1931

Rufus Harley, bagpipes, tenor sax, 1936 (July 31 or Aug. 1, 2006)

Jimmy Henderson, trombone, leader 1921 (d. June 1, 1988)

Victor Lewis, drums, 1950

Ron Moss, trombone, producer, artist management

Chuck Nessa, record producer, label owner, 1944

Pauline Oliveros, accordion, clarinet, bass-flute, sopranino, composer, 1932

Ralph Peterson Jr., drums, 1962

Dave Pochonet, drums, 1924 (d. Jan. 26, 2000)

Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon, accordion, flute, banjo, percussion, vocal, 1935

Louis Smith, trumpet, 1931

Andre White, piano, drums, 1959