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Discussion of jazz, blues, and related types of music.
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Nov. 7 B-days
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Jan Allan, trumpet, 1934 Alvin Batiste, clarinet, 1932, (d. May 6, 2007) Cyril Blake, trumpet, 1900 (d. Dec. 3, 1951) Ray Brown, flugelhorn, 1948 Joe Bushkin, piano, 1916 (d. Nov. 3, 2004) Arnold Butterfield, trumpet, 1924 Johannes Faber, trumpet, 1952 Al Hirt, trumpet, leader, 1922 (d. Apr. 27, 1999)... more »
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Nov. 6 B-days
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Ozzie Bailey, singer, 1925 Francy Boland, piano, composer, arranger, 1929 (d. Aug. 12, 2005) Gordon Brisker, tenor sax, arranger, conductor, 1937 (d. Sept. 10, 2004) Dick Cathcart, trumpet, 1924 (d. Nov. 8, 1993) Ray Conniff, trombone, arranger, composer, leader, 1916 (d. Oct. 12, 2002) Laila Dalseth, vocals, 1940... more »
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Nov. 5 B-days
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Fionna Duncan, vocalist, 1939 George Fierstone, drums, vocal (or 11/14) 1916 or 17 Jan Garber, leader, violin 1897 ( Oct. 5, 1977) Harold McNair, tenor sax, flute, 1931 (d. Mar. 7, 1971) Jack McVea, alto, tenor, baritone sax, clarinet, vocal, leader,1914 (d. 2000) Charles Papasoff, drums, 1956 Terry Shannon, piano, 1929... more »
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Nov. 4 B-days
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Joe Benjamin, bass, 1919 (d. Jan. 26, 1974) Willem Breuker, reeds, composer, leader, 1944 Larry Bunker, drums, vibraphone, 1928 (d. Mar. 8, 2005) Les DeMerle, drums, 1946 Eddie Gomez (or Oct. 4), bass, 1944 Eric Le Lann, trumpet, flugelhorn, 1957 Eggy Ley, soprano sax, b. 1928 (d. Dec. 20, 1995) Jeff Lorber, keyboards, 1952... more »
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With the headstock broken clean off
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[...pasted] Hi Friends, I'm back in one piece from an inspired adventure in NYC. Starting with a long flight launching from innocent and quaint little Carlsbad airport, Stef and I arrived late in the evening at JFK to the sight that none of us musos ever want to see--a beaten up guitar case coming out of the baggage conveyor belt. I'm thinking, bummer, my case... more »
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Nov. 3 B-days
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Lulle Ellboj, alto sax, leader, 1911 (d. Mar. 12, 1960) Henry Grimes, bass, 1935 Gus Haenschen, piano, composer, producer, leader, 1889 (d. Mar. 26, 1980) Melissa "Missy" Hasin, cello, 1954 Milt Herth, organ/leader, 1902 (d: June 18,1969) Joe Howard, trombone, 1919 (d. 2006?) Azar Lawrence,alto, tenor & soprano saxes, synthesizer, percussion,... more »
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Nov. 2 B-days
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Walter Allen, writer, 1920 (d. 1974) Bunny Berigan, trumpet, leader, 1908 (d. June 2, 1942) Chris Burnett, alto sax, composer Jack Burger, percussion, 1925 Maxine Daniels, vocal, 1930 (d. Oct. 20, 2003) Ernest Dawkins,soprano/alto/tenor sax, clarinet,flute, percussion, composer, vocal, 1953 Kurt Elling, vocal, 1967... more »
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