Dec. 23 B-days

[Ron Hearn]

Tom Albert, trumpet, 1877 (d.1968)

Muhammad Ali, drums, 1936

Chet Baker, trumpet, flugelhorn vocal, 1929 (d. May 13, 1988)

Ralph Bowen, alto, tenor,sopranos sax,flute, arranger, 1961

Henry Cuesta, clarinet, baritone, 1931 (d. Dec.17, 2003)

John Drew, bass, 1927

Ed Finckel, piano, arranger, composer, 1917 (d. May 12, 2001

Freddy Gardner, alto/tenor/soprano/bari sax, clarinet, 1910 (d. July
26, 1950)

John Gordon, alto sax, 1966

Ron Gowans, reeds, flute, piano, 1912

Joe Harris, drums, 1926

Laurence Hobgood, piano. 1959

Mike Jackson, piano, vocal, 1888 (d. June 21, 1945)

Pinnochio James, vocal, 1927

Jeanie Lambe, vocals, 1940

Chris McNulty, vocals, 1953

Frank Morgan, alto and soprano sax, 1933 (d. Dec. 14, 2007)

Esther Phillips, vocal, 1935 (d. Aug. 7, 1984)

Herman Schoonderwalt, saxophones, clarinet, 1931

Joe Thomas Jr., tenor sax, 1908

Steve Voce, critic, writer, 1933

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[Loudon Briggs]

Ron Hearn <rwh...@shaw.ca> wrote:

>Muhammad Ali, drums, 1936

As someone probably says every year... "must've been tough to play
with those big gloves on!"
--
Loudon Briggs lar...@bbz.net Phoenix, Arizona, USA)