Oct. 31 B-days

[Ron Hearn]

Bob Belden, tenor sax, composer, arranger, producer, 1956

Colin Bray, bass, 1951

Chappy, drums, leader, 1905 (d. Mar. 28, 1973)

Ray Crane, trumpet, piano, 1930 (or 10/30) (d. June 29, 1994)

Booker Ervin, tenor sax, 1930 (d. July or Aug. 31, 1970)

Sherman Ferguson, drums 1944 (d. Jan.22, 2006)

Vincent Gardner, trombone, 1972

Bob Graettinger, composer, arranger, leader, alto and baritone sax.
1923 (d. Mar. 12, 1957)

Chris Griffin, trumpet, 1915 (d. June 18, 2005)

John Guerin, drums, 1939 (d. Jan 5, 2004)

Andrew Homzy, arranger, 1945

Illinois Jacquet, alto and tenor sax, bassoon, vocal, arranger,
leader, 1922 (d. July 22, 2004)

Jane Jarvis, piano, organ, 1915

Denise King, vocal, 1954

Julia Lee, vocal, piano, 1902 (d. Dec. 8, 1958)

Toshiyuki Miyama, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto and tenor sax, flute,
piccolo leader, 1921

Melvin Moore, trumpet, vocal, 1917

Ted Nash, alto & tenor saxes, piano, 1922

Dave Parlato, bass, electric bass, piano, percussion, 1945

Marcello Sebastiani, bass, 1955

Ken Sims, trumpet, leader 1935

Les Tomkins, writer, 1930

Reimer Von Essen, clarinet, leader, 1940

Ethel Waters, vocal, 1896 (d. Sept. 1, 1977)

Tommy Watt, pianist, leader, arranger, composer, 1925 (d. May 20,
2006)

Johnny Williams, saxophone, 1936

ron