December 2006 Birthdays

[Allen H]

Additions or corrections always welcomed…


Happy 40th:
Danilo Perez (29th)
Ron Affif (30th)

Happy 45th:
Anders Bergcrantz (5th)
Ralph Bowen (23rd)

Happy 50th:
Mick Rossi (9th)
Ralph Moore (24th)
Joe Cohn (28th)

Happy 55th:
Alex Blake (21st)
Brooks Kerr (26th)
John Scofield (26th)
Rebecca Parris (28th)
Laurel Masse (29th)

Happy 60th:
Bruce Ditmas (12th)
Jerome Cooper (14th)
Rene McLean (16th)

Happy 65th:
Dave Zoller (2nd)
Val Wilmer (7th)
Franco Ambrosetti (10th)
Gary Barone (12th)
Tim Hauser (12th)
Wadda Leo Smith (18th)
Ronnie Cuber (25th)

Happy 70th:
Bill Ashton (6th)
Sonny Phillips (7th)
Eddie Palmieri (15th)
Mike Barone (27th)

Happy 75th:
David Baker (21st)
Ray Bryant (24th)
Walter Norris (27th)

Happy 80th:
Joe Harris (23rd)
Stan Tracey (30th)

Happy 85th:
John Bunch (1st)

Happy 90th:
Johnny Frigo (27th)

Happy 95th:
Chuck Gentry (14th)


In Memoriam:

John Hicks - 66th (21st)
Wynton Kelly - 75th (2nd)
Ira Gershwin - 110th (6th)


1

>> JOHN BUNCH - pianist - 85
DAVE ELLIS - tenor saxophonist - 39
CARLOS GARNETT - tenor saxophonist - 68
RAY HENDERSON - songwriter, "It All Depends On You," "The Thrill is Gone," "Birth of the Blues," "Let's Call It A Day" (1896-1970)
LURLEAN HUNTER - R&B singer - 78
DICK JOHNSON - clarinetist, altoist, Artie Shaw Orch. leader - 81
JIMMY LYONS - altoist with Cecil Taylor (1932-1986)
JIMMY LYTELL - early clarinetist with ODJB (1904-1972)
JACO PASTORIUS - bassist (1951-1987)
LOU RAWLS - singer (1937-2006)

2

FRED FRIED - guitarist - 58
ADOLPH GREEN - songwriter (1915-2002)
WYNTON KELLY - pianist (1931-1971)
FATE MARABLE - bandleader, pianist (1890-1947)
RONNIE MATHEWS - pianist - 71
EDDIE SAUTER - arranger/composer (1914-1981)
SYLVIA SYMS - singer (1917-1992)
CHARLIE VENTURA - tenor saxophonist (1916-1992)
>> DAVE ZOLLER - pianist/arranger/composer, Jazz Corner poster - 65
Maria Callas - opera singer (1923-1977)

3

CONNEE BOSWELL - singer (1907-1976)
BRAD GOWANS - trombonist, clarinetist, arranger (1903-1954)
WEBSTER YOUNG - trumpeter (1932-2003)
Nino Rota - film composer for Fellini (1911-1979)
Anton Webern - composer (1883-1945)

4

HERMAN AUTREY - trumpeter with Fats Waller (1904-1980)
DENIS CHARLES - drummer (1933-1998)
JIM HALL - guitarist - 76
EDDIE HEYWOOD - pianist, arranger (1915-1989)
RUSSELL JACQUET - trumpeter (1917-1990)
JOHN LAMB - Ellington bassist in '60s - 73
ANDY LAVERNE - pianist, composer - 59
FRANK TIBERI - tenor saxophonist with Woody Herman - 78
CASSANDRA WILSON - singer - 51

5

GENE ALLEN - baritone saxophonist with Prima, Thornhill, Mulligan - 78
>> ANDERS BERGCRANTZ - Swedish trumpeter - 45
TOTTI BERGH - tenor saxophonist - 71
STEFANO BOLLANI - pianist - 34
ART DAVIS - bassist, educator - 72
KAY DAVIS - singer with Ellington - 86
KANSAS FIELDS - drummer with Bird & Diz (1915-1995)
EGBERTO GISMONTI - Brazilian composer, guitarist - 59
OLIVER JOHNSON - drummer with Steve Lacy - 62
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON - bluesman (1899-1965)

6

>> BILL ASHTON - leader of Natl. Youth Jazz Orch. (UK) - 70
ULI BECKERHOFF - trumpeter - 59
DAVE BRUBECK - pianist - 86
BOB COOPER - tenor saxophonist with Kenton (1925-1993)
FRANKIE DUNLOP - drummer with Monk, Hampton - 78
IRA GERSHWIN - lyricist (1896-1983)
EDDIE GLADDEN - drummer (1937-2003)
ARMAND HUG - New Orleans pianist (1910-1977)
JAY LEONHART - bassist - 66
FULTON McGRATH - pianist (1907-1958)
HARVIE S. (aka HARVIE SWARTZ) - bassist - 58
STEVE SWELL - trombonist - 52
MIROSLAV VITOUS - bassist - 59
Henryk Gorecki - Polish composer - 73

7

ROBBY AMEEN - drummer - 46
JOYCE CARR - singer (1931-2002)
MIKE CARR - pianist, organist, vibist - 69
WOLFGANG HAFFNER - drummer - 41
TEDDY HILL - Minton's Playhouse manager, bandleader (1909-1978)
CECIL IRWIN - tenor saxophonist with Earl Hines (1902-1935)
BILLY MOORE JR. - arranger for Lunceford, T.Dorsey (1917-1989)
>> SONNY PHILLIPS - organist, educator - 70
LOUIS PRIMA - bandleader/singer/trumpeter (1911-1978)
MATTHEW SHIPP - pianist - 46
ROSEMARY SQUIRES - singer - 78
MADS VINDING - Danish bassist - 58
TOM WAITS - singer, songwriter - 57
>> VAL WILMER - journalist - 65

8

TIM ARMACOST - tenor saxophonist - 44
SEAMUS BLAKE - tenor & soprano saxophonist - 36
CLEO BROWN - blues singer/pianist (1909-1995)
MATHIAS RUEGG - arranger/composer, Vienna Art Orchestra - 54
JIMMY SMITH - organist (1925-2005)
SOL YAGED - clarinetist - 84
Jean Sibelius - composer (1865-1957)

9

ROB BLAKESLEE - trumpeter - 54
DONALD BYRD - trumpeter - 74
MATTY MALNECK - violinist, songwriter, "Stairway To The Stars," "I'll Never Be the Same" (1903-1981)
ERIC MARIENTHAL - alto & tenor saxophonist - 49
JIMMY OWENS - trumpeter - 63
>> MICK ROSSI - pianist - 50
BOB SCOBEY - Dixieland trumpeter (1916-1963)
JUNIOR WELLS - bluesman (1934-1998)

10

HAROLD ADAMSON - lyricist, "Time On My Hands," "Winter Wonderland," "Everything I Have Is Yours" (1906-1980)
>> FRANCO AMBROSETTI - trumpet - 65
LEW BROWN - lyricist, "Birth of the Blues," "Comes Love," "It All Depends On You," "The Thrill Is Gone" (1893-1958)
BOB CRANSHAW - bassist - 74
IRVING FAZOLA - clarinetist (1912-1949)
JIM FERGUSON - singer - 56
RAY NANCE - Ellington cornetist, violinist, singer on "Take the A Train" (1913-1976)
DIANE SCHUUR - singer - 53
DON SEBESKY - composer/arranger - 69
GEORGE TUCKER - bassist in '50-'60s (1927-1965)
Olivier Messiaen - composer (1908-1992)

11

EDDIE JOHNSON - tenor saxophonist - 86
MARKY MARKOWITZ - trumpeter (1923-1986)
JACK PURVIS - trumpeter (1906-1962)
WILLIE MAE 'BIG MAMA' THORNTON - blues singer (1926-1984)
McCOY TYNER - pianist, composer - 68
Elliott Carter - composer - 98

12

ALEX ACUNA - Peruvian percussionist - 62
TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI - bandleader - 77
EDDIE BAREFIELD - arranger/saxophonist (1909-1991)
>> GARY BARONE - educator, trumpeter - 65
MICHAEL CARVIN - drummer - 62
>> BRUCE DITMAS - Gil Evans drummer - 60
BOB DOROUGH - singer - 83
JAY GORNEY - songwriter, "You're My Thrill" (1896-1990)
>> TIM HAUSER - singer with Manhattan Transfer - 65
DODO MARMAROSA - pianist (1925-2002)
MARK MONDESIR - drummer - 42
FRANK SINATRA - singer (1915-1998)
DON STOVALL - altoist with Red Allen (1913-1970)
GROVER WASHINGTON - saxophonist (1943-1999)
JOE WILLIAMS - singer (1918-1999)
TONY WILLIAMS - drummer (1945-1997)

13

BORAH BERGMANN - free jazz pianist - 73
SONNY GREER - drummer (1895-1982)
REGGIE JOHNSON - bassist - 66
BEN TUCKER - bassist - 76
DAN BARRETT - trombonist - 51

14

TED BUCKNER - altoist (1913-1976)
>> JEROME COOPER - drummer, Revolutionary Ensemble co-founder - 60
>> CHUCK GENTRY - baritone saxophonist - 95
BUDD JOHNSON - tenor saxophonist, arranger (1910-1984)
NICK LEVINOVSKY - pianist, bandleader - 62
PHINEAS NEWBORN JR. - pianist (1931-1989)
CECIL PAYNE - baritone saxophonist - 84
CLARK TERRY - trumpeter - 86
VIOLA WELLS - singer (1902-1984)
LEO WRIGHT - altoist (1933-1991)
Rosalyn Tureck - pianist & Bach specialist (1914-2003)

15

ED ALLEN - trumpeter (1897-1974)
MAXWELL ANDERSON - lyricist, "September Song," "Lost in the Stars" (1888-1959)
BILLY BUTLER - soul-jazz guitarist (1925-1991)
CURTIS FULLER - trombonist - 72
JOHN HAMMOND - producer (1910-1987)
BARRY HARRIS - pianist - 77
STAN KENTON - bandleader, arranger, pianist (1911-1979)
JIMMY NOTTINGHAM - trumpeter (1925-1978)
>> EDDIE PALMIERI - pianist, arranger - 70
EDITH PIAF - chanteuse (1915-1963)
GENE QUILL - altoist, clarinetist (1927-1988)
DANNIE RICHMOND - drummer (1935-1988)

16

JOHN ABERCROMBIE - guitarist - 62
NOEL COWARD - songwriter (1899-1973)
MIKE FAHN - trombonist - 46
JOE FARRELL - tenor saxophonist, flutist (1937-1986)
JOE FONDA - bassist - 52
PHIL KELLY (aka "GRAYPENCIL") - arranger/composer, drummer, Jazz Corner poster - 69
>> RENE McLEAN - saxophonist - 60
SAM MOST - flutist, tenor saxophonist - 76
TURK MURPHY - trombonist (1915-1987)
ANDY RAZAF - lyricist, "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Honeysuckle Rose," "Memories of You" (1895-1973)
JOHNNY "HAMMOND" SMITH - organist (1933-1997)

17

WALTER BOOKER - bassist - 73
VYACHESLAV GANELIN - pianist, composer - 62
SONNY RED KYNER - altoist (1932-1981)
LOUIS MITCHELL - drummer (1885-1957)
RAY NOBLE - composer, bandleader, songwriter (1903-1978)
SY OLIVER - arranger (1910-1988)
JOHN ORE - bassist - 73
Ludwig von Beethoven - composer (1770-1827)

18

LONNIE BROOKS - bluesman - 73
WILLIS CONOVER - broadcaster (1920-1996)
BARRY GALBRAITH - guitarist (1919-1983)
IRA GITLER - journalist - 78
FLETCHER HENDERSON - bandleader (1898-1952)
LAWRENCE LUCIE - guitarist - 92
BIG MILLER - singer (1922-1992)
SAM MORGAN - New Orleans trumpeter (1887-1936)
CHRIS MURRELL - singer - 48
>> WADADA LEO SMITH - trumpeter - 65
NICK STABULAS - drummer (1929-1973)
EDDIE 'CLEANHEAD' VINSON - altoist (1917-1988)

19

BOB BROOKMEYER - trombonist, arranger, conductor - 77
LAURENT DE WILDE - pianist - 46
MILCHO LEVIEV - pianist, composer - 69
ERSKINE TATE - violinist, bandleader in '20s Chicago (1895-1978)
BOBBY TIMMONS - pianist (1935-1974)
LU WATTERS - trumpeter, bandleader (1911-1989)
LENNY WHITE - drummer - 57
AZIZA MUSTAFA ZADEH - pianist, singer, composer - 37
Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd - New Orleans R&B singer/pianist (1918-1980)

20

ARNE DOMNERUS - Swedish altoist - 82
JOHN HARDEE - tenor saxophonist (1918-1984)
PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER - lyricist, "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," "Baltimore Oriole," "What's Your Story Morning Glory" (1907-1984)
LARRY WILLIS - pianist, keyboardist - 66
John Harbison - composer - 68

21

>> DAVID BAKER - trombonist, cellist, composer - 75
>> ALEX BLAKE - bassist with Randy Weston, leader, composer - 55
CAMERON BROWN - bassist - 61
MARSHALL BROWN - arranger with Pee Wee Russell, valve trombonist (1920-1983)
PANAMA FRANCIS - drummer (1918-2001)
JOHN HICKS - pianist (1940-2006)
ROBERTO OTTAVIANO - saxophonist - 49
HARRY REVEL - songwriter, "There's A Lull In My Life," "You Hit the Spot" (1905-1958)
RITA REYS - Dutch singer - 82
DAVE SOLAZZO - pianist - ?
GEORGE TREADWELL - trumpeter (1919-1967)
PEETIE WHEATSTRAW - bluesman (1902-1941)
FRANK ZAPPA - composer (1940-1993)

22

RONNIE BALL - pianist with Lee Konitz, Chris Connor (1927-1984)
NICK CEROLI - drummer (1939-1985)
FRANK GAMBALE - guitarist with Chick Corea's Elektric Band - 48
LIL GREEN - singer (1919-1954)
REUNALD JONES - Basie trumpeter (1910-1989)
JOHN PATITUCCI - bassist - 47
DANNY POLO - clarinetist (1901-1949)
JOE LEE WILSON - singer & NYC loft scene leader - 71
Giacomo Puccini - composer (1858-1924)
Edgard Varese - composer (1883-1965)

23

CHET BAKER - trumpeter, singer (1929-1988)
>> RALPH BOWEN - saxophonist/flutist - 45
JOHN DREW - bassist - 79
>> JOE HARRIS - educator, drummer for Diz & Bird - 80
CHRIS McNULTY - singer - 53
FRANK MORGAN - altoist - 73
"LITTLE ESTHER" PHILLIPS - singer (1935-1984)

24

>> RAY BRYANT - pianist - 75
JIMMY CAMPBELL - drummer for Kenton, W. Herman - 78
HENRY COKER - 50s Basie trombonist (1919-1979)
HANK CRAWFORD - altoist - 72
BABY DODDS - drummer (1898-1959)
CHRIS McGREGOR - South African bandleader (1936-1990)
>> RALPH MOORE - tenor saxophonist - 50
DAVE RATAJCZAK - drummer - 49
BERNT ROSENGREN - Swedish tenor saxophonist - 69
WOODY SHAW - trumpeter (1944-1989)
JABBO SMITH - 1920s trumpeter (1908-1991)
HARRY WARREN - songwriter, "Lullaby of Broadway," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "September In The Rain" (1893-1981)

25

DON ALIAS - percussionist (1939-2005)
ERNIE ANDREWS - singer - 79
CAB CALLOWAY - singer (1907-1994)
WAYMAN CARVER - early flutist (1905-1967)
LOUIS COTTRELL - drummer (1878-1927)
>> RONNIE CUBER - baritone saxophonist - 65
CHRIS ELLIS - singer - 78
IZZY FRIEDMAN - clarinetist in '20s Chicago (1903-1981)
EDDIE GIBBS - guitarist, banjo - 98
BOB JAMES - fusion pianist/keyboardist, composer - 67
HARRY 'BIG JIM' LAWSON - trumpeter - 102
OSCAR MOORE - guitarist in Nat King Cole Trio (1916-1981)
KID ORY - New Orleans trombonist (1886-1973)
DON PULLEN - pianist (1944-1995)
PETE RUGOLO - Kenton arranger, Birth of the Cool producer - 91
EDDIE SAFRANSKI - Kenton band bassist (1918-1974)
CHRIS WOODS - altoist (1925-1985)
Little Richard - rocker - 71

26

BUTCH BALLARD - drummer - 89
GUY BARKER - English trumpeter - 49
STEVE BROWN - guitarist - ?
MONTY BUDWIG - West Coast bassist (1929-1992)
UNA MAE CARLISLE - singer (1915-1956)
FRANK DE LA ROSA - bassist - 73
DWIGHT DICKERSON - pianist - 62
>> BROOKS KERR - pianist - 55
>> JOHN SCOFIELD - guitarist - 55

27

MIKE ALTSCHUL - tenor saxophonist - 61
>> MIKE BARONE - trombonist - 70
SAM COSLOW - songwriter, "My Old Flame," "Cocktails For Two" (1902-1982)
BILL CROW - bassist with Mulligan, writer, "Jazz Anecdotes" - 79
DARDANELLE - singer (1917-1997)
>> JOHNNY FRIGO - violinist, bassist with J.Dorsey, writer of "Detour Ahead" - 90
BUNK JOHNSON - trumpet (1889-1949)
OSCAR LEVANT - songwriter, "Blame It On My Youth" (1906-1972)
T.S. MONK - drummer - 57
>> WALTER NORRIS - pianist - 75
EDDIE WILCOX - Lunceford arranger (1907-1968)
BOOTY WOOD - Ellington and Basie trombonist (1919-1987)

28

>> JOE COHN - guitarist, trumpet - 50
BOB CUNNINGHAM - bassist with Diz, Y. Lateef - 72
EARL "FATHA" HINES - pianist (1903-1983)
AL KLINK - tenor saxophonist with G.Miller, B.Goodman bands (1915-1991)
MOE KOFFMAN - flutist, saxophonist (1928-2001)
BILLY MACKEL - Hampton guitarist (1910-1986)
TED NASH - altoist, composer with Jazz Composers Collective - 47
>> REBECCA PARRIS - singer - 55
MANUEL "MANOLE" PEREZ - early New Orleans cornetist (1871-1946)
MICHEL PETRUCCIANI - pianist (1962-1999)
RACHEL Z - keyboards/singer - 44
ANN RONELL - songwriter, "Willow Weep For Me" - 98
LONNIE LISTON SMITH - keyboardist - 66
DICK SUDHALTER - Dixieland trumpeter, writer, "Lost Chords" - 68
ED THIGPEN - drummer with Oscar Peterson, Ella - 76

29

IRVING ASHBY - guitarist (1920-1987)
GEORGE COLLIGAN - pianist - 37
CUTTY CUTSHALL - trombonist with Eddie Condon (1911-1968)
JOE LOVANO - tenor saxophonist - 54
>> LAUREL MASSE - Manhattan Transfer singer - 55
SNUB MOSLEY - trombonist (1905-1981)
>> DANILO PEREZ - pianist - 40
Pablo Casals - cellist (1876-1973)

30

>> RON AFFIF - guitarist - 40
FREDDIE BRYANT - guitarist - 42
CHARLIE CREATH - guitarist with Fate Marable (1890-1951)
WOLFGANG DAUNER - composer, keyboardist - 71
ALOYSIO DE OLIVEIRA - Brazilian songwriter, "Dindi," "Useless Landscape" (1914-1995)
JERRY GRANELLI - drummer - 66
JIMMY JONES - pianist, arranger (1918-1982)
NANCY LAMOTT - cabaret singer (1951-1995)
JACK MONTROSE - tenor saxophonist - 78
LEWIS NASH - drummer - 48
>> STAN TRACEY - pianist, arranger/composer - 80

31

PETER HERBOLZHEIMER - bandleader, composer, trombonist - 71
JONAH JONES - trumpet (1909-2000)
JOHN KIRBY - bassist, leader (1908-1952)
KLAUS KOENIG - composer, conductor - 47
JULE STYNE - songwriter, "Just in Time," "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry," "Sunday" (1905-1994)

[David Gitin]

You might want to note that Lou Rawls died this year (also see typos on Rebecca Parris and Bruce Ditmas). Always a pleasure to read this column
(especially December, my birth month).

[Allen H]

I had a feeling there were some typos in there that I didn't find. Thanks for the edits.

[Lois Gilbert]

Alex Blake - bassist is also Dec 21st - I believe 1951

thanks Alan

[Allen H]

Another good catch. He has been added.

[Mike Schwartz]

SONGWRITERS BIRTHDAYS - DECEMBER

Dec. 1 (1896) Ray Henderson Music: The Best Things in Life Are
Free, It All Depends On You, Birth of the Blues, Bye Bye Blackbird, The
Thrill Is Gone.

Dec. 2 (1915) Adolph Green Lyrics: Never Never Land, The Party's
Over, Just In Time, Make Someone Happy.

Dec. 3 (1909) Dana Suesse Music: The Night is Young and You're
So Beautiful, My Silent Love, You Ought To Be in Pictures.

Dec. 6 (1896) Ira Gershwin Lyrics: 'S Wonderful, Embraceable You,
I've Got a Crush On You, The Man I Love, Fascinating Rhythm, Someone To
Watch Over Me, But Not For Me, Soon, Who Cares?, They All Laughed.

Dec. 9 (1903) Matty Malneck Music: Goody Goody, I'm Through With
Love, Stairway to The Stars, I'll Never Be the Same.

Dec. 10 (1893) Lew Brown Music: Birth of The Blues, Lucky In
Love, That Old Feeling, The Best Things In Life Are Free, Button Up Your
Overcoat, Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries.

Dec. 10 (1906) Harold Adamson Lyrics: This Is a Lovely Way To
Spend An Evening, It's a Most Unusual Day, Time On My Hands, How Blue
The Night, Everything I Have Is Yours.

Dec. 12 (1923) Bob Dorough Music & Lyrics: I've Got Just About
Everything, But For Now, There's Never Been a Day. Music: Devil May
Care, Nothing Like You.

Dec. 16 (1895) Andy Razaf Lyrics: Ain't Misbehavin', S'posin,
Honeysuckle Rose, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You?, Stompin' At The Savoy.

Dec. 16 (1899) Noel Coward Music & Lyrics: A Room With a View,
Mad About The Boy, If Love Were All, Poor Little Rich Girl.

Dec. 19 (1928) Morris Charlap Music: You Only You, I Won't Grow
Up, Great Day in the Morning, I Gotta Crow, Love Eyes, Young Ideas

Dec. 20 (1907) Paul F. Webster Lyrics: I've Got It Bad and That
Ain't Good, The Shadow of Your Smile, Baltimore Oriole, Secret Love,
Jump For Joy, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.

Dec. 21 (1905) Harry Revel Music: There's a Lull in My Life, Stay
As Sweet As You Are, And So To Bed, Never In a Million Years.

Dec. 24 (1893) Harry Warren Music: At Last, Jeepers Creepers,
There Will Never Be Another You, This Heart of Mine, I Only Have Eyes
For You, September In The Rain, The More I See You.

Dec. 26 (1921) Steve Allen Music & Lyrics: This Could Be The Start
of Something, Impossible, Gravy Waltz, Pretend You Don't See Her.

Dec. 27 (1902) Sam Coslow Music: Cocktails For Two, I'm In Love
With The Honorable Mr. So and So, My Old Flame, Just One More Chance.

Dec. 27 (1906) Oscar Levant Music: Blame It On My Youth,
Afterglow, Pardon My Love.

Dec. 27 (1916) John Frigo Music: Detour Ahead, Seeing You Like
This, I Told Ya' I Love Ya' Now Get Out.

Dec. 28 (1899) Abner Silver Music: With These Hands, How Did He
Look?, The Mood That I'm In, There Goes My Heart.

Dec. 28 (1906) Ann Ronell Music & Lyrics: Willow Weep For Me,
Linda, My Heart Is Showing.

Dec. 31 (1885) Edgar Leslie Lyrics: A Little Bit Independent, For
Me and My Gal, Among My Souvenirs, Lost In a Dream.

Dec. 31 (1905) Jule Styne Music: Just In Time, Guess I'll Hang My
Tears Out To Dry, People, Time After Time, It's You Or No One, Three
Coins In The Fountain, It's Magic,The Music That Makes Me Dance.

[cookie]

December 21 Dave Solazzo---pianist

December 27 Steve Brown---guitarist

[Lois Gilbert]

So sadly, we must make note of Walter Booker's passing - (2006)

[David Gitin]

Good to share the day with Professor Longhair, Bob Brookmeyer, Milcho Leviev, Bobby Timmons, and Lenny White!

[Lilsis]

Originally Posted by Allen H

Additions or corrections always welcomed…
In Memoriam:

John Hicks - 66th (21st) 1940 - 2006
Wynton Kelly - 75th (2nd)
Ira Gershwin - 110th (6th)

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WALTER BOOKER - bassist - 73 (1933 - 2006)
VYACHESLAV GANELIN - pianist, composer - 62
SONNY RED KYNER - altoist (1932-1981)
LOUIS MITCHELL - drummer (1885-1957)
RAY NOBLE - composer, bandleader, songwriter (1903-1978)
SY OLIVER - arranger (1910-1988)
JOHN ORE - bassist - 73
Ludwig von Beethoven - composer (1770-1827)

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>> DAVID BAKER - trombonist, cellist, composer - 75
>> ALEX BLAKE - bassist with Randy Weston, leader, composer - 55
CAMERON BROWN - bassist - 61
MARSHALL BROWN - arranger with Pee Wee Russell, valve trombonist (1920-1983)
PANAMA FRANCIS - drummer (1918-2001)
JOHN HICKS(1940 - 2006)

Just a little correction. John Hicks was born December 21, 1940. I am still wondering where that "41" came from!!??
Thanks, though.

[Allen H]

I'm at work right now and don't have any definitive reference books handy, but just Googling the topic quickly indicates that 1941 is the widely listed birthdate. This includes what I think is his more-or-less official website at johnhicksmusic.com. Several sources show a 1942 birthdate, but I didn't see any that indicated 1940, offhand.

If you have a very good source for 1940, I would consider a revision. Thanks--

[Lilsis]

Originally Posted by Allen H

I'm at work right now and don't have any definitive reference books handy, but just Googling the topic quickly indicates that 1941 is the widely listed birthdate. This includes what I think is his more-or-less official website at johnhicksmusic.com. Several sources show a 1942 birthdate, but I didn't see any that indicated 1940, offhand.

If you have a very good source for 1940, I would consider a revision. Thanks--

Yes Allen, my definitive source is his birth certificate... and oh, by the way, his family. He requested his birth cerificate from his sister to get at the bureau of records in Atlanta to replace a lost passport. Yes, his website also states the 1941 date as does several other sites. Again, they are erroneous.
I'll send you a pm to explain the rest.

Keep the Music Playing

[Allen H]

Well, boys and girls, arguing with someone's sibling about correct birthdates might not be the way to go, all in all. (I didn't know who it was, although the "Lilsis" might have been a clue to most people.)

I've corrected the list and my spreadsheet. (Also sent you a PM, Lilsis - or I think I did, it was hard to tell.) Thanks very much for this correction.

[Lilsis]

Originally Posted by Allen H

Well, boys and girls, arguing with someone's sibling about correct birthdates might not be the way to go, all in all. (I didn't know who it was, although the "Lilsis" might have been a clue to most people.)

I've corrected the list and my spreadsheet. (Also sent you a PM, Lilsis - or I think I did, it was hard to tell.) Thanks very much for this correction.

Indeed!!
Thank you.