November 2008 Birthdays

[Allen H]

Additions or corrections always welcomed..


Happy 35th:
Mark Shim (11th)
Ari Hoenig (13th)

Happy 40th:
Sylvie Courvoisier (1st)
Roland Guerin (15th)
Eli Yamin (21st)

Happy 45th:
Reginald Veal (5th)
Russell Malone (8th)
Steve Arguelles (16th)
Don Braden (20th)
Giovanni Hidalgo (23rd)
Scott Colley (24th)
Yoron Israel (24th)
Holly Cole (25th)

Happy 50th:
Willie Williams (1st)
Don Byron (8th)
Jeff Stockham (12th)

Happy 55th:
Ernest Dawkins (2nd)
Kahil El'Zabar (11th)
Deborah Henson-Conant (11th)
Andy McKee (11th)
Chris Flory (13th)
Adela Dalto (18th)
Earl McIntrye (21st)
Chembo Corniel (22nd)
Lyle Mays (27th)

Happy 60th:
Paul Flaherty (6th)
Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson (11th)
Alphonse Mouzon (21st)
Stan Sulzmann (30th)

Happy 65th:
Butch Thompson (28th)

Happy 70th:
Warren Bernhardt (13th)

Happy 75th:
Marlene VerPlanck (11th)

Happy 80th:
Herb Geller (2nd)
Ernestine Anderson (11th)
Audrey Morris (12th)
Sheila Jordan (18th)

Happy 85th:
Charlie Mariano (12th)


In Memoriam:
Hampton Hawes - 80th anniversary (13th)


1

SYLVIE COURVOISIER - pianist / composer - 40
LOU DONALDSON - altoist - 82
MARCO ENEIDI - free jazz altoist - 52
CONRAD HERWIG - trombonist - 49
FRANZ JACKSON - Chicago tenor saxophonist & clarinetist (1912 - 2008)
ROGER KELLAWAY - pianist, arranger, composer - 69
CARMEN LUNDY - singer - 54
RAPHE MALIK - trumpeter (1948 - 2006)
SAM MARGOLIS - tenor saxophonist, clarinetist (1923 - 1996)
JOE RUSHTON - bass & baritone saxophonist with Red Nichols (1907 - 1964)
ANTONIO SANCHEZ - drummer - 37
JOHN SANTOS - Latin jazz percussionist - 53
WILLIE WILLIAMS - tenor saxophonist/reeds player - 50

2

BUNNY BERIGAN - trumpeter (1908 - 1942)
MAXINE DANIELS - singer - 78
ERNEST DAWKINS - New Horizons Ensemble leader, saxophonist - 55
KURT ELLING - singer - 41
HERB GELLER - altoist - 80
FRANK KIMBROUGH - pianist, Herbie Nichols Project co-leader - 52
PHIL MINTON - singer, trumpeter - 68
GEBHARD ULLMANN - clarinetist, saxophonist - 51
PHIL WOODS - altoist - 77

3

HENRY GRIMES - bassist with Ayler, Cherry, Rollins - 73
JOE McPHEE - tenor saxophonist, trumpet - 69
BILLY MITCHELL - tenor saxophonist (1926 - 2001)
JANE MONHEIT - singer - 31
SONNY RHODES - bluesman - 68
JOE TURNER - stride pianist (1907 - 1990)

4

JOE BENJAMIN - bassist (1919 - 1974)
WILLEM BREUKER - Dutch bandleader/reeds player - 64
LARRY BUNKER - California drummer/vibist (1928 - 2005)
ERIC LE LANN - flugelhorn player - 51
JEREMY PELT - trumpeter - 32
RALPH SUTTON - stride pianist (1922 - 2001)
CARLOS 'PATATO' VALDEZ - percussionist & congas player with H.Mann, T.Puente (1926 - 2007)
HARRY WOODS - songwriter, "Try A Little Tenderness," "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" (1896 - 1970)

5

DENISE JANNAH - Dutch singer - 52
BOB KINDRED - tenor sax - 68
HAROLD 'LITTLE G' McNAIR - tenor & alto saxophonist/flutist (1931 - 1971)
JOE SULLIVAN - pianist (1906 - 1971)
DIEGO URCOLA - Argentinian trumpeter with Paquito D'Rivera - 43
REGINALD VEAL - bassist - 45
JOHNNY WINDHURST - trumpeter (1926 - 1981)
RED WOOTTEN - bassist - 87
Nicholas Maw - British composer - 73

6

FRANCY BOLAND - Clarke-Boland Big Band co-leader (1929 - 2005)
LAILA DALSETH - singer - 68
DAVID EYGES - cellist - 58
PAUL FLAHERTY - altoist - 60
ANDY GIBSON - composer, arranger (1913 - 1961)
GIL GOLDSTEIN - keyboardist, accordion player - 58
LISA HINDMARSH - singer - 46
GUS KAHN - lyricist, "It Had To Be You," "You Stepped Out of a Dream," "Swingin' Down the Lane," "Makin' Whoopee" (1886 - 1941)
JIMMY LYON - pianist (1921 - 1984)
ARTURO SANDOVAL - trumpeter, cofounder of Irakere - 59

7

JAN ALLAN - Swedish trumpeter - 74
ARY BARROSO - Brazilian songwriter, "Brazil" (1903 - 1964)
ALVIN BATISTE - New Orleans clarinetist (1932 - 2007)
JOHN BENITEZ - bassist - 51
JOE BUSHKIN - swing pianist (1916 - 2004)
JOHANNES FABER - German trumpeter - 56
IRO HAARLA - harpist & keyboardist with E.Vesala - 52
KITTY MARGOLIS - singer - 53
RENE MARIE - singer - 53
HOWARD RUMSEY - club owner/manager, Lighthouse (Hermosa Beach) & Concerts By The Sea (Redondo Beach) - 91
KLAUS SUONSAARI - drummer, arranger, composer - 49
MARK ANTHONY TAYLOR - drummer - 46
DAVID S. WARE - tenor saxophonist - 59
NILS WOGRAM - trombonist - 36
Joni Mitchell - singer - 65

8

KAMAU ADILIFU (CHARLES SULLIVAN) - trumpeter - 64
PATRICIA BARBER - singer - 53
DON BYRON - clarinetist - 50
CHRIS CONNOR - singer - 81
KENNY COX - pianist - 68
BERTHA HOPE - pianist - 72
RUSSELL MALONE - guitarist - 45

9

TOMMY DOUGLAS - KC bandleader & clarinetist (1906 - 1965)
MEZZ MEZZROW - clarinetist, tenor saxophonist (1899 - 1972)
MUGGSY SPANIER - trumpeter (1906 - 1967)
Ivan Moravec - concert pianist - 78

10

MARILYN BERGMAN - lyricist - 79
PAUL BLEY - keyboardist - 76
ANDREW CYRILLE - drummer - 69
HUBERT LAWS - flutist, composer - 69
BILLY MAY - arranger (1916 - 2004)
HOUSTON PERSON - tenor saxophonist - 74
MARK TURNER - tenor saxophonist - 43

11

MOSE ALLISON - singer/songwriter, pianist - 81
ERNESTINE ANDERSON - singer - 80
WILLIE COOK - trumpeter (1923 - 2000)
CARROLL DICKERSON - bandleader, worked with Armstrong & King Oliver (1895 - 1957)
KAHIL EL'ZABAR - Ethnic Heritage Ensemble percussionist - 55
DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT - harpist - 55
AL LEVITT - drummer (1932 - 1994)
ANDY McKEE - bassist - 55
MARIO PAVONE - double bassist - 68
MARVIN 'HANNIBAL' PETERSON - trumpeter - 60
GUNTHER SCHULLER - composer/arranger - 83
MARK SHIM - tenor saxophonist - 35
SEAN SMITH - bassist - 43
IRV STOKES - trumpeter - 82
MARLENE VERPLANCK - singer - 75
SONNY WHITE - pianist with Billie Holiday, Frankie Newton (1917 - 1971)
DICK WILSON - tenor saxophonist (1911 - 1941)

12

BUCK CLAYTON - trumpeter, bandleader (1911 - 1991)
SAM JONES - bassist, composer (1924 - 1981)
CHARLIE MARIANO - altoist - 85
AUDREY MORRIS - singer - 80
JIM PUGH - trombonist - 58
JO STAFFORD - singer (1920 - 2008)
JEFF STOCKHAM - French horn & trumpeter - 50
THORGEIR STUBO - Norwegian guitarist (1943 - 1986)
RICHARD WHITING - songwriter, "Too Marvelous For Words," "She's Funny That Way," "Miss Brown To You" (1891 - 1938)
Neil Young - singer/songwriter - 63

13

BLUE LU BARKER - singer (1913 - 1998)
WARREN BERNHARDT - pianist - 70
CHRIS DAHLGREN - bassist - 47
ERNIE FARROW - bassist with Yusef Lateef (1928 - 1969)
CHRIS FLORY - guitarist - 55
RICHARD GROSSMAN - pianist (1937 - 1992)
HAMPTON HAWES - pianist (1928 - 1977)
ARI HOENIG - drummer - 35
JOHN LATOUCHE - lyricist, "Lazy Afternoon" (1917 - 1956)
JANET LAWSON - singer - 68
MARK MASTERS - trumpeter, composer/arranger/educator - 51
BENNIE MOTEN - bandleader, pianist, composer (1894 - 1935)

14

BILLY BAUER - guitarist with Lenny Tristano (1915 - 2005)
GEORGE CABLES - pianist - 64
DON EWELL - pianist (1916 - 1983)
ART HODES - pianist (1904 - 1993)
ELLIS MARSALIS JR. - pianist - 74
BOBBY THOMAS - drummer - 76
Aaron Copland - composer (1900 - 1990)

15

KEVIN EUBANKS - guitarist - 51
ROLAND GUERIN - bassist - 40
SUSIE IBARRA - percussionist/drummer with David S. Ware - 38
GUS JOHNSON - drummer (1913 - 2000)
SELDON POWELL - tenor saxophonist (1928 - 1997)
JEROME RICHARDSON - tenor saxophonist/reeds (1920 - 2000)
REUBEN ROGERS - bassist - 34
TED ROSENTHAL - pianist, composer - 49
Daniel Barenboim - conductor, pianist - 66

16

STEVE ARGUELLES - drummer - 45
DOLO COKER - pianist, altoist (1927 - 1983)
EDDIE CONDON - guitarist (1905 - 1973)
W.C. HANDY - cornetist, composer (1873 - 1958)
DIANA KRALL - singer - 44
LAUREN NEWTON - singer with Vienna Art Orch. - 56
JESSE STONE - pianist, bandleader, arranger (1901 - 1999)
BEN THIGPEN - drummer (1908 - 1971)
NICK TRAVIS - trumpeter (1925 - 1964)
Paul Hindemith - modernist German composer (1895 - 1963)

17

BEN ALLISON - bassist, Jazz Composers Collective artistic director - 42
DAVID AMRAM - French horn player & pianist - 78
WAYNE ANDRE - trombonist/composer (1931 - 2003)
MARIAN (or MARION) MONTGOMERY - singer (1934 - 2002)
ROSWELL RUDD - trombonist - 73
CLARENCE 'SHORTY' SHEROCK - trumpeter (1915 - 1980)
Gene Clark - singer/songwriter, Byrds guitarist (1946 - 1991)

18

CINDY BLACKMAN - drummer - 49
DON CHERRY - cornetist (1936 - 1995)
ADELA DALTO - singer - 55
KIM GANNON - songwriter, "Autumn Nocturne," "Always in My Heart" (1900 - 1974)
SHEILA JORDAN - singer - 80
JIMMY LYONS - Monterery Jazz Festival founder (1916 - 1994)
JOHNNY MERCER - lyricist (1909 - 1976)
VICTOR SPROLES - bassist - 81
TIZIANO TONONI - Italian drummer - 52
BENNIE WALLACE - tenor saxophonist - 62
CLAUDE WILLIAMSON - pianist - 82

19

TOMMY DORSEY - trombonist (1905 - 1956)
VINCE HERRING - alto & soprano saxophonist - 44
KENNY WERNER - pianist - 57

20

SKEETER BEST - guitarist (1914 - 1985)
DON BRADEN - tenor saxophonist - 45
JUNE CHRISTY - singer (1925 - 1990)
DREW GRESS - bassist - 49
GEOFF KEEZER - pianist - 38
JAY ROSEN - drummer, Trio X - 47
COLIN SMITH - trumpeter - 74

21

COLEMAN HAWKINS - tenor saxophonist (1904 - 1969)
EARL McINTYRE - trombonist - 55
JACK MILLMAN - trumpeter - 78
ALPHONSE MOUZON - drummer - 60
SAL SALVADOR - guitarist (1925 - 1999)
ARTHUR SCHUTT - pianist (1902 - 1965)
PETER WARREN - bassist, cellist - 73
ELI YAMIN - pianist - 40
Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennak) - boogie/blues pianist/singer - 68
Kyle Gann - composer, new music critic - 53

22

PAUL 'POLO' BARNES - King Oliver clarinetist/saxophonist (1901 - 1981)
HOAGY CARMICHAEL - singer/songwriter (1899 - 1981)
CHEMBO CORNIEL - Latin jazz drummer/percussionist - 55
HORACE HENDERSON - arranger, leader (1904 - 1988)
JIMMY KNEPPER - trombonist, arranger (1927 - 2003)
RON McCLURE - bassist - 67
KEN VANDERMARK - tenor saxophonist, bass clarinetist - 44

23

RAY DRUMMOND - bassist - 62
RUTH ETTING - singer (1896 - 1978)
ALVIN FIELDER - drummer - 73
VICTOR GASKIN - bassist - 74
TYREE GLENN - trombonist, vibist (1912 - 1974)
GIOVANNI HIDALGO - percussionist - 45
GLORIA LYNNE - singer - 77
JOHNNY MANDEL - songwriter, arranger - 83
BOB McCRACKEN - clarinetist, tenor saxophonist (1904 - 1972)
ALAN PAUL - Manhattan Transfer singer - 59
Manuel de Falla - Spanish composer (1876 - 1946)
Krzysztof Penderecki - composer - 75

24

SERGE CHALOFF - baritone saxophonist (1923 - 1957)
AL COHN - tenor saxophonist (1925 - 1988)
SCOTT COLLEY - bassist - 45
WILD BILL DAVIS - organist / pianist (1918 - 1995)
YORON ISRAEL - drummer - 45
SCOTT JOPLIN - pianist (1868 - 1917)
TEDDY WILSON - pianist (1912 - 1986)
Alfred Schnittke - Russian composer (1934 - 1998)

25

NAT ADDERLEY - cornetist (1931 - 2000)
JOE CARROLL - singer (1919 - 1981)
HOLLY COLE - singer - 45
RICHARD DE ROSA - drummer, arranger - 53
PAUL DESMOND - altoist (1924 - 1977)
MATTHEW GEE - trombonist on Duke's "C Jam Blues" & with Diz (1925 - 1979)
RICH HALLEY - tenor & soprano saxophonist - 61
STEVE JOHNS - drummer - 48
ETTA JONES - singer (1928 - 2001)
ARTHUR SCHWARTZ - songwriter (1900 - 1984)
WILLIE SMITH - altoist with Ellington, Lunceford (1910 - 1967)
WILLIE 'THE LION' SMITH - pianist (1887 - 1973)
TERELL STAFFORD - trumpeter - 42
DICK WELLSTOOD - pianist (1927 - 1987)

26

GREETJE KAUFFELD - Dutch singer - 69
FRANK MELROSE aka K.C. FRANK - pianist (1907 - 1941)

27

WESSELL ANDERSON - alto/soprano saxophonist - 44
RANDY BRECKER - trumpeter - 63
JUDY CARMICHAEL - pianist - 56
NESUHI ERTEGUN - executive / producer (1917 - 1989)
LYLE MAYS - keyboardist - 55
WILBUR MORRIS - bassist with David Murray, T.Borgmann (1937 - 2002)
MARIA SCHNEIDER - composer, arranger - 48
EDDIE SOUTH - violinist (1904 - 1962)
JACKY TERRASSON - pianist - 43
Jimi Hendrix - rock guitarist/singer (1942 - 1970)

28

GATO BARBIERI - tenor saxophonist & flutist - 74
JERRY COKER - educator, tenor saxophonist - 76
ETHEL ENNIS - singer - 76
GIGI GRYCE - altoist, flutist, composer (1925 - 1983)
DENNIS IRWIN - bassist, clarinetist (1951 - 2008)
CHARLIE KOHLHASE - saxophonist, Either/Orchestra member - 52
ROY McCURDY - Cannonball Adderley Quintet drummer - 72
BUTCH THOMPSON - pianist - 65
DICK VANCE - arranger, composer (1915 - 1985)
GEORGE WETTLING - drummer (1907 - 1968)
Berry Gordy - Motown Records founder - 79

29

ED BICKERT - guitarist - 76
TONY COE - clarinetist/saxophonist - 74
TROY DAVIS - drummer with T.Blanchard - 43
BILLY HART - drummer - 68
RONNY JORDAN - British acid-jazz guitarist - 46
ADAM NUSSBAUM - drummer - 53
BILLY STRAYHORN - composer, arranger, pianist (1915 - 1967)

30

TED HOGARTH - saxophonist - 38
BROWNIE McGHEE - blues singer (1915 - 1996)
BILL REICHENBACH - trombonist - 59
JACK SHELDON - trumpeter - 77
STAN SULZMANN - alto & tenor saxophonist - 60

[JazzLiker]

Unfortunately, Franz passed away this year, in May.

There was a brief tribute to him this year at the Chicago Jazz Fest.

[Allen H]

OK, I've recorded that information - thanks.

[Mike Schwartz]

SONGWRITERS BIRTHDAYS - NOVEMBER

Nov. 4 (1896) Harry Woods Music: Try a Little Tenderness, Side By Side, We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye, What A Little Moonlight Can Do.

Nov. 4 (1907) Bennie Benjamin Music: I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire, Confess, Oh What It Seemed To Be, Rumors Are Flying.

Nov. 6 (1886) Gus Kahn Lyrics: It Had To Be You, You Stepped Out Of A Dream, Love Me Or Leave Me, Makin' Whoopee, I'm Through With Love, I'll Never Be The Same, My Baby Just Cares For Me.

Nov. 7 (1943) Joni Mitchell Music & Lyrics: The Circle Game, Both Sides Now, Free Man In Paris, Carey, Big Yellow Taxi.

Nov. 10 (1929) Marilyn Bergman Lyrics: How Do You Keep The Music Playing, The Way We Were, Nice 'N Easy, The Windmills Of Your Mind, Where Do You Start, I Believe In Love.

Nov. 11 (1927) Mose Allison Music & Lyrics: Everybody Cryin' Mercy, Parchman Farm, If You Live, Stop This World, Your Mind Is On Vacation.

Nov. 12 (1891) Richard Whiting Music: Hooray For Hollywood, Too Marvelous For Words, My Ideal, Beyond The Blue Horizon, She's Funny That Way.

Nov. 12 (1936) Mort Shuman Music & Lyrics: Save The Last Dance For Me, Can't Get Used To Losing You, This Magic Moment.

Nov. 16 (1873) W.C. Handy Music: St. Louis Blues, Beale Steet Blues, Long Gone, Joe Turner's Blues.

Nov. 16 (1927) Norman Gimbel Lyrics: The Girl From Ipanema, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Bluesette, Watch What Happens, How Insensitive.

Nov. 18 (1909) Johnny Mercer Lyrics: Something's Gotta Give, That Old Black Magic, Midnight Sun, Satin Doll, Day In Day Out, Blues In The Night, Laura, The Days Of Wine And Roses, Come Rain Or Come Shine, I'm Old Fashioned.

Nov. 22 (1899) Hoagy Carmichael Music: Skylark, The Nearness Of You, Georgia On My Mind, Star Dust, Baltimore Oriole, I Get Along Without You Very Well, Lazy Bones, How Little We Know, Two Sleepy People, One Morning In May.

Nov. 22 (1902) Allen Neiburg Music: It's The Talk Of The Town, Under A Blanket Of Blue, I'm Confessin' That I Love You.

Nov. 23 (1925) Johnny Mandel Music: A Time For Love, Not Really The Blues, The Shadow Of Your Smile, Emily, Straight Life, Where Do You Start, The Shining Sea, Unless It's You, You Are There.

Nov. 23 (1928) Jerry Bock Music: Too Close For Comfort, Matchmaker Matchmaker, Sunrise Sunset, Mr. Wonderful, Tonight At Eight.

Nov. 24 (1868) Scott Joplin Music: Maple Leaf Rag, Sugar Cane Rag, Wall Street Rag, The Entertainer.

Nov. 25 (1900) Arthur Schwartz Music: Dancing In The Dark, That's Entertainment, I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans, Alone Together, Then I'll Be Tired Of You, I See Your Face Before Me, A Gal In Calico, Haunted Heart, You And The Night And The Music, By Myself.

Nov. 28 (1943) Randy Newman Music & Lyrics: Short People, I Love To See You Smile, Mama Told Me Not To Come, I Think It's Going To Rain Today.

Nov. 29 (1911) Walter Kent Music: I'm Gonna Live 'Til I Die, I'll Be Home For Christmas, The White Cliffs Of Dover.

Nov. 29 (1915) Billy Strayhorn Music & Lyrics: Lush Life, Take The 'A' Train, Something To Live For. Music: Satin Doll, Just A-sittin' and A-rockin', Chelsea Bridge.