November 2009 Birthdays

[Allen H]

Additions or corrections always welcomed....


Happy 35th:
REUBEN ROGERS (15th)

Happy 45th:
DIANA KRALL (16th)
VINCE HERRING (19th)
KEN VANDERMARK (22nd)
WESSELL ANDERSON (27th)

Happy 50th:
CONRAD HERWIG (1st)
KLAUS SUONSAARI (7th)
TED ROSENTHAL (15th)
CINDY BLACKMAN (18th)
DREW GRESS (20th)

Happy 55th:
CARMEN LUNDY (1st)
DICK DE GRAAF (17th)

Happy 60th:
ARTURO SANDOVAL (6th)
DAVID S. WARE (7th)
ALAN PAUL (23rd)
BILL REICHENBACH (30th)

Happy 65th:
WILLEM BREUKER (4th)
KAMAU ADILIFU (CHARLES SULLIVAN) (8th)
GEORGE CABLES (14th)

Happy 70th:
ROGER KELLAWAY (1st)
JOE McPHEE (3rd)
ANDREW CYRILLE (10th)
HUBERT LAWS (10th)
GREETJE KAUFFELD (26th)

Happy 75th:
JAN ALLAN (7th)
HOUSTON PERSON (10th)
ELLIS MARSALIS JR. (14th)
COLIN SMITH (20th)
VICTOR GASKIN (23rd)
GATO BARBIERI (28th)
TONY COE (29th)

Happy 80th:
MARILYN BERGMAN (10th)


In Memoriam:
JOHNNY MERCER - 100th anniversary (18th)
COLEMAN HAWKINS - 105th anniversary (21st)


1

SYLVIE COURVOISIER - pianist / composer - 41
LOU DONALDSON - altoist - 83
MARCO ENEIDI - free jazz altoist - 53
CONRAD HERWIG - trombonist - 50
FRANZ JACKSON - Chicago tenor saxophonist & clarinetist (1912 - 2008)
ROGER KELLAWAY - pianist, arranger, composer - 70
CARMEN LUNDY - singer - 55
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 - 38
JOHN SANTOS - Latin jazz percussionist - 54
WILLIE WILLIAMS - tenor saxophonist/reeds player - 51

2

BUNNY BERIGAN - trumpeter (1908 - 1942)
MAXINE DANIELS - singer - 79
ERNEST DAWKINS - New Horizons Ensemble leader, saxophonist - 56
KURT ELLING - singer - 42
HERB GELLER - altoist - 81
FRANK KIMBROUGH - pianist, Herbie Nichols Project co-leader - 53
PHIL MINTON - singer, trumpeter - 69
GEBHARD ULLMANN - clarinetist, saxophonist - 52
PHIL WOODS - altoist - 78

3

HENRY GRIMES - bassist with Ayler, Cherry, Rollins - 74
JOE McPHEE - tenor saxophonist, trumpet - 70
BILLY MITCHELL - tenor saxophonist (1926 - 2001)
JANE MONHEIT - singer - 32
SONNY RHODES - bluesman - 69
JOE TURNER - stride pianist (1907 - 1990)

4

JOE BENJAMIN - bassist (1919 - 1974)
WILLEM BREUKER - Dutch bandleader/reeds player - 65
LARRY BUNKER - California drummer/vibist (1928 - 2005)
ERIC LE LANN - flugelhorn player - 52
JEREMY PELT - trumpeter - 33
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 - 53
BOB KINDRED - tenor sax - 69
HAROLD 'LITTLE G' McNAIR - tenor & alto saxophonist/flutist (1931 - 1971)
JOE SULLIVAN - pianist (1906 - 1971)
DIEGO URCOLA - Argentinian trumpeter with Paquito D'Rivera - 44
REGINALD VEAL - bassist - 46
JOHNNY WINDHURST - trumpeter (1926 - 1981)
RED WOOTTEN - bassist - 88
Nicholas Maw - British composer - 74

6

FRANCY BOLAND - Clarke-Boland Big Band co-leader (1929 - 2005)
LAILA DALSETH - singer - 69
DAVID EYGES - cellist - 59
PAUL FLAHERTY - altoist - 61
ANDY GIBSON - composer, arranger (1913 - 1961)
GIL GOLDSTEIN - keyboardist, accordion player - 59
LISA HINDMARSH - singer - 47
GUS KAHN - lyricist, "It Had To Be You," "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (1886 - 1941)
JIMMY LYON - pianist (1921 - 1984)
ARTURO SANDOVAL - trumpeter, cofounder of Irakere - 60

7

JAN ALLAN - Swedish trumpeter - 75
ARY BARROSO - Brazilian songwriter, "Brazil" (1903 - 1964)
ALVIN BATISTE - New Orleans clarinetist (1932 - 2007)
JOHN BENITEZ - bassist - 52
JOE BUSHKIN - swing pianist (1916 - 2004)
JOHANNES FABER - German trumpeter - 57
IRO HAARLA - harpist & keyboardist with E.Vesala - 53
KITTY MARGOLIS - singer - 54
RENE MARIE - singer - 54
HOWARD RUMSEY - club owner/manager, Lighthouse (Hermosa Beach) & Concerts By The Sea (Redondo Beach) - 92
KLAUS SUONSAARI - drummer, arranger, composer - 50
MARK ANTHONY TAYLOR - drummer - 47
DAVID S. WARE - tenor saxophonist - 60
NILS WOGRAM - trombonist - 37
Joni Mitchell - singer - 66

8

KAMAU ADILIFU (CHARLES SULLIVAN) - trumpeter - 65
PATRICIA BARBER - singer - 54
DON BYRON - clarinetist - 51
CHRIS CONNOR - singer (1927 - 2009)
KENNY COX - pianist - 69
BERTHA HOPE - pianist - 73
RUSSELL MALONE - guitarist - 46

9

TOMMY DOUGLAS - KC bandleader & clarinetist (1906 - 1965)
MEZZ MEZZROW - clarinetist, tenor saxophonist (1899 - 1972)
MUGGSY SPANIER - trumpeter (1906 - 1967)
Ivan Moravec - concert pianist - 79

10

MARILYN BERGMAN - lyricist - 80
PAUL BLEY - keyboardist - 77
ANDREW CYRILLE - drummer - 70
HUBERT LAWS - flutist, composer - 70
BILLY MAY - arranger (1916 - 2004)
HOUSTON PERSON - tenor saxophonist - 75
MARK TURNER - tenor saxophonist - 44

11

MOSE ALLISON - singer/songwriter, pianist - 82
ERNESTINE ANDERSON - singer - 81
WILLIE COOK - trumpeter (1923 - 2000)
CARROLL DICKERSON - bandleader, worked with Armstrong & King Oliver (1895 - 1957)
KAHIL EL'ZABAR - Ethnic Heritage Ensemble percussionist - 56
DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT - harpist - 56
AL LEVITT - drummer (1932 - 1994)
ANDY McKEE - bassist - 56
MARIO PAVONE - double bassist - 69
MARVIN 'HANNIBAL' PETERSON - trumpeter - 61
GUNTHER SCHULLER - composer/arranger - 84
MARK SHIM - tenor saxophonist - 36
SEAN SMITH - bassist - 44
IRV STOKES - trumpeter - 83
MARLENE VERPLANCK - singer - 76
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 (1923 - 2009)
AUDREY MORRIS - singer - 81
JIM PUGH - trombonist - 59
JO STAFFORD - singer (1920 - 2008)
JEFF STOCKHAM - French horn & trumpeter - 51
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 - 64

13

BLUE LU BARKER - singer (1913 - 1998)
WARREN BERNHARDT - pianist - 71
CHRIS DAHLGREN - bassist - 48
ERNIE FARROW - bassist with Yusef Lateef (1928 - 1969)
CHRIS FLORY - guitarist - 56
RICHARD GROSSMAN - pianist (1937 - 1992)
HAMPTON HAWES - pianist (1928 - 1977)
ARI HOENIG - drummer - 36
JOHN LATOUCHE - lyricist, "Lazy Afternoon" (1917 - 1956)
JANET LAWSON - singer - 69
MARK MASTERS - trumpeter, composer/arranger/educator - 52
BENNIE MOTEN - bandleader, pianist, composer (1894 - 1935)

14

BILLY BAUER - guitarist with Lenny Tristano (1915 - 2005)
GEORGE CABLES - pianist - 65
DON EWELL - pianist (1916 - 1983)
ART HODES - pianist (1904 - 1993)
ELLIS MARSALIS JR. - pianist - 75
BOBBY THOMAS - drummer - 77
Aaron Copland - composer (1900 - 1990)

15

KEVIN EUBANKS - guitarist - 52
ROLAND GUERIN - bassist - 41
SUSIE IBARRA - percussionist/drummer with David S. Ware - 39
GUS JOHNSON - drummer (1913 - 2000)
SELDON POWELL - tenor saxophonist (1928 - 1997)
JEROME RICHARDSON - tenor saxophonist/reeds (1920 - 2000)
REUBEN ROGERS - bassist - 35
TED ROSENTHAL - pianist, composer - 50
Daniel Barenboim - conductor, pianist - 67

16

STEVE ARGUELLES - drummer - 46
DOLO COKER - pianist, altoist (1927 - 1983)
EDDIE CONDON - guitarist (1905 - 1973)
W.C. HANDY - cornetist, composer (1873 - 1958)
DIANA KRALL - singer - 45
LAUREN NEWTON - singer with Vienna Art Orch. - 57
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 - 43
DAVID AMRAM - French horn player & pianist - 79
WAYNE ANDRE - trombonist/composer (1931 - 2003)
DICK DE GRAAF - tenor saxophonist - 55
MARIAN (or MARION) MONTGOMERY - singer (1934 - 2002)
ROSWELL RUDD - trombonist - 74
CLARENCE 'SHORTY' SHEROCK - trumpeter (1915 - 1980)
Gene Clark - singer/songwriter, Byrds guitarist (1946 - 1991)

18

CINDY BLACKMAN - drummer - 50
DON CHERRY - cornetist (1936 - 1995)
ADELA DALTO - singer - 56
KIM GANNON - songwriter, "Autumn Nocturne," "Always in My Heart" (1900 - 1974)
SHEILA JORDAN - singer - 81
JIMMY LYONS - Monterery Jazz Festival founder (1916 - 1994)
JOHNNY MERCER - lyricist (1909 - 1976)
VICTOR SPROLES - bassist - 82
TIZIANO TONONI - Italian drummer - 53
BENNIE WALLACE - tenor saxophonist - 63
CLAUDE WILLIAMSON - pianist - 83

19

TOMMY DORSEY - trombonist (1905 - 1956)
VINCE HERRING - alto & soprano saxophonist - 45
KENNY WERNER - pianist - 58

20

SKEETER BEST - guitarist (1914 - 1985)
DON BRADEN - tenor saxophonist - 46
JUNE CHRISTY - singer (1925 - 1990)
DREW GRESS - bassist - 50
GEOFF KEEZER - pianist - 39
JAY ROSEN - drummer, Trio X - 48
COLIN SMITH - trumpeter - 75

21

COLEMAN HAWKINS - tenor saxophonist (1904 - 1969)
EARL McINTYRE - trombonist - 56
JACK MILLMAN - trumpeter - 79
ALPHONSE MOUZON - drummer - 61
SAL SALVADOR - guitarist (1925 - 1999)
ARTHUR SCHUTT - pianist (1902 - 1965)
PETER WARREN - bassist, cellist - 74
ELI YAMIN - pianist - 41
Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennak) - boogie/blues pianist/singer - 69
Kyle Gann - composer, new music critic - 54

22

PAUL 'POLO' BARNES - King Oliver clarinetist/saxophonist (1901 - 1981)
HOAGY CARMICHAEL - singer/songwriter (1899 - 1981)
CHEMBO CORNIEL - Latin jazz drummer/percussionist - 56
HORACE HENDERSON - arranger, leader (1904 - 1988)
JIMMY KNEPPER - trombonist, arranger (1927 - 2003)
RON McCLURE - bassist - 68

23

RAY DRUMMOND - bassist - 63
RUTH ETTING - singer (1896 - 1978)
ALVIN FIELDER - drummer - 74
VICTOR GASKIN - bassist - 75
TYREE GLENN - trombonist, vibist (1912 - 1974)
GIOVANNI HIDALGO - percussionist - 46
GLORIA LYNNE - singer - 78
JOHNNY MANDEL - songwriter, arranger - 84
BOB McCRACKEN - clarinetist, tenor saxophonist (1904 - 1972)
ALAN PAUL - Manhattan Transfer singer - 60
Manuel de Falla - Spanish composer (1876 - 1946)
Krzysztof Penderecki - composer - 76

24

SERGE CHALOFF - baritone saxophonist (1923 - 1957)
AL COHN - tenor saxophonist (1925 - 1988)
SCOTT COLLEY - bassist - 46
WILD BILL DAVIS - organist / pianist (1918 - 1995)
YORON ISRAEL - drummer - 46
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 - 46
RICHARD DE ROSA - drummer, arranger - 54
PAUL DESMOND - altoist (1924 - 1977)
MATTHEW GEE - trombonist on Duke's "C Jam Blues" & with Diz (1925 - 1979)
RICH HALLEY - tenor & soprano saxophonist - 62
STEVE JOHNS - drummer - 49
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 - 43
DICK WELLSTOOD - pianist (1927 - 1987)

26

GREETJE KAUFFELD - Dutch singer - 70
FRANK MELROSE aka K.C. FRANK - pianist (1907 - 1941)

27

WESSELL ANDERSON - alto/soprano saxophonist - 45
RANDY BRECKER - trumpeter - 64
JUDY CARMICHAEL - pianist - 57
NESUHI ERTEGUN - executive / producer (1917 - 1989)
LYLE MAYS - keyboardist - 56
WILBUR MORRIS - bassist with David Murray, T.Borgmann (1937 - 2002)
MARIA SCHNEIDER - composer, arranger - 49
EDDIE SOUTH - violinist (1904 - 1962)
JACKY TERRASSON - pianist - 44
Jimi Hendrix - rock guitarist/singer (1942 - 1970)

28

GATO BARBIERI - tenor saxophonist & flutist - 75
JERRY COKER - educator, tenor saxophonist - 77
ETHEL ENNIS - singer - 77
GIGI GRYCE - altoist, flutist, composer (1925 - 1983)
DENNIS IRWIN - bassist, clarinetist (1951 - 2008)
CHARLIE KOHLHASE - saxophonist, Either/Orchestra member - 53
ROY McCURDY - Cannonball Adderley Quintet drummer - 73
BUTCH THOMPSON - pianist - 66
DICK VANCE - arranger, composer (1915 - 1985)
GEORGE WETTLING - drummer (1907 - 1968)
Berry Gordy - Motown Records founder - 80

29

ED BICKERT - guitarist - 77
TONY COE - clarinetist/saxophonist - 75
TROY DAVIS - drummer with T.Blanchard - 44
BILLY HART - drummer - 69
RONNY JORDAN - British acid-jazz guitarist - 47
ADAM NUSSBAUM - drummer - 54
BILLY STRAYHORN - composer, arranger, pianist (1915 - 1967)

30

TED HOGARTH - saxophonist - 39
BROWNIE McGHEE - blues singer (1915 - 1996)
BILL REICHENBACH - trombonist - 60
JACK SHELDON - trumpeter - 78
STAN SULZMANN - alto & tenor saxophonist - 61

[Valerie]

thanks so much, as always, Allen.

fyi, George Cables is listed as turning 65 on Nov. 14th in the top section but then is listed under Nov. 13th.

[Allen H]

Thank you for catching that, Valerie. That was a doozy of an error on my part that affected the whole middle part of the list. Hopefully I have it right now.

[Valerie]

you are so welcome, Allen. i figured there was more when i saw a date missing completely. thanks, again!

[chorus 1]

Ken Vandermark was born on September 22nd, 1964.

[Allen H]

Looks like you're right about Vandermark. I corrected the list. Thanks--

[Mike Schwartz]

SONGWRITERS BIRTHDAYS - DECEMBER

Dec. 1 (1896-1970) 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 (1915-2002) Adolph Green Lyrics: Never Never Land, The Party's Over, Just In Time, Make Someone Happy.

Dec. 3 (1909-1987) Dana Suesse Music: The Night is Young and You're So Beautiful, My Silent Love, You Ought To Be in Pictures.

Dec. 6 (1896-1983) 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. 7 (1949) Tom Waits Music & Lyrics: Yesterday Is Here, On The Nickel, Downtown Train, Grapefruit Moon, Dead And Lovely.

Dec. 9 (1903-1981) Matty Malneck Music: Goody Goody, I'm Through With Love, Stairway to The Stars, I'll Never Be the Same.

Dec. 10 (1893-1958) 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 (1906-1980) 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. 15 (1911-2003) Gladys Shelley Lyrics: How Did He Look?, Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby.

Dec. 16 (1895-1973) Andy Razaf Lyrics: Ain't Misbehavin', S'posin, Honeysuckle Rose, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You?, Stompin' At The Savoy.

Dec. 16 (1899-1973) Noel Coward Music & Lyrics: A Room With a View, Mad About The Boy, If Love Were All, Poor Little Rich Girl.

Dec. 19 (1928-1974) 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 (1907-1984) 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 (1905-1958) 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 (1893-1981) Harry Warren Music: At Last, Jeepers Creepers, There Will Never Be Another You, I Only Have Eyes For You,
September In The Rain, The More I See You, This Heart Of Mine.

Dec. 26 (192-2000) Steve Allen Music & Lyrics: This Could Be The Start of Something, Impossible, Gravy Waltz, Pretend You Don't See Her.

Dec. 27 (1902-1982) 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 (1906-1972) Oscar Levant Music: Blame It On My Youth, Afterglow, Pardon My Love.

Dec. 27 (1916-2007) John Frigo Music: Detour Ahead, Seeing You Like This, I Told Ya' I Love Ya' Now Get Out.

Dec. 28 (1899-1966) Abner Silver Music: With These Hands, How Did He Look?, The Mood That I'm In, There Goes My Heart.

Dec. 28 (1906-1993) Ann Ronell Music & Lyrics: Willow Weep For Me, Linda, My Heart Is Showing.

Dec. 31 (1885-1976) Edgar Leslie Lyrics: A Little Bit Independent, For Me and My Gal, Among My Souvenirs, Lost In a Dream.

Dec. 31 (1905-1994) 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.