January 2004 Birthdays

[Allen H]

JANUARY 2004 BIRTHDAYS


Additions or corrections welcomed….


Happy 35th:
James Carter (3)
Eden Atwood (11)
Duane Eubanks (24)

Happy 40th:
Tony Malaby (12)
Gerry Gibbs (15)

Happy 45th:
Alex Maguire (6)
Simon Nabatov (11)
Simon H. Fell (13)
Nguyen Le (14)
Bill Ware (28)

Happy 50th:
Eugene Chadbourne (4)
Tani Tabbal (16)
Cheryl Bentyne (17)

Happy 55th:
Chris Laurence (6)
Shigeharu Mukai (21)
Djavan (27)
Frank Ricotti (31)

Happy 60th:
Louis Stewart (5
Don Sickler (6)
Gianluigi Trovesi (10)
Al Foster (18)
Chuck Domanico (20)
Lew Soloff (20)
Bob Degen (24)
Terry Waldo (26)
Salena Jones (29)
Roger Humphries (30)

Happy 65th:
Leslie Bricusse (21)
Alan Silva (22)

Happy 70th:
Georg Riedel (8)
Cedar Walton (17)
Paul West (28)

Happy 75th:
Al Dreares (4)
Jimmy Cobb (20)
Harold Ousley (23)
Benny Golson (25)
Johnny Williams (28)
Ed Shaughnessy (29)

Happy 80th:
Max Roach (10)
Alice Babs (26)

Happy 85th:
Al McKibbon (1)

In memoriam:
Herbie Nichols - 85th (3)


1
HELMUT BRANDT – German bandleader (1931-2001)
PAPA CELESTIN - trumpet player (1884-1954)
SLIM GAILLARD - singer, pianist, guitarist (1916-1991)
SONNY GREENWICH - guitarist - 68
MILT JACKSON - vibist (1923-1999)
HOWARD ‘SWAN’ JOHNSON - altoist with Diz, Benny Carter (1908-1991)
ORVILLE KNAPP - KC bandleader (1904-1936)
SUSANNAH McCORKLE - singer (1949-2001)
AL McKIBBON - bassist on “Birth of the Cool” - 85
GEORGE W. MEYER - songwriter, “There Are Such Things” (1894-1959)
CHRIS POTTER - tenor & alto saxophonist - 33
JACK REILLY – pianist, composer - 72
ACK VAN ROOYEN – arranger, trumpet player - 74

2
KENNY CLARKE - drummer (1914-1985)
NICK FATOOL - West Coast drummer (1915-2000)
HENRY GOODWIN - trumpet player (1910-1979)
ARTHUR PRYSOCK - singer (1924-1997)
ISAO SUZUKI - bassist/cellist - 58
JACKIE WILLIAMS - drummer - 71
“CEM” - Jazz Corner poster - 37

3
AL BELLETTO - alto & baritone saxophonist - 76
JAMES CARTER - tenor saxophonist - 35
BILL EASLEY - saxophonist, clarinetist - 58
MOTOHIKO HINO - drummer, bandleader (1946-1999)
CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY - altoist - 34
PRESTON JACKSON - trombonist with Armstrong (1904-1983)
JOHN JENKINS - altoist with Clifford Jordan Big Band (1931-1993)
EDDIE JONES - bassist (1929-1997)
TRUDY KERR - Australian singer - 41
HAROLD ‘GEEZIL’ MINERVE - altoist with Duke & Mercer Ellington bands (1922-1992)
HERBIE NICHOLS - composer/pianist (1919-1963)

4
EUGENE CHADBOURNE - guitarist, critic – 50
ALEX CLINE – drummer/percussionist – 48
NELS CLINE – guitarist - 48
ROBERT DICK - flutist - 54
AL DREARES - drummer - 75
JOE MARSALA - clarinetist (1907-1978)
JOHN McLAUGHLIN - guitarist - 62
FRANKIE NEWTON - trumpet player (1906-1954)
FRANK WESS - tenor & alto saxophonist/flutist - 82

5
WILD BILL DAVISON - cornetist (1906-1989)
CHUCK FLORES - drummer - 69
CLIFFORD GREY – lyricist, “Sometimes I’m Happy” (1887-1941)
MYRA MELFORD - pianist - 47
DIZZY REECE - trumpet player - 73
LOUIS STEWART - guitarist - 60
PAUL WERTICO - drummer - 51
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - concert pianist (1920-1995)
Maurizio Pollini - concert pianist - 62
Nate Dorward - Jazz Corner poster - 30

6
LEE ABRAMS - drummer (1925-1992)
BARRY ALTSCHUL - drummer - 61
VERNON BROWN - trombonist in ‘20s-30s (1907-1979)
KEITH CHRISTIE - British trombonist (1931-1980)
CHRIS LAURENCE - bassist - 55
ALEX MAGUIRE - pianist/composer - 45
DANNY MOORE - trumpet player - 63
DON SICKLER - arranger - 60
BOBBY STARK - trumpet player with F. Henderson, Chocolate Dandies (1906-1945)
CHRISTINE TOBIN - singer - 41
Alexander Scriabin - composer (1872-1915)

7
HENRY ‘RED’ ALLEN - trumpet player (1908-1967)
AL BOWLLY - ‘30s British singer (1899-1941)
JOHN COLIANNI - pianist - 41
KENNY DAVERN - clarinetist - 69
HAYWOOD HENRY - baritone saxophonist for Erskine Hawkins band (1913-1994)
HERB MAGIDSON - songwriter, “Gone With the Wind,” “The Continental” (1906-1986)
CHANO POZO - percussionist (1915-1948)
KEG PURNELL - drummer (1915-1965)
DAVEY SCHILDKRAUT - altoist (1925-1998)
CLARENCE SEAY – bassist – 47
SAM WOODYARD – ‘50s-60s Ellington drummer (1925-1988)
ELDEE YOUNG - bassist - 68
Clara Haskil - Romanian concert pianist (1895-1960)
Francis Poulenc - composer (1899-1963)
Jean-Pierre Rampal - flutist (1922-2000)
Clint Hopson - Jazz Corner poster - ?

8
THURMAN BARKER - drummer, AACM artist - 56
ANDREW CLEYNDERT - bassist - 41
WENDELL CULLEY - trumpet player with Basie, Hampton bands - 98
BILL GOODWIN - drummer - 62
JON LUCIEN - singer - 62
MARILYN MAZUR - percussionist - 49
GEORG RIEDEL - Czech bassist/composer - 70
MARGARET SLOVAK - guitarist - 42
TOMASZ SZUKALSKI - tenor saxophonist - 56
BOBBY TUCKER - pianist - 81
DAVE WECKL - drummer - 44
Elvis Presley - rocker (1935-1977)

9
IDRIS ACKAMOOR - alto & soprano saxophonist - 53
ED GARLAND - bassist (1885-1980)
ROGER GUERIN - French trumpet player - 78
CHARLIE HARRIS - bassist (1916-2003)
JIMMY MAXWELL - trumpet player (1917-1997)
BUCKY PIZZARELLI - guitarist - 78
BETTY ROCHE - singer (1918-1999)
CARSON SMITH - bassist (1931-1997)
MEL STITZEL - NORK member, pianist/composer, “The Chant” (1902-1952)
Sergio Zamora - Jazz Corner poster - 32

10
WILLIE DENNIS - trombonist with Mingus, Mulligan (1926-1965)
ALLEN EAGER - tenor saxophonist (1927-2003)
BUDDY JOHNSON - big band singer, pianist, arranger (1915-1977)
ARTHUR JOHNSTON - songwriter, “Pennies From Heaven,” My Old Flame,” “Cocktails For Two” (1898-1954)
WILLIAM PARKER - bassist - 52
WAYMON REED - trumpet player with Basie, S.Vaughan (1940-1982)
MAX ROACH - drummer - 80
MIKE STERN - guitarist - 51
GIANLUIGI TROVESI - clarinetist/saxophonist, Italian Instabile Orch. - 60
JIMMY WEINSTEIN - drummer – 44
Patricia Dryburgh - Jazz Corner poster - ?

11
EDEN ATWOOD - singer - 35
DEE DANIELS - singer - 57
WILBUR DE PARIS - trombonist (1900-1973)
BOB GORDON - baritone saxophonist (1928-1955)
SLIM HARPO - bluesman (1924-1970)
EGIL JOHANSEN - Scandinavian drummer (1934-1998)
OSIE JOHNSON - session drummer, arranger (1923-1966)
GUY LAFITTE - French tenor saxophonist (1927-1998)
CAL MASSEY - composer, trumpet player (1928-1972)
SIMON NABATOV – Russian pianist, composer – 45
JACK NIMITZ - baritone saxophonist - 74
LEE RITENOUR - guitarist - 52
BUD SCOTT - banjo player/guitarist with King Oliver, Kid Ory (1890-1940)
TAB SMITH - altoist with Lucky Millinder (1909-1971)
SIPPIE WALLACE - singer (1898-1986)

12
JANE IRA BLOOM - alto & soprano saxophonist - 49
HADLEY CALIMAN - West Coast flutist & saxophonist – 72
OLU DARA - trumpet player - 63
EDDIE DE LANGE - lyricist, “Solitude,” “Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?,” “Darn That Dream” (1904-1949)
GEORGE DUKE - pianist - 58
RONALD SHANNON JACKSON - drummer - 64
INGRID JENSEN - trumpeter, educator - 37
GUY LAFITTE - French tenor saxophonist (1927-1998)
GENE LAKE - multi-instrumentalist - 38
TONY MALABY - tenor saxophonist - 40
JAY McSHANN - pianist, bandleader - 88
IVO PERELMAN - free jazz tenor saxophonist - 43
IRA SCHULMAN - flutist, reeds player - 78
TRUMMY YOUNG - trombonist (1912-1984)
Morton Feldman - composer (1926-1987)

13
DANNY BARKER - banjo player/guitarist (1909-1994)
STEVE BROWN - bassist (1890-1965)
SIMON H. FELL - bassist – 45
QUENTIN JACKSON - trombonist (1909-1976)
EERO KOIVISTOINEN - Finnish composer, arranger, educator - 58 MELBA LISTON - arranger, trombonist (1926-1999)
JOE PASS - guitarist (1929-1994)

14
BILLY BUTTERFIELD - trumpet player (1917-1988)
JIMMY CRAWFORD - drummer for Lunceford band (1910-1980)
MARK EGAN - bassist – 53
NGUYEN LE – guitarist - 45
STEFANO MALTESE - Italian composer, reeds player - 49
JOE MURANYI - clarinetist - 76
SEYMOUR SIMONS - songwriter, “All of Me” (1896-1949)
GRADY TATE - drummer, singer - 72
KENNY WHEELER - trumpet player - 74

15
BAIKIDA CARROLL - trumpeter - 57
GERRY GIBBS - drummer - 40
STEVE JORDAN - guitarist (1919-1993)
GENE KRUPA - drummer (1909-1973)
BOB MAIZE - bassist - 59
ARTIE SHAPIRO - bassist - 88
PAUL TERMOS - altoist (1952-2003)
ALLIE WRUBEL - songwriter, “Gone With the Wind,” “The Masquerade is Over” (1905-1973)
Mike P - Jazz Corner poster - 61

16
JAN JOHANSSON - Swedish trombonist/pianist - 48
VIDO MUSSO - tenor saxophonist with Kenton, Goodman bands (1913-1982)
JOHN ROBICHAUX - early New Orleans bandleader (1886-1939)
SPIKE ROBINSON - tenor saxophonist (1930-2001)
ALDO ROMANO - drummer - 63
TANI TABBAL - drummer with Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray - 50
“MJB” - Jazz Corner poster - 55

17
CHERYL BENTYNE - singer with Manhattan Transfer - 50
JEFF BERLIN - fusion bassist - 51
BIG SID CATLETT - drummer (1910-1951)
CYRUS CHESTNUT - pianist - 41
TED DUNBAR - guitarist (1937-1998)
GEORGE HANDY - Boyd Raeburn band arranger/composer (1920-1997)
BILLY HARPER - tenor saxophonist, composer - 61
TERRENCE HOLDER - early KC bandleader, trumpeter (1897-1979)
YVES ROBERT - French trombonist - 46
CEDAR WALTON - pianist/composer - 70

18
BOBBY BROOM - guitarist with Rollins, Blakey - 43
CHARLES DELAUNAY - Hot Club of France founder, discographer (1911-1988)
PETER EPSTEIN - saxophonist - 37
AL FOSTER - drummer - 60
STEVE GROSSMAN - soprano & tenor saxophonist - 53
IRENE KRAL - singer (1932-1978)
RAY SIMS - trombonist - 83
DON THOMPSON - bassist - 64

19
CHARLES AMIRKHANIAN - composer - 59
SAM BROWN - guitarist (1939-1977)
ISRAEL CROSBY - bassist for F.Henderson, Krupa, Jamal (1919-1962)
RAY EBERLE - singer with G.Miller, bandleader (1919-1979)
JOHN ‘STREAMLINE’ EWING - trombonist - 87
J.R. MONTEROSE - tenor saxophonist (1927-1993)
HOD O’BRIEN - pianist - 68
HORACE PARLAN - pianist - 73
SHEP SHEPHERD - drummer with Bill Doggett - 87
PHIL WILSON - trombonist/composer - 67

20
JIMMY COBB - drummer - 75
CHUCK DOMANICO - bassist with S.Horn, S.Manne - 60
JAMES GENUS - bassist - 38
BILL LESAGE - vibist/pianist (1927-2001)
WALTER PISTON - composer (1894-1976)
VALERY PONOMAREV - trumpet player, leader of Universal Language - 61
ANDY SHEPPARD - tenor & soprano saxophonist - 47
LEW SOLOFF - trumpet player – 60
GIOVANNI TOMMASO - bassist - 63
JEFF ‘TAIN’ WATTS - drummer - 44

21
RUDI BLESH - journalist, producer (1899-1985)
STEVE GILMORE - bassist with Phil Woods, Al Cohn/Zoot Sims – 61
LOU GRASSI – drummer - 57
LEADBELLY (HUDDIE LEDBETTER) - bluesman (1888-1949)
JASON MORAN - pianist - 29
SHIGEHARU MUKAI - Japanese trombonist - 55
KEVIN NORTON - percussionist – 48
STEVE POTTS - alto & soprano saxophonist - 61

22
MAARTEN ALTENA - Dutch bassist - 61
TONY CAMPISE - altoist, flutist - 61
MILO FINE - critic, free jazz drummer/pianist - 52
ANDRE HODEIR - critic - 83
J.J. JOHNSON - trombonist, arranger (1924-2001)
PHILLIP JOHNSTON - avant-garde saxophonist, composer - 49
BIG ED LEWIS - trumpet player with Basie (1909-1985)
TEDDY McRAE - tenor saxophonist (1908-1999)
IRVING ‘MOUSE’ RANDOLPH - trumpet player (1909-1997)
ALAN SILVA - bassist - 65
JUAN TIZOL - trombonist, arranger, composer of “Perdido,” “Caravan” (1900-1984)
MICHAEL URBANIAK - violinist - 61
EBERHARD WEBER - bassist – 64
LIZZ WRIGHT – singer - 24
Sam Cooke - singer (1931-1964)

23
RAY ABRAMS - tenor saxophonist, big band leader (1920-1992)
FRED BECKETT - trombonist (1917-1946)
GARY BURTON - vibist - 61
SCOOPS CARRY - altoist, clarinetist (1915-1970)
CURTIS COUNCE - bassist (1926-1963)
TEDDY NAPOLEON - pianist with Krupa (1914-1964)
HAROLD OUSLEY - educator, saxophonist - 75
MARTY PAICH - arranger, pianist (1925-1995)
DJANGO REINHARDT - guitarist (1910-1953)
MICHEL WARLOP - violinist with S.Grappelli (1911-1947)
BENNY WATERS - altoist (1902-1998)

24
JOE ALBANY - pianist (1924-1988)
MARION COWINGS - singer - 58
BOB DEGEN - pianist – 60
DUANE EUBANKS – trumpet player - 35
MITCHEL FORMAN - pianist - 48
JIMMY FORREST - tenor saxophonist (1920-1980)
JULIUS HEMPHILL - altoist (1938-1995)
NANCY MARANO - singer – 59
MARCUS PRINTUP – trumpet player - 37
BOBBY WELLINS - tenor saxophonist - 58
TINY WINTERS - British bassist (1909-1996)

25
LENY ANDRADE - Brazilian singer - 61
WELLMAN BRAUD - bassist (1891-1966)
BARBARA CARROLL - singer, pianist - 79
BENNY GOLSON - tenor saxophonist, composer - 75
D. D. JACKSON - pianist - 37
ETTA JAMES - R&B singer - 66
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - songwriter (1927-1994)
HARRY LINK - songwriter, “These Foolish Things,” “Me, Myself and I” (1896-1956)
TRUCK PARHAM - bassist with Lunceford, Hines (1911-2002)
FLOYD SMITH - guitarist with Andy Kirk, Bill Doggett (1917-1982)
DAVE STORRS - drummer – 54
JIMMY WYBLE - guitarist - 82
Witold Lutoslawski - composer (1913-1994)

26
ALICE BABS - singer - 80
STEPHONE GRAPPELLI - violinist (1908-1997)
DICK NASH - trombonist - 76
AKI TAKASE - pianist – 56
JIMMY VAN HEUSEN - songwriter (1913-1990)
TERRY WALDO - pianist/composer - 60
CRAWFORD WETHINGTON - early altoist with Armstrong (1904-?)

27
PHEEROAN AKLAFF (aka PAUL MADDOX) - drummer – 49
BOBBY ‘BLUE’ BLAND - bluesman - 74
JIMMY BOND - bassist - 71
JEFF CASTLEMAN - bassist with Ellington in ‘60s - 58
WILL MARION COOK - composer (1869-1944)
BUDDY DE SYLVA - lyricist, “Do It Again,” “It All Depends On You,” “Birth of the Blues,” “Somebody Loves Me” (1895-1950)
DJAVAN (VIANA) - Brazilian singer/songwriter, “Missing A Piece,” “Upside Down” - 55
CHARLIE HOLMES - ‘30s altoist (1910-1985)
BOBBY HUTCHERSON - vibist - 63
ELMORE JAMES - bluesman (1918-1963)
JEROME KERN - songwriter (1885-1945)
DICK MELDONIAN - clarinetist/saxophonist - 74
BOB MINTZER - tenor saxophonist, bass clarinet - 51
ORAN ‘HOT LIPS’ PAGE - trumpet player/singer (1908-1954)
MILT RASKIN - pianist/composer (1916-1977)
HARRY RUBY - songwriter, “Nevertheless,” “Three Little Words” (1895-1974)
JIMMIE SMITH - drummer with Erroll Garner - 66
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - composer (1756-1791)

28
JULIAN ARGUELLES - tenor saxophonist - 38
JOHN BACON JR. - drummer/percussionist with Roswell Rudd – 41
FAREED HAQUE - guitarist - 41
BOB HILLIARD - lyricist, “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” “The Coffee Song” (1918-1971)
BOB MOSES - drummer - 56
LOUIS ‘BIG EYE’ NELSON - early N.O. clarinetist (1885-1949)
ZILNER RANDOLPH - trumpet player, composer/arranger with Armstrong in ‘30s (1899-1994)
RONNIE SCOTT - tenor saxophonist, London club owner (1927-1996)
BILL WARE - Knitting Factory vibist - 45
PAUL WEST - bassist, violinist - 70
JOHNNY WILLIAMS - pianist - 75
Artur Rubinstein - concert pianist (1887-1982)
John Tavener - composer - 60
“Singin’ Sumo” - Jazz Corner poster - ?

29
DEREK BAILEY - guitarist - 74
LESLIE BRICUSSE - songwriter, “Who Can I Turn To?” - 73
MARC CARY - pianist - 37
FRANCO CERRI - Italian guitarist - 78
JEFF CLYNE - bassist - 67
SACHA DISTEL - guitarist - 71
SALENA JONES - singer - 60
BEVERLY KENNEY - singer (1932-1960)
JEANNE LEE - singer (1939-2000)
ULYSSES LIVINGSTON - guitarist with Benny Carter, Billie Holiday (1912-1988)
ANDY MILNE - pianist with Steve Coleman - 37
ARNOLD ROSS - pianist (1921-2000)
ED SHAUGHNESSY – Basie band drummer - 75
DON SHIRLEY - pianist - 77
DAVE YOUNG - bassist - 64

30
AHMED ABDUL-MALIK - bassist (1927-1993)
RUTH BROWN - singer - 76
ROY ELDRIDGE - trumpet player (1911-1989)
TUBBY HAYES - tenor saxophonist (1935-1973)
ROGER HUMPHRIES - drummer with Horace Silver, educator - 60
RALPH LALAMA - tenor saxophonist - 53
JIM LANIGAN - bassist in ‘20s Chicago (1902-1983)
BERNIE LEIGHTON - pianist (1921-1994)
BUDDY MONTGOMERY - pianist, vibist - 74
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA – tango composer, arranger (1921-1992)

31
GARNETT BROWN - trombonist - 68
BOBBY HACKETT - cornetist (1915-1976)
ISHAM JONES - bandleader, songwriter, “It Had To Be You,” “Swingin’ Down the Lane,” “The One I Love” (1894-1956)
ALAN LOMAX - folklorist (1915-2002)
BENNY MORTON - trombonist (1907-1985)
FRANK RICOTTI - vibist - 55
ROOSEVELT SYKES - bluesman (1906-1983)
Philip Glass - composer - 67
Franz Schubert - composer (1797-1828)

[Frank Kimbrough]

I know there's been a bit of discussion about this here and on other boards, but Herbie Nichols was born on January (not December) 3, 1919. It seems to be accepted fact lately that the December date is correct, but I'm positive it's January. In my old copy of Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz, 2nd ed., published in 1960, it's listed as January 3. My experience with the Encyclopedia is that the musicians themselves answer questions sent to them by the writer (Feather back then, and Ira Gitler these days, who also worked closely with Feather on the original editions). I was sent this form a few years ago, and answered the questions myself where my biography was concerned, and I'm pretty sure Herbie did the same thing back in the '50's. To further back the January date, I quote Herbie's own liner notes to "Herbie Nichols Trio", released by Blue Note (BLP 1519) in 1955 - 56:

"First of all, I would like to state that having been born (January 3, 1919) and raised in Manhattan......"

People claiming the December date usually cite one jazz history book or another. All it takes is the slip of a finger on the keyboard to turn 1 into 12, and believe me, I know plenty about finger slips on keyboards! It's a small problem compared to most of the problems in the world these days, but having studied Herbie's music and life for almost 20 years, and having written liner notes for the Blue Note box set, I know what I'm talking about. The man suffered so many indignities in life, I think the record should be set straight.

[Allen H]

First of all, I’ve heavily edited this month’s list since posting it. I had a list of mostly younger musicians that I was adding to my list and I forgot I wasn’t finished yet. So the revised list has a lot more names on it.

Thank you, Frank, for weighing in on Herbie Nichols. I’ve moved him back and forth between months in the time I’ve been doing this list because of all the confusion. In fact, I most recently moved him to the January list about a week ago, but yesterday I checked the New Grove (the 2002 edition), which I tend to regard as definitive. They also do questionnaires, I’m pretty sure - someone can correct me if I’m mistaken, but I know they do on at least some entries. And the Feather/Gitler book, in its most recent edition at least, just has so many errors - especially transposition errors of the type you mention. But I see you’re using an older edition, which may be more accurate in this case, and the album liner notes are also interesting - although the date itself looks like it was inserted by the liner notes writer rather than coming from Nichols himself. But in light of the evidence and since you are a Nichols specialist, I will go ahead and move him to January, but if anyone else has additional information on this, please post. Also note that he would have been 85 this month. Thanks again, Frank.

[Frank Kimbrough]

Hi Allen - I think the birthdate in the liners may have been inserted, too - I suppose the reason I put more stock in them, and in the 2nd ed. of the Encyclopedia was the fact that Herbie was alive at the time, and probably would have provided the info to both sources. I actually left a message this morning with Ira Gitler, who may be able to help us out on this one. If I get a call back, I'll let you know.

[Allen H]

Where's Mike Schwartz with the songwriters list???

[Mike Schwartz]

I'm doing my weekly show at the moment...happy new year all!

That list is sent to me, and the guy who passes it on is away on vacation

[Mike Schwartz]

Here they are...better late than not at all.

SONGWRITERS BIRTHDAYS - JANUARY
Jan. 7 (1906) Herb Magidson Lyrics: The Masquerade is Over, I'll Buy That Dream, Music Maestro Please, The Continental, Gone With the Wind

Jan. 10 (1898) Arthur Johnston Music: Pennies From Heaven, Just One More Chance, My Old Flame, Cocktails For Two

Jan. 10 (1948) Donald Fagen Music & Lyrics: Deacon Blues, Walk Between Raindrops, Hey Nineteen, Third World Man, FM (No Static At All), Black Friday, Century's End, Snowbound, Aja, My Old School

Jan. 12 (1904) Edgar DeLange Lyrics: Lost April, Darn That Dream, Solitude, Moonglow, Deep In a Dream

Jan. 13 (1885) James Monaco Music: There Will Never Be Another You, This Is My Night to Dream, You Made Me Love You, I'm Making Believe, I Can't Begin To Tell You

Jan. 14 (1896) Seymour Simons Music: All Of Me Lyrics: Breezin' Along With The Breeze, Honey

Jan. 15 (1905) Allie Wrubel Music: The Masquerade is Over, I'll Buy That Dream, Music Maestro Please, As You Desire Me, Gone With The Wind

Jan. 22 (1895) Buddy DeSylva Lyrics: The Best Things in Life Are Free, Sunny Side Up, Birth of the Blues, Somebody Loves Me, It All Depends On You

Jan. 25 (1896) Harry Link Music: These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You), I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling

Jan. 25 (1927) Antonio Carlos Jobim Music: Desifinado, Meditation, Girl From Ipanema. Music & Lyrics (Port.): Quiet Nights of Quier Stars, One Note Samba, Waters of March.

Jan. 25 (1929) Benny Golson Music: Killer Joe, I Remember Clifford, Along Came Betty, Whisper Not

Jan. 26 (1913) James Van Heusen Music: Here's That Rainy Day, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Like Someone In Love, It Could Happen To You, Darn That Dream, Imagination, Aren't You Glad You're You?

Jan. 27 (1885) Jerome Kern Music: In Love in Vain, Nobody Else But Me, All The Things You Are, Pick Yourself Up, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Way You Look Tonight, A Fine Romance, The Song is You

Jan. 27 (1895) Harry Ruby Music: Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You), Give Me the Simple Life, Who's Sorry Now, Three Little Words

Jan. 28 (1918) Bob Hilliard Lyrics: In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning, How Do You Speak to An Angel, Dear Hearts and Gentle People, Our Day Will Come

Jan. 29 (1937) Leslie Bricusse Music & Lyrics: What Kind of Fool Am I?, A Wonderful Day Like Today, Gonna Build a Mountain, Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)? Lyrics: If I Ruled the World

Jan. 31 (1894) Isham Jones Music: It Had To Be You, There Is No Greater Love, You've Got Me Crying Again, I'll See You in My Dreams, The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else).

[john fernandes]

Happy 61st Birthday to Billy Harper (tenor saxophone)

born January 17, 1943

[David Gitin]

Composer Charles Amirkhanian (b.1945) today.... Several albums on CRI, New Albion, etc.
Well-known in California particularly for his Other Minds Festival, decades of programs on KPFA in Berkeley, etc.

[Allen H]

I had Billy Harper on the 7th, which I think may have been a mistake, so that is corrected, and I also added Charles Amirkhanian.