This Week in Jazz History: October 28 to November 3

October 28

• Guitarist Philip Catherine born 1942 in London, England.
• Trombonist Bill Harris born 1916 in Philadelphia, PA.
• Composer/arranger Chico O’Farrill born 1921 in Havana, Cuba.

October 29

• Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker records “Embraceable You,” 1947.
• Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims born 1925 in Inglewood, CA.
• Composer/arranger/trumpeter Neal Hefti born 1922 in Hastings, NE.

October 30

• Percussionist/bandleader Poncho Sanchez born 1951 in Laredo, TX.
• Count Basie records “What’s Your Number?” featuring tenor saxophonist Lester Young, 1940.
• Trumpeter Clifford Brown born 1930 in Wilmington, DE.

October 31

• Actress/singer Ethel Waters born 1896 in Chester, PA.
• Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin born 1930 in Denison, TX.
• Tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet born 1922 in Boussard, LA.

November 1

• Pianist Roger Kellaway born 1939 in Newton, MA.
• Basssist/composer Charles Mingus records Mingus Dynasty with a group including Jimmy Knepper, Booker Ervin, and Roland Hanna, 1959.
• Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson born 1926 in Badin, NC.

November 2

• Trumpeter Bunny Berigan born 1908 in Hilbert, WI.
• Alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges records Billy Strayhorn’s “Daydream,” 1940.
• Saxophonist/clarinetist/bandleader Phil Woods born 1931 in Springfield, MA.

November 3

• Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins records A Night at the Village Vanguard, 1957, with drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Wilbur Ware.
• Bassist Henry Grimes born 1935 in Philadelphia, PA.
• Pianist Fats Waller records “Your Feet’s Too Big,” 1940.

Source: Smithsonian Jazz