April 22, 2011

This Week in Jazz History: April 22 to April 28

April 22
  • Bassist/composer Charles Mingus born 1922 in Nogales, AZ.
  • Bassist Paul Chambers born 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Bassist John Kirby’s Sextet records 20th Century Closet, 1940.
 April 23
  • Vocalist Lil Brown records "Why Don’t You Do Right," which Peggy Lee later turns into a major hit with Benny Goodman’s band, 1941.
  • Clarinetist Jimmie Noone born 1895 in New Orleans, LA.
  • Vocalist Abbey Lincoln records Over The Years, 2000.
 April 24
  • Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson born 1937 in Lima, Ohio.
  • Guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Bill Evans record duo album Undercurrent, 1962.
  • Tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin born 1928 in Chicago, IL.
 April 25
  • Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald born 1917 in Newport News, VA.
  • Saxophonist Earl Bostic born 1913 in Tulsa, OK.
  • Saxophonist Archie Shepp records Goin’ Home, a duo of traditional themes with pianist Horace Parlan, 1977.
 April 26
  • Drummer Dave Tough born 1907 in Oak Park, IL.
  • Blues singer Ma Rainey born 1886 in Columbus, GA.
  • Reedman/composer Jimmy Giuffre born 1921 in Dallas, TX.
 April 27
  • Multi-instrumentalist/composer Scott Robinson born 1959 in Pequannock, New Jersey.
  • Three drummers born - Denzil Best 1917, Connie Kay 1927, Freddie Waits, 1943.
  • Saxophonist John Coltrane records The Drum Thing with drummer Elvin Jones, 1964.
 April 28
  • Trumpeter Mario Bauza born 1911 in Havana, Cuba.
  • Pianist Thelonious Monk records San Francisco Holiday, 1960.
  • Louis Armstrong records "Blue Again," 1931.

 Source: Smithsonian Jazz

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