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April birthdays this week on G&M with the
Carmen McRae
vocals1920 - 1994
Herbie Mann
flute1930 - 2003
Frank Strazzeri
piano1930 - 2014
Claude Bolling
pianob.1930
Richard Davis
bass, acoustic1930 - 2023
George Adams
saxophone, tenorb.1940
Herbie Hancock
pianob.1940
Charles Mingus
bass, acoustic1922 - 1979
Rodney Kendrick
pianob.1960
Willis "Gator" Jackson
saxophone, tenor1932 - 1987
Jimmy Giuffre
clarinet1921 - 2008
Walt Dickerson
vibraphone1928 - 2008
Joe Henderson
saxophone1937 - 2001
Bessie Smith
vocals1894 - 1937
Ella Fitzgerald
vocals1917 - 1996
Billie Holiday
vocals1915 - 1959
Jimmy McGriff
organ, Hammond B31936 - 2008
Duke Ellington
piano1899 - 1974
R.I.P.
Lee Konitz
saxophone, alto1927 - 2020
Jymie Merritt
bass1926 - 2020
Playlist
- Herbie Mann "Memphis Underground" from Memphis Underground (Atlantic) 00:00
- Herbie Hancock "Jack Rabbit" from Inventions & Dimensions (Blue Note) 07:29
- Herbie Hancock "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" from The New Standard (Verve) 13:44
- Charles Mingus "Bird Calls" from Mingus Ah Um (Columbia) 21:22
- Rodney Kendrick "Remembering" from The Colors Of Rhythm (Impulse) 29:00
- Willis Jackson "My One And Only Love" from Single Action (Muse) 34:26
- Carmen McRae "Suddenly" from Carmen Sings Monk (RCA Novus) 40:12
- Carmen McRae "Do You Know Why?" from As Time Goes By (Catalyst) 44:08
- Carmen McRae "Strange Meadowlark" from Tonight Only (Columbia) 48:53
- Claude Bolling "Baroque And Blue" from Suite For Flute And Jazz Piano (Columbia) 51:53
- Frank Strazzeri "Cloudburst" from After The Rain (Catalyst) 57:40
- George Adams "Imani's Dance" from Sound Suggestions (ECM) 1:07:15
- Jimmy Giuffre, " data-original-title="" title="">Lee Konitz "Palo Alto" from Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve) 1:18:28
Lee Konitz
saxophone, alto
1927 - 2020 - Walt Dickerson, Richard Davis "Divine Gemini" from Tenderness (Steeplechase) 1:23:06
- Joe Henderson "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" from Porgy & Bess (Verve) 1:26:34
- Bessie Smith "Cold In Hand Blues" from The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (Columbia) 1:31:39
- Ella Fitzgerald "Black Coffee" from The Intimate Ella (Verve) 1:35:35
- Billie Holiday "Sophisticated Lady" from Complete Billie Holiday On Verve (Verve) 1:39:17
- Duke Ellington "Park At 106th" from '46-47 Recordings (Hindsight) 1:43:54
- Duke Ellington "Frisky" from '46-47 Recordings (Record Label) 1:47:15
- Jimmy McGriff/
" data-original-title="" title="">Hank Crawford "I Only Have Eyes For You" from Road Tested (Milestone) 1:49:27Hank Crawford
saxophone, alto
1934 - 2009
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