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John Lewis @ 100 and More May Birthdays
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May birthdays this week on G&M! Some big ones (of course): the
John Lewis
piano1920 - 2001
Dave McKenna
piano1930 - 2008
Arthur Blythe
saxophone, alto1940 - 2017
Carlos Ward
saxophone, altob.1940
Theo Hill
pianob.1982
Ronnie Foster
keyboardsb.1950
Mel Lewis
drums1929 - 1990
Richard "Groove" Holmes
organ, Hammond B31931 - 1991
Jack Walrath
trumpetb.1946
Betty Carter
vocals1929 - 1998
Darrell Grant
pianob.1962
Wallace Roney
trumpet1960 - 2020
Playlist
- Jack Walrath "Piggy Love" from Revenge of the Fat People (Stash) 00:00
- Theo Hill "Superwoman" from Reality Check (Posi-Tone) 04:50
- Ronnie Foster "Tuesday Heartbreak" from Cheshire Cat (Blue Note) 09:28
- Darrell Grant "Tight" from Truth and Reconciliation (Origin) 14:19
- Betty Carter "My Shining Hour" from Round Midnight (Roulette) 19:31
- Wallace Roney "Understanding" from Understanding (HighNote) 22:04
" data-original-title="" title="">Thad Jones—Mel Lewis "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" from Potpourri (Philadelphia International) 29:00Thad Jones
trumpet
1923 - 1986- Arthur Blythe "Nutty" from Light Blue (Columbia) 32:56
- Arthur Blythe "Elaborations" from Elaborations (Columbia) 40:34
" data-original-title="" title="">Don Pullen, Carlos Ward "Paraty" from Ode to Life (Blue Note) 48:19Don Pullen
piano
1941 - 1995- Dave McKenna "Fidgety Feet" from An Intimate Evening (Arbors) 57:41
- Dave McKenna "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" from Dave "Fingers" McKenna (Chiaroscuro) 1:04:09
- John Lewis "Django" from Evolution (Atlantic) 1:07:51
" data-original-title="" title="">Modern Jazz Quartet "Winter Tale" from A Quartet Is a Quartet Is a Quartet (Atlantic) 1:16:11Modern Jazz Quartet
band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1952- John Lewis "Afternoon in Paris" from Evolution (Atlantic) 1:21:37
" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Davis "I Thought About You" from Miles Davis in Europe (Columbia) 1:27:10Miles Davis
trumpet
1926 - 1991- Miles Davis,
" data-original-title="" title="">Gil Evans "Blues for Pablo" from Miles Ahead (Columbia) 1:39:12Gil Evans
composer / conductor
1912 - 1988 - Miles Davis, Gil Evans "New Rhumba" from Miles Ahead (Columbia) 1:44:31
- Groove Holmes "You've Got It Bad" from New Groove (Groove Merchant) 1:49:22
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Dave McKenna
Arthur Blythe
Carlos Ward
Theo Hill
Ronnie Foster
Mel Lewis
Groove Holmes
Jack Walrath
Betty Carter
Darrell Grant
Wallace Roney
Thad Jones
Don Pullen
Modern Jazz Quartet
Miles Davis
Gil Evans
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