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November Birthday Salutes

By Marc Cohn | Gifts & Messages
November 23, 2018
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It's time to celebrate November birthdays! Among the worthies, we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the

Phil Woods

saxophone, alto
1931 - 2015

" data-original-title="" title="">Phil Woods recording Alive and Well in Paris, which was slated for release on Impulse! in the States, but never released here; there must be a story about this, but I'm in the dark. It is an absolutely stunning session. In addition to our celebrants in the track list, we salute bassist

Sam Jones

bass, acoustic
1924 - 1981

" data-original-title="" title="">Sam Jones, pianist

Joe Bushkin

piano
1916 - 2004

" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Bushkin and Ellington collaborator

Billy Strayhorn

piano
1915 - 1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Strayhorn. Enjoy the program!

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Houston Person
saxophone, tenor
b.1934
" data-original-title="" title="">Houston Person "132nd and Madison" from Rain Or Shine (HighNote) 00:00
Ellis Marsalis
piano
1934 - 2020
" data-original-title="" title="">Ellis Marsalis "Epistrophy" from Open Letter to Thelonious (NU Jazz) 07:16
Alvin Batiste
clarinet
1932 - 2007
" data-original-title="" title="">Alvin Batiste "Tutuman" from Songs, Words and Messages Connections (South Louisiana Music) 14:19
Willie "The Lion" Smith
piano
1897 - 1973
" data-original-title="" title="">Willie "The Lion" Smith "Cuttin' Out" from 1944-1949 (Classics) 18:40
Ralph Sutton
piano
b.1922
" data-original-title="" title="">Ralph Sutton,
Ruby Braff
cornet
1927 - 2003
" data-original-title="" title="">Ruby Braff "Royal Garden Blues" from R & R (Chiaroscuro) 22:45
Muggsy Spanier
cornet
1906 - 1967
" data-original-title="" title="">Muggsy Spanier "Relaxin' at the Touro" from The Ragtime Band Sessions (Bluebird) 25:43
Phil Woods "And When We Are Young" from Alive and Well in Paris (Odeon) 28:46
Phil Woods "Stolen Moments" from Alive and Well in Paris (Odeon) 43:53
Ernestine Anderson
vocals
1928 - 2016
" data-original-title="" title="">Ernestine Anderson "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" from A Song For You (HighNote) 53:42
Mose Allison
piano and vocals
1927 - 2016
" data-original-title="" title="">Mose Allison "You Can't Push People Around" from The Earth Wants You (Blue Note) 57:58
Bennie Wallace
saxophone, tenor
b.1946
" data-original-title="" title="">Bennie Wallace "My Little Brown Book" from Moodsville (Groove Note) 1:02:36
George Cables
piano
b.1944
" data-original-title="" title="">George Cables "Lotus Blossom" from In Good Company (HighNote) 1:09:00
Kevin Eubanks
guitar
b.1957
" data-original-title="" title="">Kevin Eubanks "Something About Nothing" from East West Time Line (Mack Avenue) 1:17:09
Nat Adderley
trumpet
1931 - 2000
" data-original-title="" title="">Nat Adderley "Seventh Son (aka Lateef Minor Seventh)" from Naturally (Jazzland) 1:26:42
Archie Shepp
saxophone, tenor
b.1937
" data-original-title="" title="">Archie Shepp,
Roswell Rudd
trombone
1935 - 2017
" data-original-title="" title="">Roswell Rudd "Acute Motelitis" from Live In New York (Verve) 1:33:33
Roswell Rudd
trombone
1935 - 2017
" data-original-title="" title="">Roswell Rudd,
Mark Dresser
bass, acoustic
b.1952
" data-original-title="" title="">Mark Dresser "Calypso Lite" from Airwalkers (Clean Feed) 1:42:55
Don Cherry
trumpet
1936 - 1995
" data-original-title="" title="">Don Cherry "Voice of the Silence" from El Corazon (ECM) 1:48:51

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