Jazz Birthdays

[Ron Thorne]

Eric Gale
September 20, 1938 - May 25, 1994




Chico Hamilton
September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013




Jackie Paris
September 20, 1924 – June 17, 2004




Billy Bang
September 20, 1947 – April 11, 2011




Red Mitchell
September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992

[Ron Thorne]

Tommy Potter
September 21, 1918 - March 1, 1988




Slam Stewart
September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987




Sunny Murray
September 21, 1936

[Ron Thorne]

Don Grolnick
September 23, 1947-June 1, 1996




Frank Foster
September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011




Albert Ammons
September 23, 1907 – December 2, 1949




Ray Charles
September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004




Les McCann
September 23, 1935




John Coltrane
September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967

[Ron Thorne]

Bill Connors
September 24, 1949




Fats Navarro
September 24, 1923 – July 6, 1950




Wayne Henderson
September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014

[Ron Thorne]

Billy Pierce
September 25, 1948




Mike Gibbs
September 25, 1937




Barbara Dennerlein
September 25, 1964




John Taylor
September 25, 1942 - July 17, 2015




Sam Rivers
September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011

[Ron Thorne]

Nicholas Payton
September 26, 1973




Gary Bartz
September 26, 1940




Mark Dresser
September 26, 1952

[Ron Thorne]

Red Rodney
September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994




Bud Powell
September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966

[Ron Thorne]

Kenny Kirkland
September 28, 1955 – November 12, 1998

[bluenoter]

Sirone
September 28, 1940 – October 21, 2009




John Gilmore
September 28, 1931 – August 19, 1995
 

[Ron Thorne]

Buddy Rich
September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987




Antonio Hart
September 30, 1968




Patrice Rushen
September 30, 1954




Oscar Pettiford
September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960

[Ron Thorne]

Mark Helias
October 1, 1950




Curtis Lundy
October 1, 1955




Dave Holland
October 1, 1946

[Ron Thorne]

Howard Roberts
October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992

[Ron Thorne]

Eddie Gomez
October 4, 1944




Steve Swallow
October 4, 1940




Leon Thomas
Oct 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999

[Ron Thorne]

Jimmy Blanton
October 5, 1918 – July 30, 1942

[Ron Thorne]

Jo Jones
October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985




Larry Young
October 7, 1940 - March 30, 1978

[Ron Thorne]

Pepper Adams
October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986

[Ron Thorne]

Dave Samuels
October 9, 1948




Kenny Garrett
October 9, 1960




Abdullah Ibrahim
October 9, 1934




Chucho Valdes
October 9, 1941




Yusef Lateef
October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013

[Ron Thorne]

Fred Hopkins
October 10, 1947 - January 7, 1999




Monk Montgomery
October 10, 1921 - May 10, 1982




Johnny O'Neal
October 10, 1956




Oscar Brown, Jr.
October 10, 1926 – May 29, 2005




Harry "Sweets" Edison
October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999




Cecil Bridgewater
October 10, 1942




Junior Mance
October 10, 1928




Ed Blackwell
October 10, 1929 – October 7, 1992




Thelonious Monk
October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982

[Ron Thorne]

Art Blakey
October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990




Lester Bowie
October 11, 1941–November 8, 1999




Curtis Amy
October 11, 1929 – June 5, 2002




Billy Higgins
October 11, 1936 - May 3, 2001

[Ron Thorne]

Lee Konitz
October 13, 1927




Ray Brown
October 13, 1926




Terry Gibbs
October 13, 1924




Pharoah Sanders
October 13, 1940




Art Tatum
October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956

[Ron Thorne]

Palle Danielsson
October 15, 1946




Bill Charlap
October 15, 1966

[Ron Thorne]

Ray Anderson
October 16, 1952




Roy Hargrove
October 16, 1969

[bluenoter]

Tim Berne
October 16, 1954
 
 

[Ron Thorne]

Cozy Cole
October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981




Barney Kessel
October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004




Howard Alden
October 17, 1958

[Ron Thorne]

Steve Marcus
September 18, 1939 – September 25, 2005




Bobby Troup
October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999




Anita O'Day
October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006




Bill Stewart
October 18, 1966




Wynton Marsalis
October 18, 1961