Happy Birthday ... https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRFKreLUUSpxXXpmkuPvAQLczLkLMR_u_3BzQBSukgzj5jPHnPT Gene Quill December 15, 1927 – December 8, 1988 http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drum/dpa56/Richmond_Danny1-500.jpg Dannie Richmond December 15, 1931 – March 15, 1988 http://c...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jazzusa_phineasnewborn1-374x252.jpg Phineas Newborn December 14, 1931 – May 26, 1989 http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/artists/charlesdavis_p.jpg Cecil Payne December 14, 1922 – November 27, 2007 http://radiofreechip.com/w...

Happy Birthday ... https://jazzlives.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/sonny-greer1.jpg?w=500&h=365 Sonny Greer December 13, 1895 – March 23, 1982 http://intermusic4u.weebly.com/uploads/2/1/3/2/21320154/8822233_orig.png Eric Marienthal December 13, 1957

Happy Birthday ... https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RTEuTJU01QA/hqdefault.jpg Grover Washington, Jr. December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999 http://www.drummerworld.com/pics/drum/dpa16/tonywilliams2.jpg Tony Williams December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997 http://www.drummerworld.com/drummerworld/Alex-Acuna750a....

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http://simplisafe.com/files/images/package-pages-camera/nytimes.png John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95 By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD | DEC. 8, 2016 John Glenn, a freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Eart...

https://www.mezzrow.com/static/img/head.png http://mm.jazzinkiev.com/images/news/old/09_december/01.jpg Today at Mezzrow: 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Maucha Adnet w. Vitor Goncalves & Yotam Silberstein Maucha Adnet (Vocalist) // Vitor Goncalves (Piano) // Yotam Silberstein (Guitar)

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Teddy Hill
December 7, 1909 – May 19, 1978

Happy Birthday ... http://www.milkenarchive.org/assets/Photos/Dave-Brubeck-Russell-Gloyd-67.jpg Dave Brubeck December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012 http://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/images/imagertransforms/abc586f59792452037a458d132682de5/Miroslav_24701ba4218828ca73a44ef0ad6c7e64.jpg Miroslav Vitous...

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Jim Hall
December 4, 1930 – December 10, 2013




Cassandra Wilson
December 4, 1955

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Happy Birthday ... https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XrjYelJUl1s/hqdefault.jpg Lou Rawls December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006 https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2015/11/28/claus-eckert-_www.claus-eckert.com_wide-e4939240bd0ff33c085a20cf8f4b62c5c78fb689.jpg?s=6 Jaco Pastorius December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987

Happy Birthday ... https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/7/2/1404320617585/Johnny-Mbizo-Dyani-009.jpg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=051e9f54aeaa11a118f85a3d4f6ee055 Johnny Dyani November 30, 1945 – October 24, 1986 https://www.allaboutja...

Happy Birthday ... https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/8/e/7/d0b4ef0787621f7d97c9cd980911c.jpg Chuck Mangione November 29, 1940 http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2015/11/28/gettyimages-84893372-99a85a5dfcaef45197c21002ed836a7fb38a0038-s900-c85.jpg Billy Strayhorn November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967...

Happy Birthday ... https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/7/5/e/a2d052f8f2f4b2a2e9416f8bc4668.jpg Gigi Gryce November 28, 1925 – March 14, 1983 http://www.tinymixtapes.com/sites/default/files/1604/gato-barbieri.jpg Gato Barbieri November 28, 1932 - April 2, 2016 http://images1.laweekly.com/imager...

Happy Birthday ... http://kevernacular.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Maria-Schneider-Orchestra.jpg Maria Schneider November 27, 1960 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/960x540/p01bqg36.jpg Randy Brecker November 27, 1945 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wmky/files/201506/jacky_2.jpg Jacky Te...

http://www.nytreprints.com/wp-content/uploads/nytlogo.png Florence Henderson, Upbeat Mom of ‘The Brady Bunch,’ Dies at 82 By ANITA GATES | NOV. 25, 2016 Florence Henderson, who began her career as an ingénue soprano in stage musicals in the 1950s but made a more lasting impression on television as ...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.vascotto.it/images/phocagallery/diabete/nat_adderley.jpg Nat Adderley November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000 http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/389/MI0001389430.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Rusty Bryant November 25, 1929 – March 25, 1991 http://dailymusicbreak.com...

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Happy Birthday ... http://www.wildbilldavis.com/wildbilldavis/pix/1980_09_XX_Bern%20CH_Jayl%20Cl_Wild%20Bill%20Davis_B%20English_01_c.jpg Wild Bill Davis November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995 http://www.jazzhistorydatabase.com/files/scans/holovnia/fs/06110260_fs.jpg Serge Chaloff November 24, 1923 – ...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.aporcar.com/sites/default/files/billy_drummond_2014_1.jpg Ray Drummond November 23, 1946 http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/tyree-glenn-records-trombone-for-actress-and-singer-tina-louises-only-picture-id174007803 Tyree Glenn November 23, 1912 – May 18, 1974

Rifftides Doug Ramsey on Jazz and other matters... Hod O’Brien, 1936-2016 November 21, 2016 by Doug Ramsey Friends of Hod O’Brien report that the pianist died yesterday at 80 following a long battle against cancer. He continued an active playing life even as he underwent treatment for the disease. ...