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March 18, 1996: Lee Konitz records "Strings For Holiday" on Enja Records.
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- 1899
Bandleader Jean Goldkette born in Valenciennes, France. - 1915
Bassist Al Hall born in Jacksonville, FL. - 1940
Pianist Lil Armstrong records "Sixth Street." - 1951
Guitarist Bill Frisell born in Baltimore, MD. - 1957
Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly record "The Poll Winners" on Contemporary Records. - 1958
Poet Langston Hughes records "Weary Blues" with bassist Charles Mingus. - 1963
Stan Getz, Joao & Astrud Gilberto record "The Girl From Ipanema". - 1964
Saxophonist Courtney Pine born in London, England. - 1996
Lee Konitz records "Strings For Holiday" on Enja Records. - 2001
Pianist John Hicks records tribute to Sonny Clark.