March 28, 1923: Trumpeter/composer Thad Jones born in Pontiac, MI.
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Trumpeter/composer Thad Jones born in Pontiac, MI.
1933
Pianist Tete Montoliu born in Barcelona, Spain.
1940
Soprano saxophonist/clarinetist Sidney Bechet and cornetist Muggsy Spanier record "China Boy."
1958
"The Father of the Blues" W.C. Handy dies at 84.
1962
Jimmy Smith records "Bashin'" for Verve Records.
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