On This Day in Jazz History

October 10, 1956: Billie Holiday stages a comeback concert at Carnegie Hall (it also became an album) with a band that includes Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins.

Added: 2008-09-25

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1915
Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison born in Columbus, OH.

1917
Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk born in Rocky Mount, NC.

1956
Billie Holiday stages a comeback concert at Carnegie Hall (it also became an album) with a band that includes Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins.

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