April 7, 1959: Buddy Rich and Max Roach record for Mercury Records.
Added: 2008-04-06
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Vocalist Billie Holiday born in Philadelphia, PA.
1918
Clarinetist Peanuts Hucko born in Syracuse, NY.
1922
Percussionist Mongo Santamaria born in Havana, Cuba.
1934
Vibraphonist, pianist, and drummer Victor Feldman born in London, England.
1938
Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard born in Indianapolis, IN.
1938
Drummer Pete "LaRoca" Sims born in New York.
1938
Pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach born in Berlin, Germany.
1945
Duke Ellington records "Perfume Suite".
1951
Saxophonist Bob Berg born in New York.
1957
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band records session for "Birk's Works".
1958
Jimmy Smith records "Cool Blues" for Blue Note Records.
1959
Buddy Rich and Max Roach record for Mercury Records.
1960
Buddy Rich records session for EmArcy Records issued as "The Driver".
1970
Miles Davis records "A Tribute To Jack Johnson" for Columbia Records.
1976
Bassist Jimmy Garrison dies at 42.
1980
Count Basie records "Kansas City Shout" with singer Joe Turner.
1987
Vocalist Maxine Sullivan dies at 75.
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