March 12, 1944: Pianist/composer Mary Lou Williams records "Russian Lullaby" with trumpeter Frankie Newton.
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Pianist Sir Charles Thompson born in Springfield, OH.
1944
Pianist/composer Mary Lou Williams records "Russian Lullaby" with trumpeter Frankie Newton.
1955
Altoist Charlie "Bird" Parker dies at age 34.
1957
Charles Mingus, Coleman Hawkins, Chris Connor and the Lighthouse All Stars record on the same day.
1981
Mark Murphy records "Bop For Kerouac" for Muse Records.
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