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This Day in Jazz History

On this day: October 4

1937
Vocalist Leon Thomas born in East St. Louis, IL.

1940
Electric/acoustic bassist Steve Swallow born in Fair Lawn, NJ.

1961
English tenor saxophonist Tubby Hayes records in New York with Clark Terry and Horace Parlan.

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