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March 15, 1940: Duke Ellington records "Concerto for Cootie."
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- 1916
Trumpeter/bandleader Harry James born in Albany, GA. - 1928
Reeds player Bob Wilber born in New York. - 1938
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd born in Memphis, TN. - 1940
Duke Ellington records "Concerto for Cootie." - 1944
Pianist Joachim Kuehn born in Leipzig, Germany. - 1959
Tenor sax legend Lester Young dies at 49. - 1966
George Benson records session for album "It's Uptown" on Columbia Records. - 1968
Lou Donaldson records "Midnight Creeper" for Blue Note Records. - 1988
Drummer Dannie Richmond dies at 52. - 1991
"Austin High School" saxophonist Bud Freeman dies at age 84.