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April 5, 1958: Johnny Hodges records "Blues-A-Plenty" for Verve Records.
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Drummer Stan Levey born in Philadelphia, PA. - 1934
Tenor player Stanley Turrentine born in Pittsburgh, PA. - 1939
Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Barnet , and Oscar Aleman record on the same day. - 1939
Vibraphonist Lionel Hamption records "Sweethearts on Parade" featuring tenor saxophonist Chu Berry. - 1944
Saxophonist Evan Parker born in Bristol, England. - 1953
Bud Powell records session issued as "Inner Fires". - 1958
Johnny Hodges records "Blues-A-Plenty" for Verve Records. - 1963
John Patton records "Along Came John" for Blue Note Records.