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April 6, 1937: Guitarist Gene Bertoncini born in New York.
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- 1923
Joe 'King' Oliver and Louis Armstrong record "Weather Bird Rag" and "Dippermouth Blues". - 1923
Cornetist King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band records "Dippermouth Blues." - 1924
Tenor player Charlie Rose born in Washington, D.C. - 1924
Saxophonist Charlie Rouse born in Washington, DC. - 1926
Pianist Randy Weston born in Brooklyn, NY. - 1927
Baritone saxophonist and arranger Gerry Mulligan born in New York, NY. - 1929
Drummer Art Taylor born in New York. - 1929
Pianist, composer, classical conductor and arranger Andr Previn born in Berlin, Germany. - 1933
Trumpeter Bill Hardman born in Cleveland, OH. - 1936
Trumpeter Manfred Schoof born in Magdeburg, Germany. - 1937
Guitarist Gene Bertoncini born in New York. - 1956
Art Blakey records "The Jazz Messengers" for Columbia Records. - 1960
Guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli born in Paterson, NJ. - 1997
Christian McBride records "Fingerpainting - The Music Of Herbie Hancock".