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May 12, 1941: Guitarist Charlie Christian is recorded in a jam session with Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke, and plays an extended solo on "Stompin' at the Savoy."

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• 1922
  Pianist Gerald "Wig" Wiggins born in Harlem, NY.

• 1935
  Bassist Gary Peacock born in Burley, ID.

• 1941
  Guitarist Charlie Christian is recorded in a jam session with Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke, and plays an extended solo on "Stompin' at the Savoy."

• 1952
  Sauter-Finegan Orchestra records "Doodletown Fifers."

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