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Thursday, February 21

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February 21

Birthdays

Composer/pianist Tadd Dameron born 1917 in Cleveland, OH.

Vocalist Nina Simone born 1933 in Tryon, NC.

Nina Simone

Recordings

Art Blakey Quintet with Clifford Brown - A Night at Birdland Vol. 1-3 (1954)
Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans - Know What I Mean? (1961)
Stan Getz - Stan the Man (1961)
Bill Evans at Town Hall, Vol.1 (1966)
Circle - Paris-Concert (1971)
Air - Open Air Suit (1978)
Charlie Haden Quartet West - The Art of the Song (1999)