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April 2008 - Jazz Appreciation Month!

Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Billie Holiday and Lionel Hampton all celebrated April birthdays. Here are a few more jazz legends whose birthdays fall in April.

Milton "Shorty" Rogers, born April 14, 1924
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Arranger
The Shorty Rogers Quintet (Studio West)
Released 1962
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Randy Weston, born April 6, 1926
Pianist, composer, lecturer
Monterey '66 (Verve)
Released 1966
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Carmen McRae, born April 8, 1922
Vocalist
The Great American Songbook (Rhino Atlantic)
Released 1972
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John Levy, born April 11, 1912
Bassist, Artist Manager
Erroll Garner - Penthouse Serenade (Savoy)
Released 1949
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March 2008

Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter (Blue Note)
Released 1964
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Regina Carter
Something for Grace (Atlantic/WEA)
Released 1997
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Connie Boswell
Deep In A Dream (Harlequin)
Released 1996
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Duke Ellington
with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach
Money Jungle (Blue Note)
Released 1962
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