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* Today in Black History - March 13 *
1914 - James Reese Europe explains the significance of his Clef Club
Symphony Orchestra, consisting of the best African American
musicians in New York City: "... we colored people have our
own music that is a part of us. It's the product of our
souls; it's been created by the sufferings and miseries of our
race."
1930 - Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell is born in Miami, Florida. The
trumpeter will make his name as a member of Horace Silver's
Quintet. From 1974, he will play as a soloist or as an
accompanist for Tony Bennett and Lena Horne.
* Today in Black History - March 14 *
1933 - Quincy Delight Jones is born in Chicago, Illinois. A trumpeter
and record producer, he will collaborate with many major American
and French recording artists, including Michael Jackson on the
latter's "Thriller" and "Bad" albums, two of the most successful
records during the 1980's. A musical innovator, in 1991, Jones
will receive two Grammy awards for producer of the year and
album of the year for "Back on the Block." To date, he will
accumulate over 25 Grammy awards, Grammy's Trustees Award in 1989,
and the Grammy's Legends Award in 1990. He will also be Musical
Director for Mercury Records, then Vice President. He will also
establish Qwest Records.
1934 - Shirley Scott is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She will
become an accomplished jazz organist, with a blues orientation
to most of her presentations. She started her career playing
with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis in 1956 and continued until 1960.
She will record most of her work with her ex-husband, Stanley
Turrentine from 1961 to 1970.
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