Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Today is April 12. Jazz clarinetist Johnny Dodds was born on this date in 1892. Advertisement Bandleader Lionel Hampton was born on this date in 1909. Singer Billy Vaughn was born on this date in 1931. Jazz keyboard player Herbie Hancock was born on this date in 1940. On April 13: Jazz saxophonist Lawrence "Budd" Freeman was born on this date in 1906. In 1992, Natalie Cole and her husband, Andre Fischer, announced a trial separation on this date in 1992. On April 14: Quincy Jones served as best man at the wedding of rocker Phil Ramone in New York City on this date in 1984. Brian Setzer of The Brian Setzer Orchestra joined actor Steven Seagal, Joe Walsh, Yes's Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire, and CCR's John Fogerty in an on-stage jam at a Beverly Hills, Calif., nightclub on this date in 1996. Looking at today's hip happenings... Tenor saxophonist David Klein said he was inspired to record his latest album, "My Marilyn," a jazz tribute to Marilyn Monroe, after watching the late movie star's publicist cry on camera while talking about her. Advertisement "I knew then that she had to be an amazing person underneath her star quality persona to evoke such feelings, which is what we were trying to capture when making this recording in honor of what would have been her 75th birthday," he told JazzReview.com. The recording combines the talents of Klein, Mulgrew Miller on piano, Ira Coleman on bass, Marcello Pellitteri on drums and Miriam Klein on vocals performing a selection of the best songs from Monroe's movie career (a feat never before accomplished in jazz circles). The album includes rare photos and a 20-some page booklet enclosed in a deluxe CD box with cover photography by Bert Stern. (Web site: mymarilyn.com) On the recording front... Tom Schuman says his long awaited follow-up to "Extremities" represents "a large piece of my soul." "Into Your Heart" (on JazzBridge Music) was released on Valentine's Day. ""This new release is a reflection of my life for the past decade. I put 100-percent of my mind, body, heart and spirit into this project. From the writing, to the performances, to the production, to the mixes, to the packaging..." Schuman told AllAboutJazz.com. Tracks on the album include "Portrait of My Father," Schuman's tribute to his father, notable jazz bassist Wally Schuman. Advertisement (By UPI's Penny Nelson Bartholomew, sitting in for Ken Franckling)
