WEAPONS SEIZED IN BAGHDAD
Iraqi Soldiers from the 303rd Iraqi National Guard Battalion, along with Soldiers from the 45th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, lay out weapons found in the Um Kabul mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2004. Iraqi soldiers arrested the mosque's imam, along with 15 other individuals, after 5 rocket propelled grenade launchers, 10 RPG rounds, and 10 AK-47s were found in the mosque. (UPI Photo/Cpl. John Wright, U.S. Army.) .
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Cornet player Red Nichols was born this day in 1905 in Ogden, Utah. As a teenager, he idolized the Original Dixieland Jass Band, Bix Beiderbecke and the Wolverines and Phil Napoleon. As an adult he was a top bandleader in the traditional jazz vein.
Singer and pianist Shirley Horn was born this day in 1934 in Washington, D.C., which she still calls home. Her career gained recognition with endorsements in the early 1960s from Miles Davis, who insisted she open for his band at New York's Village Vangua
Tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin was born this day in 1928 in Chicago. Griffin now lives in France, returning to the United States once or twice a year to tour the jazz club circuit.
Johnny St. Cyr, a banjo player with Louis Armstrong and Joe King Oliver, was born this day in New Orleans in 1890.
Pianist and composer Claude Bolling was born this day in 1930 in Cannes, France. He won an amateur jazz contest in Paris when he was 14, then formed his own Ellington-style small band.
Trumpeter James "Bubber" Miley was born this day in 1903 in Aiken, S.C. His "growling" style of playing the trumpet attracted the interest of Duke Ellington, who made him a central figure in his first band.
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Tenor saxophonist Ben Webster was born this day in 1909 in Kansas City, Mo. He brought new life to the Duke Ellington Orchestra's saxophone section with his blustery and breathy approach to the horn.
Pianist Marian McPartland was born in England this day in 1918. In addition to performing regularly on the jazz circuit, McPartland has distinguished herself as a broadcaster.
Bass player and composer Bob Haggart was born this day in 1914 in New York.