Born on December 23
10 jazz musicians born on December 23, including Chet Baker, Esther Phillips, Badi Assad and Frank Morgan.
Chet Baker
1929–1988 · American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
Esther Phillips
1935–1984 · American singer (1935–1984)
Badi Assad
1966 · Brazilian jazz/worldbeat musician
Frank Morgan
1933–2007 · American jazz saxophonist (1933–2007)
Cyro Baptista
1950 · Brazilian musician
Esthero
1978 · Canadian singer
Ralph Bowen
1961 · Canadian musician
Soriba Kouyaté
1963–2010 · musical artist (1963–2010)
Muhammad Ali
1936 · American free jazz drummer
Janika Balaž
1925–1988 · Serbian musician (1925-1988)
Died on December 23
Oscar Peterson
1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)
Yusef Lateef
1920–2013 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator…
Ronnie Scott
1927–1996 · British jazz saxophonist (1927–1996)
Ricky Lawson
1954–2013 · American drummer (1954–2013)
Monty Waters
1938–2008 · American jazz musician (1938–2008)
Don Lamond
1920–2003 · American musician (1920–2003)
Sam Dockery
1929–2015 · American musician (1929-2015)
Albums released on December 23
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 23 December 1966 | L'Arcidiavolo (Colonna Sonora Originale) Armando Trovajoli |
| 23 December 2013 | Shades of Blue Teddy Wilson |
| 23 December 2021 | Totò diabolicus Piero Piccioni |
| 23 December 2015 | Blue Monk Richard Davis With Junior Mance |
| 23 December 2015 | TOKYO SKA Plays Disney 東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ |
| 23 December 1999 | 全曲集 夏木マリ |
| 23 December 2003 | Play Morricone 2 Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson & Joey Baron |
| 23 December 1999 | Milestones Al Haig |
| 23 December 2009 | Pasadena Session Joe Albany |
| 23 December 2016 | City Fall: Live at Cafe Oto Live Parker / Trzaska / Edwards / Sanders |
| 23 December 2009 | Jazzitaliano Live 2009 Live Stefano Di Battista |
| 23 December 2008 | The Chaddom Blechbourne Experience Live Kevin Blechdom / Eugene Chadbourne |
| 23 December 1999 | Trillium Marc Cary |