Born on May 21
11 jazz musicians born on May 21, including Fats Waller, Marc Ribot, Bill Holman and Wolfgang Puschnig.
Fats Waller
1904–1943 · American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
Marc Ribot
1954 · American musician
Bill Holman
1927–2024 · American composer, arranger, and conductor (1927–2024)
Wolfgang Puschnig
1956 · Austrian saxophonist
Rachelle Ferrell
1964 · American jazz singer
Horace Heidt
1901–1986 · American musician (1901-1986)
Bill Barber
1920–2007 · American musician
Tommy Bryant
1930–1982 · American musician (1930-1982)
Mitja Nikisch
1899–1936 · German musician (1899–1936)
Jun Fukamachi
1946–2010 · Japanese keyboardist, composer, arranger, producer…
Larance Marable
1929–2012 · American musician (1929-2012)
Died on May 21
Albums released on May 21
| Date | Album |
|---|---|
| 21 May 1996 | 'S Wonderful Gene Kelly |
| 21 May 1993 | Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / “Porgy and Bess” Suite (Catfish Row) / Cuban Overture George Gershwin; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine |
| 21 May 1956 | Blue Rose Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra |
| 21 May 2021 | Blues Symphony Wynton Marsalis; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru |
| 21 May 1987 | Love Song Chet Baker |
| 21 May 1999 | When I Look in Your Eyes Diana Krall |
| 21 May 2015 | 2015‐05‐21: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA Live Jeff Beck |
| 21 May 1991 | Serenity Live Stan Getz |
| 21 May 1997 | The Bass and I Ron Carter |
| 21 May 1993 | The Sun Don't Lie Marcus Miller |
| 21 May 1998 | COWBOY BEBOP 菅野よう子、シートベルツ |
| 21 May 2012 | Live 2012 Live Jack Bruce & His Big Blues Band |
| 21 May 1984 | Now Patrice Rushen |
| 21 May 1996 | The Life Cy Coleman |
| 21 May 1991 | Tchokola Jean‐Luc Ponty |
| 21 May 1996 | Cinemadreams Claude Bolling |
| 21 May 2013 | Quartette Humaine Bob James & David Sanborn feat. Steve Gadd, James Genus |
| 21 May 1963 | Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy Paul Gonsalves |
| 21 May 1988 | Other Roads Boz Scaggs |
| 21 May 2012 | Duende Avishai Cohen with Nitai Hershkovits |
| 21 May 1999 | For Lady Day, Volume 2 Live Carmen McRae |
| 21 May 1996 | Between the Keys Ramsey Lewis |
| 21 May 2003 | Halleloo-Y'-All Red Garland |
| 21 May 2003 | Alone With the Blues Red Garland |
| 21 May 1991 | Sound Pieces Oliver Nelson |
| 21 May 2019 | Live at the Berkeley Community Theater 1972 Live Alice Coltrane Sextet |
| 21 May 2021 | Archipelago X Ikue Mori, Brian Marsella & Sae Hashimoto |
| 21 May 1996 | PanaMonk Danilo Pérez |
| 21 May 1991 | Black and Blues James Blood Ulmer |
| 21 May 2012 | Hey It's Pomplamoose Pomplamoose |