83 years old (Born on December 25, 1941)
Happy Birthday to the legendary Don Pullen! Your piano keys have endured more controversy than a jazz critic at an avant-garde festival. With your fearless blend of blues, bebop, and modern jazz, you've managed to confuse traditionalists while delighting everyone else—quite the accomplishment!From those unforgettable solos that defied musical gravity (and occasionally logic), you’ve proven time and again that rules were made for breaking—or at least bending dramatically. Here's hoping this year brings even more boundary-pushing performances; after all, nobody makes chaos sound as harmonious or controversy so irresistibly cool quite like you do. Keep swinging boldly!
Don Pullen's Best Moments
