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- American jazz drummer Billy Higgins was born. Beginning in 1958, he played on early recordings by Ornette Coleman and worked with musicians including Donald Byrd, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Don Cherry, Milt Jackson, Pat Metheny, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. He appeared on more than 700 recordings. He died on May 3, 2001, from kidney and liver failure.