1967 in jazz

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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1967.

Events[]

June[]

  • 12 – The 2nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 12 – 19).[1]
  • 30 – The 14th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 30 – July 3).[2]

Unknown date[]

  • Nina Simone wins female Jazz singer of the year.[3]
  • Carla Bley was married to Michael Mantler.[4]

Album releases[]

  • Bill Evans: Further Conversations with Myself
  • Pharoah Sanders: Tauhid
  • Stan Getz: Sweet Rain
  • Sun Ra: Atlantis
  • Gary Burton: A Genuine Tong Funeral
  • Sam Rivers: Dimensions and Extensions
  • Roscoe Mitchell:
  • Bill Dixon: Intents and Purposes
  • George Russell:
  • Muhal Richard Abrams: Levels and Degrees of Light
  • Archie Shepp: The Magic of Ju-Ju
  • Jackie McLean: New and Old Gospel
  • Roland Kirk: The Inflated Tear
  • Frank Wright:
  • Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
  • Peter Brötzmann Trio: For Adolphe Sax
  • Miles Davis: Miles Smiles
  • Jackie McLean: Demon's Dance
  • Miles Davis: Sorcerer
  • Duke Ellington: The Far East Suite
  • Gary Burton: Duster
  • John Coltrane: Expression
  • McCoy Tyner: The Real McCoy
  • Wayne Shorter: Schizophrenia
  • Lee Konitz: The Lee Konitz Duets
  • Paul Bley: Virtuosi
  • Lester Bowie: Numbers 1 & 2
  • Paul Bley: Ballads
  • Charles Tyler: Eastern Man Alone
  • Hugh Masekela: Hugh Masekela's Latest
  • Hugh Masekela: Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky (live album)
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim: Wave
Edmond Hall 1956.

Standards[]

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards

Deaths[]

Billy Strayhorn
Amanda Randolph at beulah radio 1953/1954.
January
February
  • 11
    • Edmond Hall, American clarinetist and bandleader (born 1901).
    • Simon Brehm, Swedish upright bassist (born 1921).
  • 12 – Muggsy Spanier, American cornetist (born 1901).
  • 25 – Fats Pichon, American pianist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter (born 1906).
March
  • 7 – Willie Smith, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and singer (born 1910).
  • 8 – Herman Chittison, American pianist (born 1908).
  • 23 – Pete Johnson, American pianist (born 1904).
April
  • 12 – Buster Bailey, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1902).
  • 17 – Red Allen, American trumpeter and vocalist (born 1908).
May
  • 19 – Elmo Hope, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1923).
  • 23 – Carl-Henrik Norin, Swedish saxophonist (born 1920).
  • 31 – Billy Strayhorn, American composer and pianist (born 1915).
August
  • 24 – Amanda Randolph, American actress, singer, and musician (born 1896).
July
  • 17 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (born 1926).[5]
September
  • 7 – Rex Stewart, American cornetist, Duke Ellington Orchestra (born 1907).
  • 23 – Boots Mussulli, Italian-American jazz saxophonist (born 1915).
  • 25 – Stuff Smith, American violinist (born 1909).
October
  • 19 – Billy Banks, American singer (born 1908).
November
  • 8 – Keg Johnson, American trombonist (born 1908).
  • 10 – Ida Cox, African-American singer and vaudeville performer (born 1888).
  • 16 – Jimmy Archey, American trombonist (born 1902).
December
  • 29 – Paul Whiteman, American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist (born 1890).
Unknown date
  • Randy Brooks, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1919).

Births[]

January
  • 25 – D. D. Jackson, Canadian pianist and composer.
  • 29 – Marc Cary, American pianist.
February
  • 3 – Børge Petersen-Øverleir, Norwegian guitarist.
  • 7 – Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Greek concert pianist, conductor, and composer.
  • 12 – Stein Inge Brækhus, Norwegian drummer.
  • 18 – Jeanfrançois Prins, Belgian guitarist and record producer.
  • 22 – Audun Erlien, Norwegian bassist.
  • 26 – Audun Skorgen, Norwegian bassist.
March
  • 13 – Håkon Storm-Mathisen, Norwegian guitarist.
  • 31 – Ivar Kolve, Norwegian vibraphonist and percussionist.
April
  • 5 – , American saxophonist.
  • 14 – Steve Davis, American trombonist.
  • 15 – Gerald Gradwohl, Austrian guitarist, Tangerine Dream.
  • 16 – Junko Onishi, Japanese pianist.
  • 27 – Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer and educator.
May
  • 18 – Svein Folkvord, Norwegian bassist.
  • 23 – Charlie Hunter, American guitarist.
  • 29 – Mark Nightingale, English trombonist.
  • 31 – Anne Wolf, Belgian pianist.
June
  • 1 – Hilaria Kramer, Swiss trumpet, singer, and composer.
  • 7 – Lars Gulliksson, Swedish saxophonist and composer.
  • 10 – Charnett Moffett, American bassist and composer.
August
September
  • 6 – Claire Martin, English singer.[6]
  • 11 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer and pianist.
  • 13 – Sascha Ley, Luxembourgian singer.
  • 14 – Majken Christiansen, Danish-Norwegian singer.
  • 21 – Duncan Hopkins, English-born composer and bassist.
  • 26 – Steffen Schorn, German saxophonist snd composer.
October
  • 3 – Carsten Dahl, Danish pianist.
November
  • 2 – Kurt Elling, American singer, composer, lyricist, and vocalese performer.
  • 3
    • Maria Răducanu, Romanian singer and songwriter.
    • Peter Bernstein, American guitarist.
    • Steven Wilson, English progressive rock-musician.
  • 19 – Dhafer Youssef, Tunisian composer, singer, and oud player.
December
  • Jacob Fischer, Danish guitarist.
Unknown date
  • Martha D Lewis, British-Cypriot singer.
  • Nikolaj Hess, Danish pianist, composer, producer, and arranger.
  • Tom Bancroft, British drummer and composer.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Montreux Jazz Festival 1967 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ^ "Newport Jazz Festival 1967 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ^ "Nina Simone – Singer". WomensHistory.About.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  4. ^ "Bley, Carla (Lovella May Borg)". Jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  5. ^ Porter, Lewis (1999). John Coltrane: His Life and Music. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08643-X.
  6. ^ "Claire Martin". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.

Bibliography[]

  • The New Real Book, Volume I. Sher Music. 1988. ISBN 0-9614701-4-3.
  • The New Real Book, Volume II. Sher Music. 1991. ISBN 0-9614701-7-8.
  • The New Real Book, Volume III. Sher Music. 1995. ISBN 1-883217-30-X.
  • The Real Book, Volume I (6th ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
  • The Real Book, Volume II (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2007. ISBN 1-4234-2452-2.
  • The Real Book, Volume III (2nd ed.). Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06136-4.
  • The Real Jazz Book. Warner Bros. ISBN 978-91-85041-36-7.
  • The Real Vocal Book, Volume I. Hal Leonard. 2006. ISBN 0-634-06080-5.

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