Jazz Music in History (Part 6)

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Birthdays 501 - 600 of 1,814

• 1921-07-24 Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show), and broadcaster (NPR), born in Greenville, North Carolina (d. 2010) [1]
• 1921-09-08 Norris Turney, American jazz flute and saxophone player (Billy Eckstine, 1947-48; Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1968-73), born in Wilmington, Ohio (d. 2001)
• 1921-09-20 (Foreststorn) "Chico" Hamilton, American jazz drummer (Lester Young; Gerry Mulligan; Count Basie), and bandleader (Chico Hamilton Quintet), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
• 1921-10-28 Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill, Cuban Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz composer, arranger, and conductor, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2001)
• 1921-11-05 (Lawrence) "Red" Wootten, American country and western (The Whippoorwills, Gene Autry), jazz (Red Norvo; Tony Pastor), and session acoustic and electric bassist, born in Social Circle, Georgia
• 1921-11-13 Eddie Calhoun, American jazz bassist, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 1994)
• 1921-11-23 Jack Marshall, American jazz and session guitarist, film and television composer, arranger, and record producer (Capitol Records), born in El Dorado, Kansas (d. 1973)
• 1921-12-01 John Bunch, American jazz pianist (New York Swing Trio), born in Tipton, Indiana (d. 2010)
• 1921-12-06 Piero Piccioni, Italian jazz pianist, lawyer, film score composer (Swept Away), and conductor, born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy (d. 2004)
• 1921-12-28 Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch jazz and pop vocalist, guitarist (De Millers), and painter, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2013)
• 1922-01-04 Frank Wess, American jazz flutist, saxophonist (Duke Ellington, 1953-64; New York Jazz Quartet, 1974-82), and composer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2013)
• 1922-01-07 Jean-Pierre Rampal, French classical flautist (The Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano), born in Marseilles, France (d. 2000)
• 1922-01-15 Thelma Carpenter, American radio and jazz band singer (Coleman Hawkins; Count Basie), and stage and screen actress (Hello, Dolly!; Barefoot In The Park (TV); The Wiz (film)), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1997)
• 1922-01-18 Johnny Costa [Costanza], American jazz pianist, celeste player, accordionist, and musical director (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), born in Arnold, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
• 1922-02-09 Joe Dodge, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet, 1953-56), born in Monroe, Wisconsin (d. 2004)
• 1922-02-18 Rolf "Hazy" Osterwald, Swiss jazz bandleader, trumpeter, and vibraphonist, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 2012)

• 1922-02-27 Jackie Kelso [John Joseph Kelson Jr], American jazz saxophonist and session musician, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
• 1922-03-02 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American jazz saxophonist (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band), born in Culver City, California (d. 1986)
• 1922-03-20 Larry Elgart, American big band jazz alto saxophonist, and bandleader ("Bandstand Boogie"; "Hooked On Swing"), born in New London, Connecticut (d. 2017)
• 1922-03-24 King Pleasure [Clarence Beeks], American jazz singer and bebop vocalese master, born in Oakdale, Tennessee (d. 1982)
• 1922-04-01 (Irving) "Duke" Jordan, American jazz pianist (Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
• 1922-04-06 Dorothy Donegan, American boogie-woogie, swing jazz, and classical pianist, and vocalist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998)
• 1922-04-16 Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2012)
• 1922-04-22 Charles Mingus, American jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus), born in Nogales, Arizona (d. 1979)
• 1922-04-29 (Jean-Baptiste) "Toots" Thielemans, Belgian-American jazz harmonica player, guitarist, whistler, and composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2016)
• 1922-05-01 Floyd "Candy" Johnson, American jazz saxophonist (Andy Kirk; Count Basie; Bill Doggett), and educator, born in Madison, Illinois (d. 1981)
• 1922-05-05 Monica Lewis, American jazz singer and film actress (Box Office, Affair with a Stranger), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
• 1922-06-05 Gordon "Specs" Powell, American jazz and studio drummer and percussionist (CBS Orchestra, 1943-72), born in New York City (d. 2007)
• 1922-06-07 Beryl Booker, American swing and cool jazz pianist (Dinah Washington), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
• 1922-06-15 Jaki Byard, American jazz pianist (Charlie Mingus), saxophonist, drummer, composer, arranger, and educator, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1999)
• 1922-06-24 Tata Giacobetti, Italian jazz singer (Quartetto Cetra), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1988)

• 1922-06-25 Johnny Smith, American cool jazz guitarist ("Moonlight In Vermont"; "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2013)
• 1922-07-19 Al Haig, American bebop jazz pianist (Charlie Parker; Stan Getz; Chet Baker), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1982)
• 1922-07-20 Ernie Wilkins, American jazz saxophonist, arranger (Count Basie, Harry James), and bandleader, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1999)
• 1922-07-20 Karel Krautgartner, Czech jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Mikulov, Moravia (d. 1982)
• 1922-08-01 Maria Cole [née Hawkins], American jazz singer and wife of Nat King Cole, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
• 1922-09-18 David Gahr, American photographer noted for his work with folk, jazz and rock musicians (Time Magazine; Folkways albums), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2008)
• 1922-10-15 Lorraine Gordon [Stein], American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2018)
• 1922-10-29 Neal Hefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer ("Li'l Darlin"; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), born in Hastings, Nebraska (d. 2008)
• 1922-10-31 (Jean-Baptiste) Illinois Jacquet, American jazz saxophonist ("Flying Home"), born in Broussard, Louisiana (d. 2004)
• 1922-11-04 Ralph Sutton, American stride and Dixieland jazz pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, Missouri (d. 2001)
• 1922-11-07 Al Hirt, jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1999)
• 1922-11-15 Paul Acket, Dutch publisher (Music Express) and impresario (North Sea Jazz Festival), born in Semarang, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) (d. 1992)
• 1922-12-14 Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
• 1923-01-01 Milt Jackson, American jazz vibraphonist (Modern Jazz Quartet), pianist, and composer ("Bags Groove"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1999)
• 1923-01-16 Roy Lanham, American western swing and jazz guitarist (The Whippoorwills; Sons of the Pioneers, 1961-86), born in Corbin, Kentucky (d. 1991)

• 1923-01-20 Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian pop and jazz singer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2015)
• 1923-01-26 Talib Dawud [Alfonso Rainey], Antiguan-American jazz trumpeter (Dizzy Gillespie Big Band), born in Antigua (d. 1999)
• 1923-02-17 (Boniface) "Buddy" DeFranco, Italian-American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2014)
• 1923-02-27 Chuck Wayne [Jagelka], America session and bebop jazz guitarist (Woody Herman's First Herd; George Shearing Quintet; Gil Evans; Tony Bennett), born in New York City (d. 1997)
• 1923-02-27 Dexter Gordon, American jazz tenor saxophonist (Go!; The Other Side of 'Round Midnight), and actor ('Round Midnight), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1990)
• 1923-03-02 Orrin Keepnews, American jazz producer and founder of Riverside Records and Milestone Records labels, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
• 1923-03-06 (John) "Wes" Montgomery, American influential and Grammy Award-winner jazz guitarist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1968)
• 1923-03-07 Mahlon Clark, American big band jazz and session clarinetist, born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2007)
• 1923-03-10 (John) Don Abney, American session and touring jazz pianist, and musical director, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2000)
• 1923-03-28 Thad Jones, American jazz saxophonist, flugelhorn player, arranger, bandleader, and composer (Count Basie; Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra), born in Pontiac, Michigan (d. 1986)
• 1923-04-16 Bennie Green, American swing jazz and soul trombonist (Earl Hines), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1977)
• 1923-04-20 Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader ("Oye Como Va"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2000)
• 1923-05-13 (William) "Red" Garland, American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1984)
• 1923-05-15 Ellis Larkins, American classically trained (1st Black student at Peabody Institute) jazz pianist (Ruby Braff), and accompanist (Ella Fitzgerald; Eartha Kitt, Mildred Bailey), born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2002)
• 1923-05-29 Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (The Dave Brubeck Quartet), sometimes known as "The Senator", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020) [1]
• 1923-06-03 Al Harewood, American jazz drummer (Grant Green, Stanley Turrentine), and teacher, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2014)

• 1923-06-15 Melvin Moore, American jazz trumpeter, and singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)
• 1923-06-23 George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (The Jazz Workshop; Jazz in the Space Age), and music theorist (Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2009)
• 1923-06-27 Elmo Hope, American bebop jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in New York City (d. 1967)
• 1923-06-28 (Walter) "Pete" Candoli, American jazz, big band, and session trumpeter (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Henry Mancini; The Brothers Candoli), born in Mishawaka, Indiana (d. 2008)
• 1923-07-03 Johnny Hartman, American jazz ballad singer (John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - "My One And Only Love"), born in Houma, Louisiana (d. 1983)
• 1923-07-15 "Philly" Joe Jones, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Philadelphia (d. 1985)
• 1923-07-19 David Allyn [Albert DiLello], American jazz singer (Boyd Raeburn Band), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2012) [1]
• 1923-08-06 Jack Parnell, British jazz drummer, and orchestra leader (The Benny Hill Show; The Englebert Humperdick Show; Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments), born in London, England (d. 2010)
• 1923-08-19 (Dillwyn) "Dill" Jones, Welsh jazz stride pianist, born in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales (d. 1984)
• 1923-09-08 Artie Anton, American jazz drummer, conguero, and timbalero (Stan Kenton, Jimmy Guiffre), born in New York City (d. 2003)
• 1923-09-08 Wilbur Ware, American jazz double bassist (Riverside Records; Thelonious Monk; Sonny Rollins), included in photographer Art Kane's photo "A Great Day In Harlem", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979)
• 1923-09-15 Arvell Shaw, American jazz double-bassist (Louis Armstrong; Teddy Wilson), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2002)
• 1923-09-24 Theodore "Fats" Navarro, American jazz trumpet player, born in Key West, Florida (d. 1950)
• 1923-09-25 Sam Rivers, American jazz and avant garde saxophonist, flutist, composer, and bandleader, born in El Reno, Oklahoma (d. 2011)
• 1923-10-09 Helen Jones Woods, American jazz and swing trombone player (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2020) [some sources give birthday as 14 November]
• 1923-10-17 Barney Kessel, American jazz and session guitarist (The Wrecking Crew), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2004)
• 1923-10-25 Don Banks, Australian orchestral, jazz, and film score composer, born in South Melbourne, Australia (d. 1980)
• 1923-12-05 Johnny Pate, American jazz bassist (Stuff Smith, James Moody), pop, soul and R&B arranger and producer (The Impressions, Peabo Bryson), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois
• 1923-12-12 Bob Dorough, American jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer (Schoolhouse Rock!; Too Much Coffee Man), born in Cherry Hill, Arkansas (d. 2018)
• 1923-12-30 Frank Motley, American R&B and jazz double-trumpeter and bandleader (The Motley Crew), born in Cheraw, South Carolina (d. 1998)
• 1924-01-01 Arthur Prysock, American jazz and R&B singer ("I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night"; "In The Rain"), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 1997) (some sources state year as 1929)
• 1924-01-10 Max Roach, American jazz drummer, born in Newland, North Carolina (d. 2007)
• 1924-01-22 J. J. Johnson, American composer and jazz trombonist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2001)
• 1924-01-26 Alice Babs [Nilson], Swedish jazz singer (The Swe-Danes; Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts), and actress (Swing It, Teacher!), born in Västervik, Sweden (d. 2014)
• 1924-02-02 Sonny Stitt [Edward Hammond Boatner Jr], American jazz saxophonist (Blows the Blues), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1982)
• 1924-03-26 Brew Moore [Milton Aubrey Moore], American jazz saxophonist, born in Indianola, Mississippi (d. 1973)
• 1924-03-27 Sarah Vaughan, American jazz and pop singer ("Body and Soul; "Broken Hearted Melody"), often known as "Sassy" and "The Divine One", born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1990) [1]
• 1924-04-14 Shorty Rogers [Milton Rajonsky], American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, arranger, and composer, born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
• 1924-04-23 Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz and session drummer, and bandleader, born in Elgin, Illinois (d. 2007)
• 1924-04-28 Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, born in East Durnham, New York (d. 2009)
• 1924-05-06 Denny Wright, British jazz guitarist, born in Bromley, Kent, England (d. 1992)
• 1924-05-30 Armando Peraza, Cuban jazz, Latin jazz, and rock percussionist (George Shearing; Cal Tjader; Santana, 1972-90), born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba (d. 2014) [birth year disputed]
• 1924-06-16 (Eli) "Lucky" Thompson, American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist (Stan Kenton - Cuban Fire!; Milt Jackson; Miles Davis - Walkin'), born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 2005)
• 1924-06-21 Wally Fawkes [pen name Trog], British-Canadian cartoonist and jazz clarinetist, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2023)
• 1924-07-01 Ruth Olay, American jazz and cabaret singer, born in San Francisco, California (d. 2021)
• 1924-07-06 Louie Bellson, American jazz drummer and orchestra leader (Pearl Bailey Show), born in Rock Falls, Illinois (d. 2009)
• 1924-07-08 Johnnie Johnson, American blues, jazz, and rock piano player (Chuck Berry's band), born in Fairmount, West Virginia (d. 2005)

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Deaths 501 - 600 of 1,136

• 1994-11-30 Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67
• 1994-11-30 Connie Kay, American jazz drummer (Modern Jazz Quartet), dies of a cardiac arrest at 67
• 1994-12-19 Noel Pointer, American jazz violinist and record producer, dies of a stoke at 39
• 1994-12-23 Charles Shirley, American big band jazz arranger (Stan Kenton; Les Elgart), and alcoholism counselor, dies of a heart attack at 74
• 1995-01-01 Jess Stacy, American jazz pianist (Benny Goodman, 1935-39; the Great Gatsby), dies at 90
• 1995-01-06 James Clay, American jazz tenor saxophonist, dies at 59
• 1995-01-10 Fred Böhler, Swiss jazz bandleader, pianist, and early proponent of the Hammond organ, dies at 82
• 1995-01-16 William Dillard, American jazz trumpeter and Broadway singer dies from complications of Lupus, at 83 [1]
• 1995-01-30 George James, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 88
• 1995-02-06 Art Taylor, American jazz drummer (Bud Powell, Red Garland, John Coltrane, Donald Byrd), bandleader (Taylor's Wailers), and writer (Notes and Tones), dies at 65
• 1995-02-13 Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, Jamaican jazz saxophonist, dies at 68
• 1995-02-18 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, American jazz trumpeter (Dogtown Blues, Stormy Weather), dies of a heart attack at 84
• 1995-03-17 Sunnyland Slim, American jazz, blues singer and pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87
• 1995-03-18 Fred Ramsey, American jazz writer, dies at 80
• 1995-03-27 Chet Gierlach, American music publisher, jazz and popular song composer ((The Funniest Bird I've Heard of) The Kiwi (Kee Wee) Bird), dies at 75
• 1995-03-30 Rozelle Claxton, American jazz pianist and arranger, dies at 82

• 1995-04-02 Julius Hemphill, American jazz saxophonist, and composer, dies from complications of diabetes at 57
• 1995-04-12 Chris Pyne, British jazz, touring, and session trombonist (Mike Gibbs; Ronnnie Scott; Humphrey Lyttelton), dies at 56
• 1995-04-14 James Daniel "Danny" Turner, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 75
• 1995-04-15 Cleo Brown, American jazz pianist, dies at 85
• 1995-05-07 Ray McKinley, American orchestra leader and jazz drummer (Glenn Miller Time), dies at 84
• 1995-05-09 Marshall Royal, American jazz alto saxophonist & clarinetist (Count Basie Orchestra), dies at 82
• 1995-05-10 Jimmy Raney, American jazz guitarist, dies at 67
• 1995-05-15 Johnny Van Derrick, British jazz violinist (Pink Panther Theme), dies at 68
• 1995-05-23 Mick Pyne, British touring and session jazz pianist (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame: Charlie Watts), dies at 54
• 1995-05-26 Ron Weatherburn, British jazz pianist, dies at 61
• 1995-06-30 Phyllis Hyman, American jazz singer (Prime of My Life), commits suicide at 45
• 1995-07-12 Earl Coleman, American jazz singer, dies of cardiac arrest at 69
• 1995-07-12 Ernie Furtado, American jazz double-bassist, dies at 72
• 1995-07-22 Percy Humphrey, American jazz trumpet player and bandleader in New Orleans, Louisiana, dies at 90
• 1995-07-26 Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical, jazz and Latin guitarist and composer (developed bossa nova), dies of leukemia at 77

• 1995-08-01 Robert L. "Bob" Talley, American jazz and blues pianist and composer, dies at 75
• 1995-08-03 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, American jazz drummer, dies at 79
• 1995-08-15 Erbie Bowser, American blues and jazz pianist, dies at 77
• 1995-08-17 "Wild Bill" Davis, American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger, dies at 76
• 1995-08-20 John Gilmore, American jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, percussionist, and bandleader (Sun Ra Arketsra), dies of emphysema at 63
• 1995-09-12 Larry Gales, American jazz double-bassist, dies of leukemia at 59
• 1995-09-29 Seger Ellis, American jazz pianist, pop vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader, dies at 91 [1]
• 1995-10-19 Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (Ornette Coleman), dies from liver cancer at 58
• 1995-10-21 Maxene Andrews, American pop and sing jazz singer (The Andrews Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"; "Rum and Coca-Cola"), dies of a heart attack at 79
• 1995-10-26 John Sangster, Australian jazz composer (The Hobbit Suite), dies at 66
• 1995-11-17 Pete Welding, American music writer (Down Beat), musicologist (Testament Records), and jazz and blues record producer (Doug Quattlebaum), dies of a heart attack at 60
• 1995-12-15 Johnny Lytle, American jazz drummer and vibraphonist, known as "Fast Hands", dies of kidney failure at 63
• 1996-01-11 Ike Isaacs, Burmese-English jazz guitarist, dies at 76
• 1996-01-20 Gerry Mulligan, American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (Jazz on a Summer Day), dies of complications from a knee infection at 68
• 1996-02-07 Tiny Winters [Frederick Gittens], English jazz bassist and singer, dies at 87

• 1996-02-23 Alan Dawson, American jazz drummer and teacher (Berklee, 1957-75), dies of leukemia at 66
• 1996-02-24 Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist, dies at 71
• 1996-03-06 Herb Hall, American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, dies at 88
• 1996-05-01 Billy Byers, American jazz trombonist and arranger, dies on his 79th birthday
• 1996-05-19 Frank Carlson, American jazz and session drummer (Woody Herman, 1937-42 - "The Golden Wedding"), dies at 82
• 1996-05-27 Albert "Pud" Brown, American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, dies at 79
• 1996-05-28 Jimmy Rowles [Hunter], American jazz pianist and composer (The Peacocks), dies of cardiac arrest at 77
• 1996-06-01 Don Grolnick, American jazz pianist, composer and session musician (Brecker Brothers; Linda Ronstadt; James Taylor), dies of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 48
• 1996-06-14 Thomas Edward Montgomery, American jazz drummer and musical director, dies at 73

• 1996-07-03 Pim Jacobs, Dutch jazz pianist, TV host and actor (Gilas), dies at 61
• 1996-07-17 Amancio D'Silva, Goan-Indian jazz guitarist and composer, dies after several stokes at 60
• 1996-08-31 Milt Larkin, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader, dies at 85
• 1996-10-11 Johnny Costa [Costanza], American jazz pianist, celeste and accordion player, and musical director (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), dies at 74
• 1996-11-05 Eddie Harris, American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Freedom Jazz Dance"), dies of congestive heart failure at 62
• 1996-11-07 Carmell Jones, American bebop jazz and session trumpet player (Bud Shank; Horace Silver), dies of heart failure at 60
• 1996-11-13 Bill Doggett, American jazz and blues Hammond B-3 organist ("Honky Tonk"; "Funky Whistler"), pianist and arranger (The Inkspots; Ella Fitzgerald), dies of a heart attack at 80
• 1996-12-13 Mae Barnes [Stith], American dancer and jazz singer ("The Sunny Side Of The Street"), dies of cancer at 89 (or older, year of birth disputed)
• 1996-12-23 Ronnie Scott [Schatt], British jazz saxophonist and club-owner, dies at 69
• 1997-01-01 Hagood Hardy, American-Canadian jazz and easy listening pianist, vibraphonist and film score composer ("The Homecoming"), dies from lymphoma at 59
• 1997-01-08 George Handy [Hendleman], American bebop jazz arranger, pianist and composer Handyland, U.S.A.), dies at 76
• 1997-01-16 Charlie Alfred Galbraith, English jazz trombonist, dies at 76
• 1997-01-25 Seldon Powell, American jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist, dies at 68
• 1997-02-08 Elroy Josephs, British jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
• 1997-02-10 Lou Bennett, American bebop pianist, and jazz organist, dies at 70
• 1997-02-20 Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack while trying to save a distressed swimmer in Miami Beach at 36
• 1997-02-23 Tony Williams, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51
• 1997-05-14 Thelma Carpenter, American radio and jazz band singer (Coleman Hawkins; Count Basie), and stage and screen actress (Hello, Dolly!; Barefoot In The Park (TV); The Wiz (film)), dies of cardiac arrest at 76
• 1997-06-02 Aldophus "Doc" Cheatham, American jazz trumpeter, dies of stroke at 91
• 1997-06-04 Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American jazz and bop organist (Wild Horses Rock Steady), dies of cancer at 63
• 1997-06-21 Arthur Prysock, American jazz and R&B singer ("I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night"; "In The Rain"), dies at 68 or 73 [birth year disputed]
• 1997-07-29 Chuck Wayne [Jagelka], America session and bebop jazz guitarist (Woody Herman's First Herd; George Shearing Quintet; Gil Evans; Tony Bennett), dies of emphysema at 74
• 1997-08-08 Dardanelle (Breckenbridge), American jazz pianist, vibraphonist, and singer, dies at 79
• 1997-08-08 Duncan Swift, English jazz pianist, dies at 74
• 1997-08-24 (Vincente) "Tete" Montoliu, Catalonian jazz pianist, dies at 64
• 1997-10-22 Harry Goodman, American jazz bassist, and sometimes tuba player, dies at 91
• 1997-11-10 Tommy Tedesco, American jazz and Los Angeles session guitarist (Wrecking Crew; Lalo Schifrin), dies of lung cancer at 67
• 1997-11-26 Francis Paudras, designer and jazz fan, dies at 62
• 1997-12-01 Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France, dies at 89
• 1997-12-12 (Irving) "Mouse" Randolph, American swing jazz trumpeter (Cab Calloway Orchestra), dies at 88
• 1998-01-24 Walter Bishop, Jr, American bebop jazz pianist, music theorist, and educator, dies of a heart attack at 70
• 1998-01-25 Attila Zoller, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist, educator (Vermont Jazz Center, 1974-98), and inventor (bi-directional pickup), dies at 70
• 1998-03-20 George Howard, American smooth jazz saxophonist (Dream Ride), dies of colon cancer at 41
• 1998-04-07 Broery Marantika [Simon Pesulima], Indonesian blues and jazz singer, and actor, dies at 51
• 1998-05-19 Dorothy Donegan, American boogie-woogie, swing jazz, and classical pianist, and vocalist, dies of cancer at 76
• 1998-05-20 Robert Normann, Norwegian jazz guitar pioneer, accordionist, and composer, dies at 81
• 1998-05-22 Milton Banana [Antônio de Souza], Brazilian bossa nova jazz drummer (João Gilberto and Stan Getz), dies at 63
• 1998-05-31 Frank Motley, American R&B and jazz double-trumpeter and bandleader (The Motley Crew), dies at 74
• 1998-06-29 Horst Jankowski, German jazz and easy listening pianist ("A Walk In The Black Forest"), dies of lung cancer at 62
• 1998-07-01 Lucy Reed [Dollinger], American jazz vocalist (Woody Herman; Charlie Ventura), dies at 77
• 1998-07-14 Beryl Bryden, British jazz and blues singer, and washboard player, dies at 78
• 1998-07-25 Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, dies at 77
• 1998-08-06 Nat Gonella, British big band jazz trumpeter, mellophonist, singer, and bandleader (The Georgians; Oh, Monah), dies at 90
• 1998-08-11 Benjamin "Benny" Waters, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, dies at 96

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