1962 in jazz
1962 in jazz | |
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Violinist Eddie South died in 1962 | |
Decade | 1960s in jazz |
Music | 1962 in music |
Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
See also | 1961 in jazz – 1963 in jazz |
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1962.
Events
May
- 29 – The 4th Annual Grammy Awards were held at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.[1]
- Best Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental)
- André Previn for André Previn Plays Harold Arlen
- Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
- Best Original Jazz Composition
- Galt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderley
July
- 6 – The 7th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 6 – 8).[2]
Unknown dates
- Several recordings are made at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California: Curtis Amy, Tippin' on Through; The Jazz Crusaders, The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse.
Album releases
- Charles Mingus: Epitaph
- Cecil Taylor: Nefertiti
- Jimmy Giuffre: Free Fall
- Joe Harriott: Abstract
- Jackie McLean: Let Freedom Ring
- Sonny Rollins: The Bridge
- Oscar Peterson: Affinity
- Dexter Gordon: Go
- Freddie Hubbard: The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard
- Jimmy Woods: Awakening!!
- George Russell: The Stratus Seekers
- Oscar Peterson: Night Train
- Prince Lasha: The Cry!
- Sheila Jordan: Portrait of Sheila
- Bill Evans and Jim Hall: Undercurrent
- Hugh Masekela: Trumpet Africaine
Standards
See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards
Deaths
- Doug Watkins (2 March 1934 – 5 February 1962)
- Jean Goldkette (18 March 1893 – 24 March 1962)
- Eddie South (27 November 1904 - 25 April 1962)
- Roger Wolfe Kahn (19 October 1907 – 12 July 1962)
- Roy Palmer (2 April 1892 – 22 December 1962)
Births
- Angelo Debarre, Romani guitarist
- Bendik Hofseth, Norwegian saxophonist and singer
- Billy Kilson, American drummer
- Brian Kellock, Scottish pianist
- Chris Botti, American trumpeter and composer
- Craig Handy, American tenor saxophonist
- Dennis Mackrel, American drummer, composer and arranger
- Eddie Benitez, guitarist
- Fred Lonberg-Holm, American cellist
- Ian Shaw, Welsh singer
- James Morrison, Australian multi-instrumentalist
- Joanna Connor, American singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Michel Petrucciani, French pianist
- Mike Jones
- Mike Walker, English guitar player
- Olaf Kamfjord, Norwegian bassist
- Paul Tobey, Canadian pianist
- Ralph Peterson, Jr., American drummer and bandleader
- Renee Rosnes, American pianist, composer and arranger
- Snorre Bjerck, Norwegian pecussionist
- Terence Blanchard, American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger
- Tor Haugerud, Norwegian drummer
- Winard Harper, American drummer
See also
References
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 1962". AwardsAndShows.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Newport Jazz Festival 1962 Poster". Rirocks.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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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