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1972 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1972.

Events

April

June

September

Album releases

Deaths

January
February
  • 19 – Lee Morgan, American trumpeter, shot dead (born 1938).
March
  • 13 – Clancy Hayes, American vocalist, banjoist and guitarist (born 1908).
  • 27 – Sharkey Bonano, American trumpeter, band leader, and vocalist (born 1904).
April
  • 3 – Ferde Grofé, American composer, arranger, and pianist (born 1892).
May
  • 5 – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer, banjoist, guitarist, and harmonica player (born 1896).
June
  • 8 – Jimmy Rushing, American blues shouter, balladeer, singer, and pianist (born 1901).
July
  • 3 – Marty Flax, American saxophonist (born 1924).
  • 10 – Lovie Austin, 84, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1887).
August
October
November
December
  • 3 – Bill Johnson, African-American upright bassist (born 1872).
  • 5 – Kenny Dorham, American trumpeter, singer, and composer (born 1924).
  • 25 – Dud Bascomb, American trumpeter (born 1916).
  • 29 – Hayes Alvis, American upright bassist and tubist (born 1907).

Births

January
  • 6 – Mina Agossi, French singer-songwriter.
February
March
  • 7 – Katrine Madsen, Danish singer.
  • 12 – Lisa Werlinder, Swedish actress and singer.
  • 14 – Noriko Ueda, Japanese upright bassist, pianist, singer, composer, and arranger.
  • 21 – Jesse van Ruller, Dutch guitarist and composer.
  • 25 – Mimi Jones, American bassist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, and label director.
April
May
July
August
September
October
  • 2 – John Daversa, American trumpeter and composer.
  • 11 – Federico Ughi, Italian drummer and composer.
  • 12 – Eugene Ball, Australian composer and trumpeter.
  • 22 – Doug Wamble, American guitarist and vocalist.
November
December
Unknown date

See also

References

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