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

Events

Album releases

Edmond Hall 1956.

Standards

Deaths

Billy Strayhorn

Amanda Randolph at beulah radio 1953/1954.

January

• 9 – Rob Swope, American trombonist (born 1926).

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 – Alex Harding, 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

• 3 – Jim Black, American drummer.
• 11 – Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist.
• 14 – Rami Eskelinen, Finnish drummer, Trio Töykeät

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 and 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

• 1960s in jazz
• List of years in jazz
• 1967 in music

References

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 978-1-4234-2452-9.
• 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.

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1967 at All About Jazz