1967 in jazz explained

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

Old Quartet

• Bill Dixon

Intents and Purposes

• George Russell

Othello Ballet Suite

• 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

Your Prayer

• Spontaneous Music Ensemble

Withdrawal

• 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

Standards

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards.

Deaths

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

Bibliography

• Book: The New Real Book, Volume I. 1988. Sher Music. 0-9614701-4-3. refTheNewRealBookVol1.
• Book: The New Real Book, Volume II . 1991 . Sher Music . 0-9614701-7-8. refTheNewRealBookVol2.
• Book: The New Real Book, Volume III. 1995. Sher Music. 1-883217-30-X. refTheNewRealBookVol3.
• Book: The Real Book, Volume I . 6th . 2004 . Hal Leonard . 0-634-06038-4. refTheRealBookVol1.
• Book: The Real Book, Volume II . 2nd . 2007 . Hal Leonard . 978-1-4234-2452-9. refTheRealBookVol2.
• Book: The Real Book, Volume III . 2nd . 2006 . Hal Leonard . 0-634-06136-4. refTheRealBookVol3.
• Book: The Real Jazz Book . Warner Bros . 978-91-85041-36-7. refTheRealJazzBook.
• Book: The Real Vocal Book, Volume I . 2006 . Hal Leonard . 0-634-06080-5. refTheRealVocalBookVol1.

External links

• History Of Jazz Timeline: 1967 at All About Jazz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Montreux Jazz Festival 1967 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-05-03.
2. Web site: Newport Jazz Festival 1967 Poster . Rirocks.net . 2016-05-03.
3. Web site: Nina Simone – Singer . WomensHistory.About.com . 2016-05-03 . 2016-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160526110122/http://womenshistory.about.com/od/aframer19511999/a/Nina-Simone.htm . dead .
4. Web site: Bley, Carla (Lovella May Borg) . Jazz.com . 2016-03-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150302045714/http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/bley-carla-lovella-may-borg . 2015-03-02 .
5. Book: Porter, Lewis. Lewis Porter

   . Lewis Porter . John Coltrane: His Life and Music. University of Michigan Press. 1999. 0-472-08643-X.

6. Web site: Claire Martin . RateYourMusic.com . 2018-03-30.