1932 in jazz
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The following events related to jazz occurred in the year 1932.[1]
Decade1930s in jazz
Music1932 in music
StandardsList of 1930s jazz standards
See also1931 in jazz â 1933 in jazz
| 1932 in jazz | |
|---|---|
Duke Ellington Orchestra: Moon Over Dixie â 2 February 1932 (Brunswick Records) | |
| Decade | 1930s in jazz |
| Music | 1932 in music |
| Standards | List of 1930s jazz standards |
| See also | 1931 in jazz â 1933 in jazz |
Events
- February
- 2 â The Duke Ellington Orchestra released the album Moon Over Dixie on the label Brunswick Records.
Standards
Deaths
- March
- 1 â Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist (born 1906).
- May
- 20 â James "Bubber" Miley, trumpeter and cornet player, specializing in the use of the plunger mute (born 1903).
- Unknown date
- Virginia Liston, American classic female blues and jazz singer (born 1890).
Births


- January
- 1 â Jack Reilly, American pianist (died 2018).[2]
- 6 â John Burch, English pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2006).
- 8 â Dick Charlesworth, English clarinettist and saxophonist (died 2008).
- 11 â János Gonda, Hungarian pianist (died 2021).
- 12 â Hadley Caliman, American saxophone and flute player (died 2010).
- 14 â Grady Tate, American drummer and singer (died 2017).
- 18 â Irene Kral, American singer (died 1978).
- 22 â Teddy Smith, American upright bassist (died 1979).
- 31 â Ottilie Patterson, Northern Irish singer (died 2011).
- February
- 10
- Roland Hanna, American jazz pianist, composer and teacher (died 2002).
- Walter Perkins, American drummer (died 2004).
- 21 â Eddie Higgins, American pianist and composer (died 2009).
- 22 â Whitey Mitchell, American bassist (died 2009).
- 24 â Michel Legrand, French composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist (died 2019).[3]
- 25 â Ã ke Persson, Swedish trombonist (died 1975).
- 28 â Don Francks, Canadian actor and musician (died 2016).
- March
- 4 â Miriam Makeba, South African singer (died 2008).
- 9 â Keely Smith, American singer (died 2017).
- 10 â Shelley Moore, English-born American singer (died 2016).
- 11
- Atle Hammer, Norwegian trumpeter (died 2017).
- Leroy Jenkins, American composer and violinist (died 2007).
- 14 â Mark Murphy, American singer (died 2015).
- 21 â Masaru Imada, Japanese pianist and composer.
- 22 â Leo Welch, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter (died 2017).
- 23 â Al Aarons, American trumpeter (died 2015).
- 24 â Dave MacKay, American pianist and singer (died 2020).
- April
- 7 â Rauno Lehtinen, Finnish conductor and composer (died 2006).
- 21 â Slide Hampton, American trombonist, composer and arranger (died 2021).
- 25 â Willis Jackson, American tenor saxophonist (died 1987).
- 29 â Andy Simpkins, American bassist (died 1999).
- May
- 8 â Robin Douglas-Home, Scottish pianist and author (died 1968).
- 12 â Walter Wanderley, American organist andpianist (died 1986).
- 13 â Harold Rubin, South African-Israeli visual artist and clarinettist (died 2020).
- 15 â John Barnes, English saxophonist and clarinetist.
- 17 â David Izenzon, American upright bassist (died 1979).
- 20 â Bob Florence, American arranger and pianist (died 2008).
- 23 â Les Spann, American guitarist and flautist (died 1989).
- 29 â Alan Shorter, American trumpeter and flugelhornist (died 1988).
- 31 â Ed Lincoln, Brazilian musician and composer (died 2012).
- June
- 2 â Akitoshi Igarashi, Japanese saxophonist.
- 4 â Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 1975).
- 5 â Pete Jolly, American pianist and accordionist (died 2004).
- 7 â Tina Brooks, American tenor saxophonist and composer (died 1974).
- 14 â Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, American composer (died 2004).
- 21
- Jamil Nasser, American bassist and tubist (died 2010).
- Lalo Schifrin, Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and conductor.
- July
- 6 â Don Wilkerson, American tenor saxophonist (died 1986).
- 7 â Joe Zawinul, Austrian-American keyboardist and composer (died 2007).
- 16 â John Chilton, British trumpeter and jazz writer (died 2016).
- August
- 6 â Dorothy Ashby, American harpist and composer (died 1986).
- 16 â Shoji Suzuki, Japanese clarinetist (died 1995).
- 17 â Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (died 1980).
- 29
- Ed Bickert, Canadian guitarist (died 2019).
- Jerry Dodgion, American saxophonist and flautist (died 2023).
- September
- 2
- Emil Richards, American vibraphonist percussionist (died 2019).
- Walter Davis Jr., American pianist (died 1990).
- 3 â Mickey Roker, American drummer (died 2017).
- 8 â Bobby Cole, American singer and pianist (died 1996).
- 11 â Ian Hamer, British trumpeter (died 2006).
- 13 â Bengt Hallberg, Swedish jazz pianist (died 2013).
- 19 â Lol Coxhill, English saxophonist (died 2012).
- October
- 13 â Johnny Lytle, American drummer and vibraphonist (died 1995).
- 14 â Earl Gill, Irish trumpeter and bandleader (died 2014).
- 16 â Ben Aronov, American pianist (died 2015).
- November
- 7 â Alvin Batiste, American clarinetist (died 2007).
- 10 â Paul Bley, American pianist (died 2016).
- 11 â Al Levitt, American drummer (died 1994).
- 26 â Kiane Zawadi, American trombone and euphonium player.
- 28
- Ethel Ennis, American singer and pianist (died 2019).
- Gato Barbieri, Argentine saxophonist (died 2016).
- December
- 2 â Gene Russell, American keyboardist (died 1981).
- 3
- Bob Cranshaw, American bassist (died 2016).
- Webster Young, American trumpeter and cornetist (died 2003).
- 9 â Donald Byrd, American trumpeter (died 2013).
- 15 â Curtis Fuller, American trombonist (died 2021).[4]
- 17 â Sonny Red, American alto saxophonist (died 1981).
- 22 â Masayuki Takayanagi, Japanese guitarist (died 1991).