1962 in jazz

1962 in jazz
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

1962 in jazz:

Events

• 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.
• Ella Fitzgerald wins a Grammy award for Best Female Solo Vocal Performance for "Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle"

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

Standards

See also: List of post-1950 jazz standards

Births

• Eddie Benitez
• Terence Blanchard
• Chris Botti
• Joanna Connor
• Angelo Debarre
• Craig Handy
• Winard Harper
• Mike Jones
• Brian Kellock
• Billy Kilson
• Fred Lonberg-Holm
• Dennis Mackrel
• James Morrison
• Ralph Peterson, Jr.
• Michel Petrucciani
• Renee Rosnes
• Ian Shaw
• Paul Tobey
• Mike Walker

Deaths

• Roger Wolfe Kahn (19 October 1907 – 12 July 1962)
• Jean Goldkette (18 March 1893 – 24 March 1962)
• Roy Palmer (2 April 1892 – 22 December 1962)
• Eddie South (27 November 1904 - 25 April 1962)
• Doug Watkins (2 March 1934 – 5 February 1962)

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.