1987 in jazz

1987 in jazz
Steve Swallow at the Münster Jazz Festival 1987
Decade	1980s in jazz
Music	1987 in music
Standards	List of post-1950 jazz standards
See also	1986 in jazz – 1988 in jazz

1987 in jazz:

Album releases

• Henry Threadgill: Easily Slip Into Another World
• Anthony Davis: Undine
• Steve Lacy: Momentum
• John Zorn: Spillane
• Hank Roberts: Black Pastels
• Marilyn Crispell: Labyrinths
• Guy Klucevsek: Scenes From A Mirage
• David Torn: Cloud About Mercury
• Bobby Previte: Dull Bang, Gushing Sound, Human Shriek
• Tim Berne: Sanctified Dreams
• Borbetomagus: Fish That Sparkling Bubble
• Marty Ehrlich: Pliant Plaint
• Tim Berne: Fulton Street Maul
• Benny Carter: Central City Sketches
• Bobby Previte: Pushing The Envelope
• Phil Woods: Bouquet
• Danny Gottlieb: Aquamarine
• Dave Holland: Razor's Edge
• Elements: Illumination
• Henry Kaiser: Crazy Backwards Alphabet
• Henry Kaiser: Devil In The Drain
• Kenny Wheeler: Flutter By, Butterfly
• Mark Helias: The Current Set
• Michael Brecker: Michael Brecker
• Montreux: Sign Language
• Sonny Sharrock: Seize the Rainbow
• Mulgrew Miller: Wingspan
• Neil Swainson: 49th Parallel
• Earthworks: Earthworks
• Chick Corea Elektric Band: Light Years
• Michael Franks: The Camera Never Lies
• Eliane Elias: Cross Currents

Deaths

• Pete Carpenter (1 April 1914 – 15 October 1987
• Victor Feldman (April 7, 1934 – May 12, 1987)
• Freddie Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987)
• Woody Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987)
• Howard McGhee (March 6, 1918 – July 17, 1987)
• Jaco Pastorius (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987)
• Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987)
• Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987)

Births

• Eldar Djangirov
• Julian Lage