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Popular 1940s jazz saxophonist Charlie Ventura is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Ventura will work with Gene Krupa, Charlie Parker, Kai Winding, Bob Carter, Lou Stein, Shelly Manne, Fats Navarro, and Buddy Rich.
Hard bop/soul-jazz tenor saxophonist Harold Ousley is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The sound of r'n'b sax great Earl Bostic is first committed to tape, as a member of Lionel Hampton's band, on a Victor label recording session.
Norris Sirone Jones is born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. he will find success as jazz bassist Sirone, known for his work with The Revolutionary Ensemble, Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor amongst others.
Jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz, with Miles Davis on trumpet, records Hi Beck, Ezz-Thetic, Odjenar and Yesterdays, for Prestige Records in New York City, USA.
Jazz saxophonist and composer Gill Melle records The Gears and Four Moons for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra are playing during a week of shows at The Peabody Theater, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.Earl Bostic and Roy Milton are playing during a week of gigs at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Frank Weir And His Orchestra play at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Ronnie Scott Orchestra plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, UK, Europe.The Ronnie Scott Orchestra plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.Ralph Carney is born in Akron, Ohio, USA. He will find widespread acclaim as a multi-instrumentalist, although mostly as a saxophonist and clarinettist, working with Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The Black Keys, The B-52s, Tin Huey and many others.
Ken Mackintosh And His Orchestra play at The Festival Hall, Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.Barend Fransen, saxophonist of popular European jazz duo Gare Du Nord, is born in Helmond, Belgium.
Martha Davis dies of cancer in New York City, USA. Nicknamed 'the Queen of the Ivories', she scored many jukebox hits as a vocalist and pianist in the 40s, and worked regularly with Louis Jordan.
Jazz saxophonist Art Pepper spends the second of three days recording the album Intensity for Contemporary Records in New York City, USA.
The Miles Davis Quintet and the Stan Getz Quartet play at The Shrine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Bill Barron records the Modern Windows Suite and other tracks for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Sadao Watanabe plays at The Sankei Hall, Ohtemachi, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
Jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz records the album Motion for Verve Records at Olmstead Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
Ethel Waters appears as veteran blues singer Jennifer Henderson in tonight's edition of popular tv series Route 66 in the USA. She also performs a song on the show, accompanied by Coleman Hawkins, Jo Jones and Roy Eldridge.RCA announce the launch of "The Prompter", a new portable hi-fi tape cartridge player selling at $99.95. It will not find wide public acceptance.
Jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy, with Don Cherry on trumpet, records the album Evidence, for New Jazz Records in New York City, USA.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers record Contemplation, Backstage Sally and other tracks for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Konrads, a group featuring the young David Bowie on vocals and sax, play live at Hillsiders Youth Club, Biggin Hill, UK, Europe.A four-day-long jazz festival begins at The Storyville Jazz Club, Molde, Norway, Europe. It will feature acts including Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, Shakey Keane, The Josel Trio, Einar Iversen, Erik Amundsen and Bjorn Stokstad.
The Hank Mobley Quintet records No Room For Squares, Three Way Split and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
The Jazz saxophonist Willis Jackson plays at The Allegro in New York City, USA. The album is recorded and will be released the following year as the album Jackson's Action by Prestige Records.
Steve Williamson is born in London, UK. he will find success as a jazz saxophonist.
The John Coltrane Orchestra records Ascension Edition 1 Parts 1 and 2, and Ascension Edition 2 Parts 1 and 2, in Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Don Byas records Perdido and I Remember Clifford for a radio broadcast in the Philharmonie Halle, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
The Sam Goody music retail chain files for permission to go public by issuing 160,000 common shares at $16 per share in the USA.
A live session by Amalgam, including composer, arranger, and saxophonist Trevor Watts, recorded in London, England, UK, Europe, is broadcast by the BBC radio show Jazz Workshop.
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Blood, Sweat And Tears play at The University Of Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Carmen Lombardo dies aged 67, of cancer in Miami, Florida, USA. He had first found success as the lead saxophonist and featured vocalist for his brother Guy Lombardo's orchestra. He was also a successful songwriter. In 1927, Carmen Lombardo was the vocalist of the hit record Charmaine, performed by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.
Sonny Stitt, The Kenny Barron Quartet and Dexter Gordon play the third of six nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. 
Jazz trumpet player Russell Jacquet, brother of the better-known Illinois Jacquet, dies of a heart attack in Oakland, California, USA.
Jazz saxophonist and composer Barney Wilen dies of cancer, aged 59, in Paris, France, Europe.
Jazz saxophonist Robert "Catman" Caffrey, who had worked with Roy Brown, Guitar Slim, Smiley Lewis, Joe Turner, Earl King and Huey "Piano" Smith, dies in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, aged 77.
The funeral of virtuoso saxophonist and lifelong pioneer of avant garde improvisation, Lol Coxhill takes place in The South Chapel, City of London Cemetary and Crematorium, London, UK.
Jazz saxophonist, flute player and composer Yusef Lateef dies aged 93 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA, after suffering from prostate cancer.
On sales of 152,000 copies, X by Ed Sheeran returns to No1 on the Official Albums Chart in the UK, earning him a tenth non-consecutive week at the top.1916 |
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