1960 in jazz

Events

October

• 16 – The Cannonball Adderley Quintet records At the Lighthouse at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California.

June

• 30 – The 7th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 30 – July 4).

Album releases

• Art Blakey
  • The Big Beat
  • A Night in Tunisia
• Tina Brooks: True Blue
• Betty Carter: The Modern Sound
• June Christy
  • The Cool School
  • Off-Beat
• Ornette Coleman: Change of the Century
• John Coltrane: Giant Steps
• Eric Dolphy: Outward Bound
• Gil Evans: Out of the Cool
• Jimmy Giuffre: Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra/Mobiles
• Joe Harriott: Southern Horizons
• the Jazztet
  • Big City Sounds
  • Meet the Jazztet
• Sam Jones: The Soul Society
• Duke Jordan: Flight to Jordan
• Stan Kenton: Road Show
• Herbie Mann: Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion
• Charles Mingus: Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
• Hank Mobley: Soul Station
• Modern Jazz Quartet
  • Pyramid
  • European Concert
• Wes Montgomery
  • The Incredible Jazz Guitar
  • Movin' Along
• Oliver Nelson: Taking Care of Business
• David Newman & James Clay: The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!
• Art Pepper: Gettin' Together
• Max Roach: We Insist!
• Charlie Rouse: Takin' Care of Business
• George Russell
  • George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot
  • Jazz in the Space Age
  • Stratusphunk
• Gunther Schuller [John Lewis]: Jazz Abstractions
• Horace Silver: Horace-Scope
• Jimmy Smith: Back at the Chicken Shack
• Cecil Taylor: The World of Cecil Taylor
• Clark Terry: Color Changes
• Mel Tormé: Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley
• Lennie Tristano: The New Tristano
• Fats Waller: Handful of Keys (released posthumously)
• Randy Weston: Uhuru Afrika
• Phil Woods: Rights of Swing
• John Wright: South Side Soul

Deaths

; April

• 11 – Zilas Görling, Swedish saxophonist (born 1911).
• 13 – Beverly Kenney, American singer (born 1932).

; June

• 12 – Isidore Barbarin, American cornet and alto horn player (born 1871).

; July

• 3 – Lee Collins, American trumpeter (born 1901).
• 5 – Bill Johnson, American saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger (born 1912).
• 30 – Arv Garrison, American guitarist (born 1922).

; August

• Jimmy Bertrand, American drummer (born 1900).

; September

• 8 – Oscar Pettiford, American upright bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1922).
• 24 – Mátyás Seiber, Hungarian-born composer (born 1905).

; October

• 10 – June Cole, American bassist, tubist, and singer (born 1903).

; November

• 24 – Edgar Meyer, American bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

; Unknown date

• Lawrence Duhé, clarinetist, and bandleader (born 1887).

Births

; January

• 1 – Liu Yuan, Chinese saxophonist.
• 3 – Marla Glen, American singer.
• 8
  • Dave Weckl, American drummer.
  • Lee Tomboulian, American pianist.
• 16
  • Richard Elliot, Scottish-American saxophonist.
  • Wilhelm Schröter, Brazilian composer and pianist.
• 20 – Jeff "Tain" Watts, American drummer.
• 26 – María Rivas, Venezuelan singer.
• 29 – David Piltch, Canadian bassist and session musician.

; February

• 3 – Craig Bailey, American saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.
• 11 – Russ Freeman, American guitarist.
• 29 – Khaled, Algerian singer, multti-instrumentalist, and songwriter.

; March

• 2 – Lennart Ginman, Danish bassist, composer, and music producer.
• 19 – Eliane Elias, Brazilian pianist and vocalist.
• 21 – Dominic Miller, Argentinian guitarist and composer, Sting.
• 25 – Chad Wackerman, American drummer.
• 26 – Nelson Rangell, American saxophonist and composer.
• 27 – Victor Bailey, American bassist.
• 29 – Chano Domínguez, Spanish pianist.

; April

• 1 – Banjo Mosele, Botswanan guitarist, singer and composer.
• 3 – Erik Truffaz, French trumpeter.
• 6 – John Pizzarelli, American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.
• 17 – Daniele Sepe, Italian saxophonist and flautist.
• 20 – John Altenburgh, American pianist, composer and arranger.
• 24 – Friðrik Karlsson, Icelandic guitarist and songwriter.
• 25 – Mário Laginha, Portuguese piano player and composer.
• 28 – Rolf Graf, Norwegian bassist (died 2013).
• 30
  • Paul Taylor, American saxophonist.
  • Rodney Kendrick, American pianist, bandleader, composer, and producer.

; May

• 3 – Alan Thomson, Scottish bassist and vocalist.
• 12 – Lena Willemark, Swedish singer.
• 14 – Alec Dankworth, English bassist and composer.
• 20 – Tore Brunborg, Norwegian saxophonist.
• 24 – Ken Schaphorst, American composer, performer and educator.
• 25 – Wallace Roney, American trumpeter.

; June

• 4 – Fred Thelonious Baker, English guitarist and bass guitarist.
• 8
  • Povl Erik Carstensen, Danish comedian, actor, and upright bassist.
  • Terje Gewelt, Norwegian upright bassist.
• 14 – Gary Husband, English drummer, pianist, and bandleader.
• 19 – Carmen Bradford, American singer, Count Basie Orchestra.
• 20 – Jeremy Monteiro, Singaporean pianist, singer, and composer.
• 22 – Arturo O'Farrill, Mexican pianist and composer.
• 23 – Donald Harrison, American saxophonist.
• 26 – Zachary Breaux, American guitarist (died 1997).

; July

• 8 – Valarie Pettiford, American actress, dancer, and jazz singer.
• 14 – Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter and activist.
• 15 – Stig Hvalryg, Norwegian upright bassist.
• 20 – Ole Jacob Hystad, Norwegian tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.
• 27 – Jean Toussaint, American tenor and soprano saxophonist.

; August

• 3 – Greg Osby, American saxophonist.
• 12 – Andy Quin, British composer and pianist.
• 14 – Lloyd Swanton, Australian upright bassist, bass guitarist, and composer.
• 17 – Maria Pia De Vito, Italian singer, composer and arranger.
• 21
  • Peter Apfelbaum, American pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer.
  • Tom Kennedy, American bassist.
• 26
  • Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
  • Jim Beard, American keyboardist.
• 27 – Eldad Tarmu, American vibraphonist and composer.

; September

• 4 – Lonnie Plaxico, African-American upright bassist.
• 8 – Steve Waterman, British trumpeter, composer, and educator.
• 16 – Graham Haynes, American cornetist, trumpeter and composer.
• 18 – Nils Petter Molvær, Norwegian trumpeter, composer, and producer, Masqualero.
• 21 – Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist and conductor (died 2014).

; October

• 2 – Django Bates, British composer, pianist, multi-instrumentalist and band leader.
• 9 – Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist and flautist.
• 10 – John Beasley, American pianist.
• 13 – Orphy Robinson, British vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist.
• 15 – Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Danish trumpeter and flugelhorn player
• 16 – Leila Pinheiro, singer and pianist.
• 25 – Michel Massot, Belgian tubist and trombonist.
• 29 – Jens Winther, Danish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader (died 2011).

; November

• 4 – Adrián Iaies, Argentine pianist and composer.
• 5 – Daryl Hayott, American drummer, bassist, percussionist, keyboardist, and trumpeter.
• 15 – Sergio Cammariere, Italian singer-songwriter.
• 23 – Jean-Paul Bourelly, American guitarist.
• 27 – Maria Schneider, American arranger, composer, and big-band leader.

; December

• 1 – Chris Standring, British guitarist.
• 5 – Brian Bromberg, American bassist and producer.
• 7 – Matthew Shipp, American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
• 12 – Sebi Tramontana, Italian trombonist.
• 16 – Mike Fahn, American trombonist.
• 19 – Laurent de Wilde, French pianist, composer, and writer.
• 28 – Ted Nash, American saxophonist and composer.

; Unknown date

• Lekan Babalola, Nigerian singer and percussionist.
• Mark Ledford, American trumpet player, vocalist and guitarist (died 2004).
• Muriel Anderson, American composer, guitarist, and harp-guitarist.
• Paul Taylor (saxophonist), American saxophonist.
• Pharez Whitted, American trumpeter.
• Tino di Geraldo, French-Spanish percussionist, tabla player, drummer, and producer.
• Umberto Petrin, Italian pianist, composer, and poet.

References

References

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2. "Newport Jazz Festival 1960 Poster". Rirocks.net.
3. "Dominic Miller".
4. Harris, Craig. "Laurent de Wilde".