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The Cragg Family, Louise Thorndyke Boucicault And Company, Katherine Germaine, The Four Otts, Lefbre's Saxophone Quartet, Chas. H. Bradshaw And Company, Remarc And Rilay, and Hill And Silviany, are appearing at The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
George Mesrop Avakian is born in Armavir, Kuban People's Republic (now Russia), Europe. He will find success as record producer and manager George Avakian. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, Avakian will become a major force in the expansion and development of the recording industry in the USA. Avakian will work with artists including Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis and Ravi Shankar.
James Spaulding is born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. During the 1960s he will become a respected saxophonist and flute player, working with The Sun Ra Arkestra, Freddie Hubbard, Max Roach and others.
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.
Acclaimed jazz musician Min Leibrook, noted for playing the cornet, tuba, bass, and bass saxophone with Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra, Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra, The Wolverine Orchestra and others, dies aged 40, of meningitis in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Louis Jordan plays the last of three nights at the Palace Theatre, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
The Count Basie Octet, with Harry Edison on trumpet, Gene Ammons on tenor sax and Freddie Green on guitar, record Rat Race, Sweets and If You See My Baby, for RCA Victor Records in New York City, USA.
Tenor saxophonist Johnny Sparrow records Rose Room, Sparrow's Arrow, Word From Deacon Bird and Who Owns The Joint?, for National Records in New York City, USA.
R'n'b saxophone star Earl Bostic records Velvet Sunset, Moonglow, Linger Awhile and Ain't Misbehavin', in the USA.
Arnett Cobb, backed by The Dreamers, records Someone To watch Over Me and Linger Awhile for OKeh Records in New York City, USA.
John Lee is born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He will find success as a jazz bassist, producer and recording engineer working with, among others, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson, Larry Coryell, Paquito D'Rivera, Gregory Hines, Claudio Roditi, Arturo Sandoval, Joachim Kühn and Philip Catherine.
Charlie Parker, accompanied by Gene Carter's Orchestra plays the third of four nights at Tootie's Mayfair, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Witherspoon, Al Hibbler, Big Jay McNeely, Peppermint Harris, Joe Houston and Floyd Dixon play at The Third Annual Blues Jubilee, in Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Lord Rockingham's XI play at The Festival Hall, Kirkby In Ashton, England, UK, Europe.The First Annual Los Angeles Jazz Festival begins in Los Angeles, California, USA, with performers over the two days of the event incuding The Hi-Lo's, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins, Sarah Vaughan, Shorty Rogers, Nina Simone, Cal Tjader and Machito.
Jazz saxophonist Budd Johnson records the album Let's Swing! for Swingville Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Jazz arranger Oliver Nelson and reed player Eric Dolphy record the album Straight Ahead, in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Prestige Records.
Miles Davis records Someday My Prince Will Come and Old Folks at Columbia Studios, 30th Street, New York City, USA. Saxophone on this session is by John Coltrane.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet records Far More Blue, Three's A Crowd and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Columbia Records.
James Oppenheim is born in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. He will find success as urban jazz saxophonist, songwriter and producer Boney James.
King Curtis records Harlem Nocturne, Tippin' In and other tracks in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Prestige Records.
John Coltrane plays at The Freie Universitat, Auditorium Maximum, Berlin, West Germany, Europe.Jazz saxophonist Bud Freeman releases the LP Something to Remember You By in the USA.
The Jimmy Smith Quintet records Pork Chop, When My Dream Boat Comes Home, Can Heat, Trust In me and other tracks for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Dick Charlesworth plays at Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Atlantic Caravan Of Stars plays the third night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, featuring Ben E. King, The Drifters, The Coasters, Doris Troy, Rufus Thomas, Otis Redding, The Falcons and King Curtis.
Jazz saxophonist Eric Dolphy dies in Berlin, Germany, Europe, while in a diabetic coma.
The John Coltrane Quartet and the Alice Coltrane Trio record Living Space and Dusk Dawn for Impulse Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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Roger Miller, Hank Thompson, Boots Randolph, Del Reeves, Dave Dudley and Roy Druskey play in The Big Country And Western Show at The Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Jazz saxophonist Frank Foster records the album Fearless for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Roland Kirk Quartet and The New Salvation Army Band play the last of six nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Electric Flag, with Mike Bloomfield on guitar, play the second of three nights at The Cheetah, 1 Navy Street, Santa Monica, California, USA, supported by Clear Light.
Archie Shepp records tracks for his Impulse Records album The Way Ahead at RCA Studios, New York City, USA.
The 9th Annual Antibes Jazz Festival, a six-day event, is taking place in Juan-les-Pins, France, Europe. Artists appearing over the course of the event include Mahalia Jackson, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Don Ellis, The Pharoah Sanders Quartet, The Drayton Singers and Betty Carter.Legendary jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins plays his last live gig, at The North Park Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Appearing on the first day of The Bath Festival Of Blues and Progressive Music are Canned Heat, John Mayall, Steppenwolf, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, It’s A Beautiful Day, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Keef Hartley Band, and the Maynard Ferguson Big Band. Tickets cost £2.10s. Attendance : 150,000.
Multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, with Cissy Houston on vocals, records Ain’t No Sunshine, Blacknuss and Never Can Say Goodbye for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.Clifford Blandford Townshend dies aged 70. He had found success as an English jazz musician, noted for playing saxophone in The Royal Air Force Dance Orchestra, more popularly known as The Squadronaires. His son, Pete Townshend, became leader of 60s pop/rock group The Who.
Los Angeles-based jazz trombonist Britt Bingham Woodman dies of respiratory problems. In a long, respected career, he worked with Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, John Coltrane and Miles Davis, to name just a few.
Dick Heckstall-Smith, saxophonist for Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Graham Bond Organisation and Colosseum, dies aged 70.
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