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"^[1]

Album releases

Standards

Births

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)

References

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.