1974 in jazz
| 1974 in jazz | |
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 Billy Cobham during his Crosswinds tour at Kongeberg Jazzfestival in july 1974 | |
| Decade | 1970s in jazz |
| Music | 1974 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1973 in jazz – 1975 in jazz |
1974 in jazz:
Events
1.International Boogie Woogie Festival at WDR Cologne, Germany, on Sept.14/15 1974 with Memphis Slim, Willie Mabon, Axel Zwingenberger, Bob Hall, Jo-Ann Kelly, Vince Weber among others, organized by Hans W. Ewert for Radio WDR
Album releases
- Sam Rivers: Crystals
- Cecil Taylor: Silent Tongues
- Steve Lacy: Saxophone Special
- Jeanne Lee: Conspiracy
- Leon Smith: Reflectativity
- Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller
- Randy Weston: Blues To Africa
- Marion Brown: Sweet Earth Flying
- Paul Rutherford: Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie
- Marvin Peterson: Children of the Fire
- John Abercrombie: Timeless
- Roswell Rudd: Flexible Flyer
- McCoy Tyner: Atlantis
- Globe Unity Orchestra: Hamburg '74
- Cecil McBee: Mutima
- Mahavishnu Orchestra: Apocalypse
- Ralph Towner: Solstice
- Terje Rypdal: Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away
- Roscoe Mitchell: Solo Saxophone Concerts
- Steve Kuhn: Ecstasy
- Joe McPhee: Pieces Of Light
- Keith Jarrett: Death and the Flower
- Steve Kuhn: Trance
- Steve Lacy: Scraps
- David Liebman: Drum Ode
- Kenny Barron: Peruvian Blue
- Tete Montoliu: Music for Perla
- Bill Watrous: Manhattan Wildlife Refuge
- Lonnie Liston Smith: Expansions
- Mike Gibbs: Only Chrome Waterfall
- McCoy Tyner: Sama Layuca
- Oregon: Winter Light
- Billy Cobham: Total Eclipse
Deaths
- Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974)
- Bobby Timmons (December 19, 1935 - March 1, 1974)
- Gene Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974)
- Tina Brooks (June 7, 1932 – August 13, 1974)
- Paul Gonsalves (July 12, 1920 - May 15, 1974)
- Harry Carney (April 1, 1910 - October 8, 1974)
Births
- Sophie Alour, (december 24) french saxophone player
- Aaron Goldberg (30 April 30), American pianist
- Madeleine Peyroux (18 April), American singer
- Miriam Aïda (24 September), Swedish singer
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