1988 in jazz
| 1988 in jazz | |
|---|---|
 Don Pullen, Half Moon Bay CA June 13 1988 | |
| Decade | 1980s in jazz |
| Music | 1988 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1987 in jazz – 1989 in jazz |
1988 in jazz:
Events
- Jazz guitarist Larry Carlton is shot in a random gun shooting outside his Los Angeles studios.[1]
Album releases
- Bill Frisell: Before We Were Born
- Henry Threadgill: Rag, Bush and All
- Turtle Island String Quartet: Turtle Island String Quartet
- Lyle Mays: Street Dreams
- Dave Holland: Triplicate
- Jackie McLean: Dynasty
- John Carter: Fields
- Leni Stern: Secrets
- Microscopic Septet: Beauty Based on Science
- Music Revelation Ensemble: Music Revelation Ensemble
- Willem Breuker: Psalm 122
- Steve Turre: Fire and Ice
- Trilok Gurtu: Usfret
- Bobby Previte: Claude's Late Morning
- Bill Frisell: Lookout for Hope
- Misha Mengelberg: Impromptus
- Marcus Roberts: Truth is Spoken Here
- David Ware: Passage to Music
- David Liebman: Trio + One
- Freddie Hubbard: Stardust
- Gary Thomas: Code Violations
- Hilton Ruiz: El Camino
- Phil Woods: Evolution
- Ralph Moore: Rejuvenate
- Matthew Shipp & Rob Brown: Sonic Explorations
Deaths
- Chet Baker (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988)
- Gil Evans (13 May 1912 – 20 March 1988)
- Eddie Vinson (December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988)
- Tommy Potter (September 21, 1918 - March 1, 1988)
- Sy Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988)
- J. C. Heard (August 10, 1917 in Dayton, Ohio – September 27, 1988)
References
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