1899). 27 – Eddie Calhoun, American upright bassist (born 1921). 30 – Ryoichi Hattori, Japanese composer (born 1907). February 14 – Elek Bacsik, Hungarian-born American violinist and guitarist (born 1926). 15 – George Wallington, American pianist and composer (born 1924). 17 – Sammy Lowe, American trumpeter, arranger and conductor (born 1918). 24 – Gene Porter, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1910). March 3 – Harper Goff, American artist, musician, and actor (born 1911). 4 – Art Hodes, American pianist (born 1904). 8 Billy Eckstine, American singer (born 1914). Singleton Palmer, American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader (born 1913). 9 – Bob Crosby, American bandleader and singer (born 1913). 15 – Gene Leis, American guitarist and bandleader (born 1920). 25 – Jake Porter, American trumpeter and record producer (born 1916). 27 – Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (born 1931). April 3 – Herman Fowlkes Jr., American musician and educator (born 1919). May 22 – Juice Wilson, American violinist (born 1904). 30 – Sun Ra, American composer, bandleader, and pianist (born 1914). June 5 – Dupree Bolton, American trumpeter (born 1929). 7 – Louie Ramirez, American percussionist, and vibraphonist (born 1938). 16 – Lebert Lombardo, Canadian-American trumpeter and singer (born 1905). 21 – Al Fairweather, British trumpeter (born 1927). 22 – Emmett Berry, American trumpeter (born 1915). 25 – Rich Matteson, American musician and collegiate music educator (born 1929). July 11 – Mario Bauza, Afro-Cuban clarinetist, saxophonist, and trumpeter (born 1911). 12 – John Jenkins, American saxophonist (born 1931). 22 Art Porter Sr., American pianist (born 1934). Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker, African American trombonist (born 1906). 30 – Don Myrick, American saxophonist, The Pharaohs (born 1940). August 1 Bob Carter, American bassist and arranger (born 1922). Max Jones, British jazz author, radio host, and journalist (born 1917). 4 – Kenny Drew, American pianist (born 1928). 5 – Bob Cooper, American West Coast saxophonist (born 1925). 10 – Eva Olmerová, Czech singer (born 1934). September 6 – Bjarne Liller, Danish singer-songwriter (born 1935). 7 – Adele Girard, American harpist (born 1913). 9 – Jimmy Deuchar, Scottish trumpeter and big band arranger (born 1930). 13 – Steve Jordan, American guitarist (born 1919. 16 – J. R. Monterose, American saxophonist (born 1927). 17 – Elmer Crumbley, American trombonist (born 1908). 27 – Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist (born 1928). October 2 – Ahmed Abdul-Malik, American upright bassist and oud player (born 1927). 9 – Greely Walton, American tenor saxophonist