educator (born 1923). May 5 – Syd Lawrence, British trumpeter and bandleader (born 1923). 7 – Blue Lu Barker, American singer (born 1913). 8 – Raymond Premru, American trombonist and composer (born 1934). 14 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (born 1915). 19 – Dorothy Donegan, American pianist (born 1922). 22 – Milton Banana, American drummer (born 1935). 24 – George Kelly, American tenor saxophonist, vocalist and arranger (born 1915). 27 – Spencer Clark, American bass saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1908). 28 – Joe Dixon, American reedist (born 1917). 29 – Ted Dunbar, American guitarist, composer and educator (born 1937). June 8 – Harry Lookofsky, American violinist (born 1913). 10 Bobby Bryant, American trumpeter and flugelhorn player (born 1934). Jimmy Henderson, American trombonist and bandleader (born 1921). 20 – Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (born 1916). 22 – Benny Green, British saxophonist (born 1927). July 2 – Errol Parker, French-Algerian pianist ( (born 1925). 11 – Guy Lafitte, American tenor saxophonist (born 1927). 14 – Beryl Bryden, English singer (born 1920). 25 – Tal Farlow, American guitarist (born 1921). 28 – Dorothy Sloop, American pianist (born 1913). August 6 – Nat Gonella, American trumpeter, bandleader and vocalist (born 1908). 11 – Benny Waters, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1902). 16 – Milton Adolphus, American pianist and composer (born 1913). 22 – Jimmy Skidmore, English tenor saxophonist (born 1916). 24 – Carl Barriteau, Trinidadian clarinetist (born 1914). September 6 – Bob Hames, American guitarist (born 1920). 15 – Barrett Deems, American drummer (born 1914). 16 – Andrzej Trzaskowski, Polish composer, pianist, and musicologist (born 1933). 26 – Betty Carter, American singer, composer, and bandleader (born 1929). October 8 – Glenn Spearman, American tenor saxophonist (born 1947). 31 – Sherwood Johnson, American jazz patron and the founder in 1954 of Shakey's Pizza (born 1925). November 12 – Kenny Kirkland, American pianist and keyboardist (born 1955). 20 – Roland Alphonso, Jamaican tenor saxophonist, The Skatalites (born 1931). 29 – George Van Eps, American guitarist (born 1913). December 2 – Bob Haggart, American upright bassist, composer and arranger (born 1914). 4 – Egil Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish drummer (born 1934). 26 – Dick Grove, American pianist and composer (born 1927). Unknown date David Earle Johnson, American percussionist, a composer and a music producer (born unknown date). Births Unknown date Sasha Berliner, American vibraphonist, percussionist, composer, producer, and band leader. See also 1990s in jazz List of