Garland, American upright bassist (born 1895). 23 – Babs Gonzales, American vocalist (born 1919). 28 – Jimmy Crawford, American drummer (born 1910). 29 – Jimmy Durante, American singer, pianist, comedian, and actor (born 1893). February 9 – Charles Fowlkes, American baritone saxophonist, Count Basie Orchestra (born 1916). 12 – Norman Keenan, American upright bassist (born 1916). 18 – Paul Howard, American saxophonist and clarinetist (born 1895). 19 – Shorty Sherock, American trumpeter (born 1915). March 4 – Don Albert, American trumpeter and bandleader (born 1908). 6 – Bobby Jones, American saxophonist (born 1928). April 20 – Ronnie Boykins, American upright bassist (born 1935). 22 – Jane Froman, American singer and actress (born 1907). 28 – Chino Pozo, Cuban drummer (born 1915). May 4 – Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, British pianist (born 1920). 31 – Sonny Burke, American musical arranger, composer, big band leader, and producer, Duke Ambassadors (born 1914). June 12 – Stu Martin, American drummer (born 1938). 14 – Herman Autrey, American trumpeter (born 1904). 27 – Barney Bigard, American clarinetist (born 1906). July 2 – Amos White, American trumpeter (born 1889). 9 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian singer, poet, lyricist, essayist, and playwright (born 1913). Harlan Lattimore, African-American singer (born 1908). August 4 Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (born 1932). Pekka Pöyry, Finnish saxophonist and flutist (born 1939). 26 – Jimmy Forrest, American tenor saxophonist (born 1920). September 5 – Don Banks, Australian composer (born 1923). 15 – Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (born 1929). 18 – Dick Stabile, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1909). 22 – Jimmy Bryant, American guitarist (born 1925). October 14 – Oscar Alemán, Argentine guitarist, singer, and dancer (born 1909). 31 Chauncey Morehouse, American drummer (born 1902). Jan Werich, Czech singer, actor, playwright, and writer (born 1905). November 22 – Uffe Baadh, Danish-American drummer (born 1923). December 16 – Keith Christie, English trombonist (born 1931). 26 – Peck Kelley, American pianist (born 1898). 29 – Lennie Felix, British pianist (born 1920). 31 – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish singer (born 1914). Unknown date Aldo Rossi, Italian reedist and bandleader (born 1911). Cosimo Di Ceglie, Italian guitarist (born 1913). Births January 3 – David Arthur Skinner, British pianist and composer. 12 – Dominic Lash, British upright bassist and composer. 15 – Christoffer Andersen, Norwegian guitarist. 22 – Lizz Wright, American singer. February 9 – Jackiem Joyner, American saxophonist. 21 – Takuya Kuroda, Japanese trumpeter.