1972 in jazz
Introduction This is a timeline documenting events of '''Jazz in the year 1972'''.
Events ===April===* '''21'''** Grant Green records ''Live at the Lighthouse'' at the Lighthouse Café in Hermosa Beach, California.===June===* '''10''' – The very first Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 10 – 11). * '''16''' – The 6th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 16 – August 20). * '''29''' – The 19th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 29 – July 8).===September===* '''15''' – The 15th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 15 – 17).
Album releases *Neil Ardley: ''Symphony of Amaranths''*Gato Barbieri: ''Bolivia (album)''*Paul Bley: ''Open, to Love''*Anthony Braxton**''Donna Lee''**''Saxophone Improvisations''**''Town Hall 1972''*Gary Burton: ''Alone at Last''*Ornette Coleman: ''Skies of America''*Chick Corea: ''Return To Forever''*Miles Davis: ''On The Corner''*Bill Evans: ''Living Time'' (with George Russell)*Gunter Hampel**''Angel (Gunter Hampel album)''**''Broadway''**''Familie (album)''**''Waltz For 11 Universes In A Corridor''*Herbie Hancock: ''Crossings (album)''*Julius Hemphill: ''Dogon AD''*Joe Henderson: ''Black Is The Color''*Keith Jarrett**''Expectations (Keith Jarrett album)''**''Facing You''*Eric Kloss: ''One, Two, Free''*David Liebman: ''Open Sky (album)''*London Jazz Composers Orchestra: ''Ode (album)''*Albert Mangelsdorff: ''Trombirds''*Nucleus: ''Belladonna (album)''*Oregon: ''Music Of Another Present Era''*Annette Peacock: ''I'm the One''*Jean-Luc Ponty: ''Sonata Erotica''*John Surman: ''Westering Home''*McCoy Tyner**''Echoes of a Friend''**''Sahara (album)''*Weather Report: ''I Sing the Body Electric''*Randy Weston: ''Blue Moses''*Stanley Cowell''Illusion Suite''*Stanley Clarke''Children of Forever''*Gary Bartz''Juju Street Songs''*Airto Moreira''Free''*Charles Earland''Charles III''*Stanley Turrentine''Cherry''*Bucky Pizzarelli''Green Guitar Blues''
Deaths ; January* '''27''' – Mahalia Jackson, American singer (born 1911). ; February* '''19''' – Lee Morgan, American trumpeter, shot dead (born 1938). ; March* '''13''' – Clancy Hayes, American vocalist, banjoist and guitarist (born 1908). * '''27''' – Sharkey Bonano, American trumpeter, band leader, and vocalist (born 1904). ; April* '''3''' – Ferde Grofé, American composer, arranger, and pianist (born 1892). ; May* '''5''' – Reverend Gary Davis, American singer, banjoist, guitarist, and harmonica player (born 1896). ; June* '''8''' – Jimmy Rushing, American blues shouter, balladeer, singer, and pianist (born 1901). ; July* '''3''' – Marty Flax, American saxophonist (born 1924). * '''10''' – Lovie Austin, 84, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1887). ; August* '''5''' – Mezz Mezzrow, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1899). * '''9''' – André Ekyan, French reedist (born 1907). * '''20''' – Mike Bryan, American guitarist (born 1916). * '''24''' – Don Byas, American tenor saxophonist (born 1912). * '''31'''** Hideo Shiraki, Japanese drummer and bandleader (born 1933). ** Dalva de Oliveira, Brazilian singer (internal bleeding) (born 1917). ; October* '''13''' – Phil Seamen, English drummer (born 1926). * '''25''' – Cal Massey, American trumpeter and composer (born 1928). ; November* '''24''' – Hall Overton, American composer and pianist (born 1920). ; December* '''3''' – Bill Johnson, African-American upright bassist (born 1872). * '''5''' – Kenny Dorham, American trumpeter, singer, and composer (born 1924). * '''25''' – Dud Bascomb, American trumpeter (born 1916). * '''29''' – Hayes Alvis, American upright bassist and tubist (born 1907).
Births ; January* '''6''' – Mina Agossi, French singer-songwriter. ; February* '''1''' – Siri Gjære, Norwegian singer. * '''14''' – Daniela Schaechter, Italian singer and pianist. ; March* '''7''' – Katrine Madsen, Danish singer. * '''12''' – Lisa Werlinder, Swedish actress and singer. * '''14''' – Noriko Ueda, Japanese upright bassist, pianist, singer, composer, and arranger. * '''21''' – Jesse van Ruller, Dutch guitarist and composer. * '''25''' – Mimi Jones, American bassist, vocalist, composer, bandleader, and label director. ; April* '''9''' – Christos Rafalides, Greek vibraphonist, composer, and educator. * '''15''' – Christer Fredriksen, Norwegian guitarist. * '''16''' – Øyvind Nypan, Norwegian guitarist. ; May* '''31''' – Christian McBride, American bassist. ; July* '''1''' – Alex Machacek, Austrian guitarist. * '''4''' – Ketil Gutvik, Norwegian guitarist. * '''29''' – Roger Johansen, Norwegian drummer. ; August* '''13''' – Oscar Peñas, Catalan-American guitarist and composer. * '''21''' – Nino Katamadze, Georgian singer. ; September* '''12''' – Gerard Presencer, English trumpeter. * '''27''' – Lindha Kallerdahl, Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. ; October* '''2''' – John Daversa, American trumpeter and composer. * '''11''' – Federico Ughi, Italian drummer and composer. * '''12''' – Eugene Ball, Australian composer and trumpeter. * '''22''' – Doug Wamble, American guitarist and vocalist. ; November* '''5''' – Neil Cowley, English pianist. ; December* '''2''' – Pasquale Stafano, Italian pianist, composer, and arranger. * '''5''' – Stefano Bollani, Italian composer, pianist, and singer. * '''7''' – Thomas Strønen, Norwegian drummer. * '''28''' – Terreon Gully, American drummer. ; Unknown date* Anders Christensen, Danish upright bassist. * Ari Poutiainen, Finnish violinist, violist, composer, and researcher. * Jay Soto, American guitarist. * Meriç Yurdatapan, Turkish singer. * Morten Lund, Danish drummer.
See also * 1970s in jazz* List of years in jazz* 1972 in music
References
External links *  History Of Jazz Timeline: 1972 at All About Jazz