# 1929 in jazz

This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in 1929.
Jazz musicians born that year included Chet Baker and Joe Pass.

## Standards

* In 1929 the standards "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Black and Blue" and "Honeysuckle Rose" were published.

## Deaths
### March

* 15 – Pinetop Smith, American pianist (born 1904).

### June

* 2 – Don Murray, American clarinet and saxophone player (born 1904).

### August

* 19 – Chris Kelly, American trumpeter (born 1890).

### December

* 19 – Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer, songwriter, and musician (born 1893).

## Births
### January

* 1 – Arthur Prysock, American singer (died 1997).
* 4 – Al Dreares, American drummer (died 2011).
* 12 – Rich Matteson, American euphoniumist (died 1993).
* 13 – Joe Pass, American guitarist (died 1994).
* 16 – G. T. Hogan, American drummer (died 2004).
* 20 – Jimmy Cobb, American drummer (died 2020).
* 23 – Harold Ousley, American tenor saxophonist and flautist (died 2015).
* 25 – Benny Golson, American saxophonist (died 2024).
* 28 – Acker Bilk, English clarinettist and vocalist (died 2014).
* 29 – Ed Shaughnessy, American drummer (died 2013).

### February

* 7 – Dave Shepherd, English clarinettist (died 2016).
* 13 – Frankie Sakai, Japanese comedian, actor, and musician (died 1996).
* 25
** Sandy Brown, Scottish clarinettist (died 1975).
** Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist (died 2007).
* 27 – Betty Loo Taylor, Hawaii-American pianist (died 2016).

### March

* 1 – Eddie Jones, American upright bassist (died 1997).
* 3 – Dupree Bolton, American trumpeter (died 1993).
* 17 – Simon Flem Devold, Norwegian clarinetist and columnist (died 2015).
* 19 – Gene Taylor, American dupright bassist (died 2001).
* 20 – Sonny Russo, American trombonist (died 2013).
* 22 – Fred Anderson, American tenor saxophonist (died 2010).
* 25 – Cecil Taylor, American pianist and poet (died 2018).
* 26 – Maurice Simon, American saxophonist (died 2019).
* 30 – Valdo Williams, Canadian pianist (died 2010).

### April

* 4 –Buster Cooper, American trombonist (died 2016).
* 6
** Art Taylor, American drummer (died 1995).
** Edmund Percey, English architect and pianist (died 2014).
** Guylaine Guy, Canadian singer and painter (died 2024).
* 8 – Eiji Kitamura, Japanese clarinetist.
* 17 – James Last, German bassist, composer, and big band leader (died 2015).
* 18 – Walt Levinsky, American clarinetist (died 1999).
* 29 – Ray Barretto, American percussionist (died 2006).

### May

* 10 – Mel Lewis, American drummer (died 1990).
* 16 – Betty Carter, American singer and bandleader (died 1998).
* 17 – Karl Drewo, Austrian saxophonist (died 1995).
* 21 – Larance Marable, American drummer (died 2012).
* 23 – Julian Euell, American bassist (died 2019).
* 29 – Sandy Mosse, American saxophonist (died 1983).

### June

* 1 – Lennie Niehaus, American alto saxophonist, arranger, and composer (died 2020).
* 2 – Gildo Mahones, American pianist (died 2018).
* 8 – Kenny Clare, English drummer (died 1985).
* 14 – Cy Coleman, American composer and songwriter (died 2004).

### July

* 9 – Alex Welsh, Scottish singer, cornetist, and trumpeter (died 1982).
* 13 – Pedro Iturralde, Spanish saxophonist, saxophone teacher and composer (died 2020).
* 14 – Alan Dawson, American drummer (died 1996).
* 17 – Joe Morello, American drummer (died 2011).
* 23 – Danny Barcelona, Filipino-American drummer (died 2007).
* 26 – Charlie Persip, American drummer (died 2020).

### August

* 2 – Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (died 2014).
* 5 – John Armatage, English drummer and arranger.
* 6 – Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist.
* 14 – Lorez Alexandria, American singer (died 2001).
* 16 – Bill Evans, American pianist (died 1980).
* 23 – Pete King, British saxophonist (died 2009).
* 29 – Algia Mae Hinton, American guitarist and singer (died 2018).

### September

* 6 – Charles Moffett, American drummer (died 1997).
* 7 – Harry South, English pianist, composer, and arranger (died 1990).
* 10 – Prince Lasha, American saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist (died 2008).
* 17 – Sil Austin, American saxophonist (died 2001).
* 18 – Teddi King, American singer (died 1977).
* 19 – Mel Stewart, American saxophonist and actor (died 2002).
* 20 – Joe Temperley, Scottish saxophonist (died 2016).
* 24 – John Carter, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 1991).
* 27 – Calvin Jones, American trombonist, bassist, and composer (died 2004).
* 29 – Rolf Kühn, German clarinetist and saxophonist (died 2022).

### October

* 2 – Howard Roberts, American guitarist (died 1992).
* 10
** Ayten Alpman, Turkish singer (died 2012).
** Ed Blackwell, American drummer (died 1992).
* 11 - Ludek Hulan, Czech upright bassist (died 1979).
* 19 – Jack Noren, American drummer (died 1990).
* 22 – Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2014).
* 24 – Dan Morgenstern, German-born American jazz historian (died 2024).
* 27 – Elmon Wright, American trumpeter (died 1984).

### November

* 1 – Gabe Baltazar, Asian-American alto saxophonist and woodwind doubler (died 2022).
* 25 – Rusty Bryant, American saxophonist (died 1991).
* 29 – Francy Boland, Belgian composer and pianist (died 2005).

### December

* 12 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese composer, bandleader, and pianist.
* 15 – Barry Harris, American pianist and bandleader (died 2021).
* 18 – Nick Stabulas, American drummer (died 1973).
* 19 – Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, pianist, arranger, and bandleader (died 2011).
* 22 – Red Balaban, American tubist and sousaphonist (died 2013).
* 23 – Chet Baker, American trumpeter and singer (died 1988).
* 24 – Noel DaCosta, Nigerian-Jamaican composer and violinist (died 2002).
* 29
** Matt Murphy, American guitarist, The Blues Brothers (died 2018).
** Susie Garrett, African-American singer and actress (died 2002).

### Unknown date

* Jacques Denjean, French composer and arranger, Les Double Six (died 1995).
* Yusuf Salim, American pianist and composer (died 2008).